Vice President driving operational excellence and strategy for Sitero’s clinical services. Leading teams and ensuring compliance across global clinical operations.
About the role
- Clinical Operations Planning Director working in BioPharmaceutical R&D. Supporting drug development across phases with cross-functional collaboration and operational system integration.
Responsibilities
- Embed the use of AZ study planning systems via support for program and study teams as needed.
- Mentor program/study leaders in the use of planning functionality, facilitating timeline discussions, and demonstrating the impact of good operational planning on stakeholders and other functions.
- Work with the technical teams and Study Planning Director on problem-solving and issue resolution.
- Lead development/revision of planning processes, driving consistency and standardization, and embedding portfolio perspective where appropriate.
- Acquire feedback from program/study leaders on the templates/systems and reports, and work with collaborators to update them as needed for continuous improvement.
- Maintain and update Degreed and instructor-led training.
- Liaise with stakeholders to champion the use of planning data through the use of reports and dashboards.
- Collaborate with and support clinical delivery planning functions to improve timeline visibility and collaboration, e.g. SMM, Supply Chain, GCS, Regulatory, Data Management.
- Prepare and present communications to promote AZ planning systems, ways of working and use of reports.
- Coach planning champions and SMEs to help raise awareness and embed good ways of working.
- Work with Data Governance to enable creation and management of data quality reporting.
- Ensure maintenance of the operational planning SPOL sites as needed.
- Input to cross-functional or enterprise-level transformation projects as they relate to operational planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field e.g., life sciences, business or related subject area with 7 plus years of relevant experience.
- Proven experience in clinical study leadership within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
- Experience in using planning functionality e.g. MS Project or similar planning tool.
- Excellent communication, collaboration and project management skills.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.
- Knowledge of AZ study management and stakeholders.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
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