Director, Global Oncology Medical Affairs - Program Management

About the position

The Global Oncology Medical Affairs (GOMA) Director, Program Management & Operational Excellence provides strategic planning and operational management oversight of GOMA projects, activities, and budgets. The Director is responsible for supporting the Head, Program Management & Operational Excellence, the assigned Global Medical Affairs Team (GMAT) or Functional Lead, and the Franchise or Function Head to deliver GOMA projects and activities successfully and in a timely manner while working in a fast-moving, matrixed organization. The Director acts as the 'Chief of Staff' for his/her team, leading efforts to achieve overall operational excellence across all activities and projects to accelerate business in a compliant and efficient manner. The Director further contributes to accelerating and optimizing the business via various responsibilities and activities.

Responsibilities

• Establish a strategic plan for monitoring the activities per the Business Plan and priorities.
• Support Team Lead to manage GOMA project/activities, ensuring successful and timely delivery.
• Establish milestones and metrics, develop a detailed project plan to track progress and measure impact.
• Lead and facilitate regular internal GOMA & cross-functional/cross-regional team meetings.
• Lead the budget planning and tracking process for GMAT/Function team.
• Support GMAT/Function lead with annual Business Planning process & associated documents.
• Proactively follow-up on action items and requests of GMAT/Franchise Lead.
• Lead issue resolution meetings and risk identification processes.
• Manage agendas and documentation for GMAT/Function meetings.
• Develop a monthly report on progress of key activities, potential risks, and mitigation actions.
• Collaborate with Head, Program Management & Operational Excellence to strengthen operational excellence.
• Identify gaps in Global Oncology Medical Affairs processes and escalate appropriately.
• Support Head, Program Management & Operational Excellence with updates to Senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with relevant professional experience or equivalent required.
• 7 or more years experience in project management with at least five years in pharmaceutical industry required.
• Medical Affairs experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, especially in communication and change management required.
• Meticulous attention to detail and expert organization skills required.
• Proven ability to drive decision making processes and achieve excellence required.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment required.
• Self-starter, results-oriented required.
• Strong change management skills and engagement to enable continuous improvement required.
• Strong communication skills and adaptability required.
• Ability to negotiate and align across teams required.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with key stakeholders required.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills required.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degree preferred.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.