Executive Director, Clinical Development & Operations, Cardio Renal Metabolic

Boehringer Ingelheim International - Ridgefield, CT

Full-time - Executive

Ridgefield, CT

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

Building on our legacy of innovative treatments for a range of cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic conditions, our R&D strategy takes a holistic view of the needs of people with metabolic diseases such as diabetes, who often have multiple, related conditions. We are pursuing the next wave of innovative medicines for obesity, kidney, and liver diseases - including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). We are looking for a senior leader with clinical development and operational experience who can drive our strategy to transform the lives of patients with cardio-renal-metabolic diseases and impact generations. The Head of Clinical Development & Operations - Cardio Renal Metabolic (Head CD&O CRM) is a value creator, innovator, and developer of world-class clinical program execution paths across the entire Therapeutic Area (TA). This role serves as a moderator and facilitator for ensuring clinical execution excellence within a given TA. The Head CD&O-CRM is nominated for each of the Therapeutic Areas as a bridge connecting strategy with execution excellence. Reporting into the Medicine organization, the Head CD&O-CRM is a member of the TA Medicine Leadership Team, providing operational input into the TA Medicine strategy. Additionally, the Head CD&O-CRM acts as a functional manager for Clinical Development Operations Lead (CDOL) nominated at the program level. As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunities for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunities to directly contribute to the company's success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees. This position can be filled in different countries.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for proactive development of operational strategy for accelerated and efficient execution of clinical development programs within CRM, focusing on being above industry benchmark for key performance indicators.
• Accountable for the governance of clinical program execution within CRM.
• In alignment with CRM Medicine and Global Medical Affairs, drive opportunities for engagement and collaboration with partners relevant for CRM, including professional societies, academic institutions, site networks, patient groups, and suppliers.
• Participate in governance or steering committee meetings with strategic partners and resolve complex problems related to clinical delivery.
• Maintain high visibility of operational topics among TA strategic partners.
• Lead and represent Boehringer Ingelheim as a clinical operational counterpart for alliance partners, in-licensing partners, and collaborators.
• Support cross-functional teams in Medicine, TA, and Translational Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology in creating processes or standards necessary for improving execution efficiency and quality.
• Foster inclusion of technology and digital tools that enable implementation of clinical programs with speed and value.
• Challenge trial assumptions from the clinical delivery team and ensure data-driven trial planning, country and site selection, patient and customer-centricity, and build by design into clinical programs.

Requirements

• MD or PhD degree is desirable; minimum is a degree in life sciences with more than 15 years of experience in clinical development and operations, or a Bachelor's degree in health sciences with a minimum of twenty (20) years of experience.
• Experience within the Therapeutic Area of Cardio Renal Metabolic.
• Commitment to high ethical standards and desire to transform lives of patients with unmet needs.
• Leadership mindset with ability to lead by example, attract and develop talent.
• Strong commercial and business acumen.
• Very strong strategic mindset and excellent communications and negotiation skills.
• Proven ability to build internal relationships and exert influence in a matrix and virtual environment and external relationships with thought leaders, industry bodies, etc.
• Ability to create a culture of collaboration and reach out beyond organizational boundaries for constructive solution finding.
• Ability to drive decision making with organizational flexibility across Global TAs, Corporate Medicine, and Global Regions.
• Proven track record in the creation/execution of digital innovation projects in healthcare.
• Comprehensive/deep knowledge of the Medicine strategy and vision as well as comprehensive/deep knowledge or understanding of the TA strategy and vision.
• In-depth knowledge of the strategy of competitors and of developments/trends in the market.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong negotiation skills: Demonstrates the ability to obtain maximum results from meetings in which interests conflict both in terms of content and maintaining good relations.
• Strategic planning and forecasting skills.
• Ability to create, manage, and cultivate change.
• Visionary: Ability to step back from one's daily routine, explore ideas for the future, and regard the facts from a distance.
• Develops and discovers individuals & builds effective teams.
• Customer orientation: Ability to actively engage with customers, building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Stakeholder management: Ability to effectively build and manage relationships with many different stakeholders, engaging with them in a planned and meaningful way.
• Agile Project Management: Ability to initiate, plan, execute, control, and close projects including reporting on results and/or lessons learned.
• Effective Communication & Influencing Skills: Ability to have a positive impact on others, to persuade or convince them in order to gain their support.
• Solid Medical/Scientific understanding, including general understanding of the Pharma industry, rules, and regulations.
• Financial acumen: Ability to interpret and apply understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Effective cross-functional collaboration: Ability to develop and maintain relations, alliances, and coalitions within and outside the organization.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefit programs that reflect high regard for employees.
• Support for a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking, and work-life balance.