Director, NA Oncology Franchise Operations

Job Purpose:

To support the North American Oncology Regional Franchise head in the management of all key programs, projects, and deliverables by championing cross-functional collaboration and accomplishment of key objectives on time and budget. Efficient delivery of all aspects of business operations including but not limited to Commercial Operations, HUB Services, Clinical Development, Sales & Marketing, Market Access, Corporate Comms/Patient Advocacy, Sales Training, Commercial Digital Analytics, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Sales Ops, Supply Chain, Drug Safety and Finance, Legal and Quality Assurance. The role requires extensive Pharmaceutical expertise and knowledge across operating functions at both global and regional levels ensuring alignment with global franchise goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Work in close collaboration with the Oncology NA Franchise Leads to support the Franchise strategy and to track and monitor key processes, meetings, and activities, including ongoing cross-functional programs, KPIs, budget planning

Proactively champion communication, identify opportunities and risks and ensure team accountability with the implementation of the associated strategies

Operational Excellence

Applies program management expertise, methodologies, and department standards to assist in building an outstanding oncology business function

Ensures alignment of product value proposition, program scope, and strategic business objectives

Develops and executes continuous improvements; tracks OKRs (objectives and key results) and metrics; and implements best practices in support of the advancement of a broad portfolio of drug candidates

Drives program planning process ensuring requirements are clear and driven by customer need and experience

Defines, delegates, and evaluates the roles, responsibilities, goals, and deliverables for core and extended team members. Facilitates and coordinates group/team meetings, ensuring results-oriented meetings and positive team dynamics

Develops innovative solutions to complex business or technical problems that require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity

Job Description:

Independently determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results in line with franchise strategies

Communicates effectively with team members, senior leaders, key stakeholders, and board members on assigned program's progress, issues, risks, needs, and opportunities

Develops, maintains, tracks, and manages high quality, integrated project plan, including clearly identified critical paths and key risks as needed

Participates in the development and improvement of key business processes, tools, and templates related to program management, best practices, and cross-functional pharmaceutical product development

Partner closely with Finance department with developing, maintaining, tracking, and managing the budget and by identifying budgetary impacts of strategic and critical issues

Champion of Key Franchise Processes & Meetings

Coordinate between the franchise and global to ensure delivery of all the cross-functional activities

Track and communicate all key timelines for deliverables (e.g. brand plan, LE quarterly reviews, annual budget planning process)

Work with team to develop and champion appropriate governance, charters, and meeting cadence

Project manage the Oncology Regional Franchise team meeting and Franchise workstreams, quarterly business review meetings workstreams, and governance associated follow-up actions and reporting

Maintain Project tracking and documentation e.g. functional activity status, critical high-risk activities, remediation plans, status updates for the Executive team

Motivate cross-functional teams to ensure full execution on time and budget and measurement of key opportunities and risks.

Tracking and Reporting of Key Accomplishments:

Track, monitor, and communicate on agreed multi-functional KPIs, timelines, project activities, milestones, deviations, critical risk areas, and recommended remediation

Quarterly business review meetings, and governance associated follow-up actions and reporting

Ensure transparent communication processes to ensure accurate, timely, and appropriate project-related information is updated and shared internally to stakeholders and the broader project team and management

Work closely with the team to ensure compliance with appropriate guidelines and procedures

Position Requirements:

8 years of pharmaceutical commercial experience. Broad understanding of pharmaceutical development and commercialization with respect to cross-functional responsibilities including but not limited to Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Tech Ops, Quality, Safety, Regulatory and Commercial

Experience in project managing cross-functional project teams

Project Management qualification (preferred)

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Physical Requirements:

Regional & International Travel as required up to 25% of time

Flexibility in working hours to accommodate travel and meetings

Sitting at a workstation

Key Competencies specific to the role :

Core Competencies: Results Oriented, Sense of Urgency and Flawless in Execution

Business Acumen, strategic thinking, and ability to operate in a “virtual” environment

Communicate and influence at all levels

Company values of teamwork, integrity, and collaboration

Exceptional PowerPoint and Excel skills

COVID-19 Policy

As a patient centric organization our client strives to deliver innovative medicines to meet unmet needs, they feel that it is critical to follow the safety guidelines defined by CDC and OSHA. Our client believes the COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to manage COVID risk to you, your colleagues, your family and our society. With that in mind, our client is taking the essential step to ensure the safety of our employees during this health crisis by requiring all US employees, temporary workers, agency employees and independent contractors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, where allowed by state or local law and where vaccine supply is readily available. In accordance with applicable law, individuals may seek an accommodation for medical or disability-related conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $150,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location