Vice President, Global Clinical Operations

You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics. What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success.

• We are here to help you grow, to give you the skills and opportunities to excel at work with the flexibility and balance your life requires.

• Your ideas influence the way we work, and your voice matters here.

• As an essential part of our team, you help us deliver the medical innovation that patients are desperate for.

Join us and build your future here.

The Vice President, Global Clinical Operations is responsible for providing leadership for one of the global clinical functional segments.   VP, Global Clinical Operations is responsible for the strategy, process, people and tools/technology within their functional segment.  This role is responsible for establishing a strategy to deliver the functional segment goals in alignment with Clinical Development leadership objectives and establish global uniformity through efficient and effective processes that meet global regulatory requirements.  This role is responsible resource planning, training and performance management for all roles within their functional segment.  This role is accountable for building a scalable structure that can allow for rapid future growth while raising standards across the clinical organization.   

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• ​​Works closely with the global clinical functional head and other functional segment leaders to set and prioritize overall functional segment strategic goals including aligning on annual budgets and multi-year strategy; develops and execute on a business plan to facilitate growth within functional area 

• ​Owns the functional segment metrics, realization and deliverables and is accountable for hitting operational and financial target 

• ​Responsible for the oversight of the global functional segment and the recruitment and retention of talent 

• ​Promotes a culture of high performance that values a commitment to growing revenue by delivering quality on-time, on budget, and utilizes processes to drive continuous improvement 

• ​Delivers a multicultural approach and facilitates co-operation between countries in order to ensure effective harmonized delivery of projects while driving quality improvements to increase overall operational efficacy. 

• ​Assists in Business Development activities including proposal development, proposal costing and budget reviews, and leading proposal presentations in partnership with Business Development and Scientific Account Leadership 

• ​Assists in the creation, development and nurturing of key strategic customer relationships 

• ​Provides quarterly (and ad hoc) performance reviews for leadership meetings 

• ​Drives and holds functional segment leaders and managers accountable for qualitative targets for quality of service, timeliness of delivery, customer satisfaction and functional strength. 

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REQUIREMENTS: 

• Undergraduate degree or its international equivalent in clinical, science or health related field from an accredited institution 

• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry in a project management, clinical research, data management, statistics or regulatory affairs leadership role 

• At least 8 years’ experience in a management capacity 

• Strong knowledge of regulatory, scientific, technical and clinical expertise in conduct of clinical trials in the respective area of focus as demonstrated by past positions related to the therapeutic/specialty area in the CRO and Pharma/Biotech sector 

• Has a consultative communication and collaboration approach to the implementation of the project plan with the team and the customer 

• Ability to multitask and work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities with excellent organizational and time-management skills 

• Maintains a positive, results oriented work environment  

• Fluent in English 

• Willing to travel