Executive Director, Business Segment Lead – Hematology/Oncology PM Team in Remote, France

Job Description

Our Project Delivery team advises, coordinates, and manages the technical and operational aspects of projects, securing the successful completion of clinical trials. We collaborate with functional area leads to identify and evaluate fundamental issues on the project and ensure that solutions are implemented.

We have a vacancy for Executive Director – Business Segment Lead in our Hematology/Oncology PM Team. This is open in a number of EMEA locations (and the US region).

The Business Segment lead is accountable for establishing and ensuring successful completion of assigned biopharma Hematology/Oncology studies/portfolio/clients through the oversight of relevant resources/functions.

• Accountable for achieving overall financial goals (sales/repeat business, revenue, and profitability).

• Works globally with other groups to develop new and/or support existing biopharma business.

• Collaborates with leadership in all functional areas on the continuous development/improvement of business processes to support cross functional teams and to ensure that work is uniform, complete, and led appropriately.

This role lead and oversee work for global biopharma clients to drive therapeutic area strategies to ensure optimum performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensures the timely execution of clinical trials with a focus on quality deliverables and profitability.

• Responsible for and ensures proactive identification of project risks and potential contingencies impacting time/quality/cost of deliverables are effectively handled and raised through appropriate escalation pathways. – Further assesses all risks for potential impact across multiple projects and any cross therapeutic impact.

• Reviews and assesses project profitability by holding project team lead accountable for obtaining appropriate sponsor approval for out-of-scope work before completing the work.

• Responsible for escalation and proactive approval of appropriate contingencies having financial impacts.

• Develops and implements the therapeutic unit business plans, forecasting and sales/marketing plans.

• Cultivate and strengthens client relationships and develops the strategic sell initiative of the division. Strategically evaluates PPD against competitors and makes recommendations to increase PPD’s competitive edge. – Provides administrative oversight of the department, including staffing, budgeting, scheduling and long-term planning.

• Provides strategic direction to staff through line management of a team. – Accountable for effective recruitment, induction, talent development and retention of staff.

• Provides ongoing coaching and feedback including formal performance appraisals, development plans and career coaching.

• Proactively supports and drives business development activities and seeks to obtain additional contracts which may include making presentations to potential clients and representing PPD at appropriate professional meetings and conferences.

• Provides executive oversight/decision making/financial approvals for Critical Issue Resolution meetings

• Serves as designated Customers’ “Executive” contact person for all issues. – Communicates with sponsor(s) regularly to obtain direction and feedback on implementing scope of work as well as performance to date and identifies areas of opportunity for improvement.

• Identifies unusual or significant problems encountered during the course of a clinical trial and proposes strategies for preventing or correcting significant problems

• Where applicable, provides leadership support to the health of the new or existing partnership operating model

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s, Masters or higher licensed certified health care training.

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 15+ years) or equivalent and relevant combination of education, training, & experience.

• 8+ years of leadership responsibility.

• Valid Passport, where appropriate.

• Years of experience refers to typical years of related experience needed to gain the required knowledge, skills, and abilities vital to perform the essential functions of the job and are not to be used as the only resolving factor in establishing the job class or making employment selection decisions.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Ability to develops, drive and implement strategic plans through demonstrating relationships and influencing others – Demonstrated track record of success in clinical development and in leading and developing professional staff in a project led environment

• Strategic problem solver with consistent record to implement new solutions

• VACC (Strategic problem solver, Architect, Coach, Motivator) Leadership

• Confirmed ability to simultaneously and effectively supervise multiple projects and people

• Partner and client management skills; solid negotiator, ability to navigate politicized situations, uses influence and credibility, cultivates collaborative internal/external networks/relationships

• Expertise in budgeting, forecasting and fiscal management

• Effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing

• Demonstrates robust judgment, problem solving and decision making. Ability to apply critical and analytical thinking, use data, business sense and insight to develop effective solutions. Ability to handle complex and ambiguous issues

• Demonstrates executive presence, acts with integrity, shows personal impact and credibility

• Demonstrated leadership and emotional intelligence and able to read and lead interpersonal dynamics and apply conflict resolution skills

• Ability to actively develop and harness talent and capabilities within the department, skilled coach and mentor

• Self-aware and open to learning, ability to act as an ambassador for and cultivate innovation and change, and skilled in process and continual improvement

• Effective organizational skills. Influential communicator, tailors approach to influence and motivate others

• Experienced knowledge of project management principles and application – Knowledge of regulatory guidelines and directives, medical therapeutic area, and medical terminology

• Proven digital literacy and technology savvy

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