Senior Director R&d Strategic Business Operations

**Job Function**:
Project/Program Management Group
**Job Sub Function**:
R&D Project Management
**Job Category**:
People Leader
**All Job Posting Locations**:
Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Innovative Medicine R&D Business Operations

Senior Director R&D Strategic Business Operations

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

United States of America - Requisition Number: R-012357

United Kingdom - Requisition Number: R-014512

Belgium - Requisition Number: R-014503

We are searching for the best talent for Senior Director R&D Strategic Business Operations to be in based in either Raritan - New Jersey, Titusville - New Jersey, Spring House - Pennsylvania, Malvern - Pennsylvania, Cambridge - Massachusetts, Beerse - Belgium, High Wycombe - United Kingdom.

You will be responsible for:

- Project Leadership: You will lead and oversee various process optimization projects within R&D, ensuring that they are executed successfully and within the given timelines. This includes coordinating with cross-functional teams, tracking progress, and managing any potential risks or issues that may arise
- Operations Strategy: You will play a key role in developing and implementing strategic plans to optimize the business operations. This includes identifying areas for improvement, streamlining processes, and ensuring that operational efficiency is maximized
- Budgeting, Resource and Timeline: You will be responsible for managing budgets and allocating resources effectively to support the projects and operations within the Pharmaceutical R&D department. This includes making budget recommendations, monitoring expenses, and optimizing resource allocation to achieve project goals
- Stakeholder Management: You will interact with various stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure alignment and collaboration. This includes building relationships with key stakeholders, managing their expectations, and effectively communicating project updates and progress
- Continuous Improvement: You will constantly seek opportunities for process improvement and innovation within the R&D operations. This involves identifying bottlenecks, implementing best practices, and driving a culture of continuous improvement to enhance overall efficiency and effectiveness
- Communication: Encourage open communication and collaboration among team members. Create an environment where everyone feels safe to share ideas, ask questions, and provide feedback, enabling a culture of continuous improvement
- Change Management: work closely with Sparks (change management team) to ensure smooth business collaboration and implementation
- Ensure Implementation: You will be responsible to ensure any decision will be implemented at the relevant business with detailed execution plan that is being monitored by set of KPI
- People leadership - ability to inspire, guide, and positively influence individuals and teams towards achieving common goals. It involves effectively managing and developing people to reach their full potential, fostering a positive work culture, and creating an environment that encourages collaboration, growth, and engagement

Role’s additional essential duties:

- Support seamless integration of new acquisitions
- Interface with global functions like IT, Finance and Procurement
- Manage the full R&D productivity saving and KPI

Required Technical Competencies & Knowledge
- Required Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Preferred Master Degree or PhD
- 12-20 Years in project management/leadership in Pharmaceutical environment (preferred R&D)
- Highly organized and able to work independently
- Well develop influencing skills and interest om building relationship across functional area
- Able to negotiate through complex and difficult decision-making processes
- Goal oriented and strategic thinker
- Problem solving skills
- Coping well with tight timeline
- People management in matrix organization
- 10% domestic and international travel required

Li-Hybrid