Director, Business and Process Optimization – Pharmacovigilance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Romania.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic leadership for departmental operations and resource allocation within a multifaceted, cross-functional landscape.

• Design and implement strategies aimed at continuous process enhancement and the optimization of organizational performance.

• Offer management and strategic oversight for business operations and corporate functions.

• Collaborate with senior leadership to formulate and approve strategic business plans.

• Supervise cross-functional activities, projects, and initiatives, delivering strategic insights, analyses, and recommendations.

• Evaluate compliance with cross-functional processes, systems/applications, training, and communications.

• Act as the business lead for large-scale, intricate, cross-functional process improvement initiatives.

• Work in partnership with stakeholders, peers, and leaders on strategy execution and communication planning.

• Provide administrative supervision, which includes staffing, budgeting, scheduling, and long-term strategic planning.

• Offer strategic direction through direct line management of a team.

• Lead recruitment, onboarding, talent development, and employee retention efforts.

• Provide coaching, formal performance evaluations, development plans, and career guidance.

• Create and implement business plans and forecasting methodologies.

• Support and propel process and systems optimization initiatives.

• Oversee or address client and internal process audits and CAPAs.

• Foster an environment of continuous improvement.

• Serve as an internal transformation consultant for M&A integration activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• A degree in life sciences, pharmacy, nursing, or other healthcare-related qualifications, or relevant experience in pharmacovigilance.

• Significant experience in pharmacovigilance.

• Familiarity with process improvement, safety applications, and systems.

• Proven experience in line management.

• Extensive leadership background in pharmacovigilance within a service provider context.

• Experience in optimizing processes and overseeing their implementation.

• Exceptional leadership and management capabilities.

• Advanced skills in process development and enhancement, particularly in clinical and post-marketing pharmacovigilance.

• Excellent project management abilities.

• Strong attention to detail, along with investigative and analytical skills.

• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

• Advanced computer proficiency, including a thorough understanding of clinical management and pharmacovigilance technologies and systems.

• Expert knowledge of clinical trial practices, processes, and requirements, including regulatory guidelines and directives.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.

• Capacity to lead and encourage teamwork in multidisciplinary and multicultural team environments.

• Ability to inspire innovation in process improvements.

• Strong organizational, judgment, analytical, decision-making, and interpersonal skills to manage complex parallel projects and shifting priorities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible/remote work options.

• A culture that prioritizes kindness, flexibility, growth, and a sense of belonging.

• A collaborative team atmosphere.

• Opportunities for talent development and career coaching.

• Continuous coaching and constructive feedback.

• Chance to collaborate with global teams across Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Australia.

• Work that supports safe and effective pharmaceutical treatment and patient safety.