Director, Business Strategy and Operations – Global Clinical Development Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Act as a trusted advisor and Chief of Staff to the Head of GCDO and the GCDO Leadership Team

• Set agendas, facilitate leadership meetings and strategic offsites, monitor action items, and ensure execution

• Align GCDO priorities and governance with the overall enterprise R&D strategy and portfolio milestones

• Assist in the preparation for Quarterly Performance Meetings and Board of Director Meetings

• Represent GCDO in R&D operational committees and cross-functional forums

• Oversee multi-year workforce planning across GCDO in collaboration with Finance, HR, and Resource Management

• Act as the functional data steward for resource planning, allocation tools, demand models, and adherence to timecard coding

• Convert clinical study pipeline requirements into forecasts for FTE and contract resourcing

• Create, monitor, and optimize the functional operating budget

• Manage monthly accruals, quarterly forecasting, variance reporting, and annual budget cycles

• Conduct clinical operations assessments for business development, licensing, and M&A evaluations

• Lead post-transaction functional integration for acquired or partnered clinical assets

• Direct annual goal-setting, OKRs/KPIs, functional metrics, and executive dashboards

• Implement process improvement and change management initiatives across GCDO and R&D interfaces

• Design and execute GCDO communications, which include Town Halls, All-Hands forums, and leadership announcements

• Promote organizational health and engagement initiatives while cultivating a cohesive global culture

⛳️ Requirements

• Substantial progressive experience in the biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences sector

• Significant exposure to drug development, portfolio/project management, data science/informatics, or R&D business operations

• Experience in a strategic business operations, Chief of Staff, or PMO leadership role, collaborating directly with VP/SVP-level executives

• Direct experience in leading workforce planning, capacity modeling oversight, named resource allocations, and timecard compliance

• Proven experience managing departmental budgets, financial forecasting, and variance tracking in conjunction with Finance

• Experience in business development due diligence and leading post-deal functional integrations or external platform onboardings

• High emotional intelligence with the capability to advise and influence senior functional executives across various disciplines

• Exceptional presentation skills at the executive and board levels

• Strong ability to interpret resource models, algorithm demand outputs, and financial analyses

• Demonstrated financial acumen in managing multi-million-dollar functional operating budgets and multi-year workforce plans

• Proven track record of orchestrating initiatives across matrixed global teams

• Extensive experience in process optimization, change management frameworks, and practical application of digital and AI tools

• Bachelor’s degree in a Life Sciences discipline or a related business/scientific field is required

• Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or Project Management (PMP) certification is advantageous

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation

• Discretionary equity grants

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• 401k retirement savings plan

• Flexible paid vacation