Associate Clinical Data Science and Evidence Operations Director

Role Summary

Associate Clinical Data Science and Evidence Operations Director. Lead of Clinical Data Science & Evidence (CDSE) operations, providing oversight and guidance to strategic projects and coordinating across CDSE and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Ensure CDSE alignment on engagements in CMR LT and PDP Forum Meetings
• Develop and deliver key deliverables including monthly CDSE status reporting against target objectives and KPIs
• Represent CDSE in operational forums across NNI, ensuring strategic alignment among related functions with CDSE operations
• Support annual and long-term strategic planning: set up the annual strategy to action process; align departmental strategy to overall CMR and NNI strategy; update Strategy2Action quarterly
• Support CDSE-led strategic initiatives and other cross-functional initiatives focusing on strategic planning and organizational development
• Develop agendas for monthly and quarterly meetings, drive meeting flow and ensure follow-up on action items; coordinate with other support and strategic functions
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships inside and outside the organization to achieve key business objectives
• Serve as a liaison between staff, senior leaders, stakeholders and VP with other operational units; drive effective decision-making within CDSE senior leadership
• Support development and maintenance of CDSE functional stakeholder mapping
• Provide additional support including culture activities and meeting materials
• Develop and execute CDSE communication plans with TA leadership to ensure alignment with NN Corporate, NNI and CDSE strategies
• Ensure CDSE activities and objectives are translated and understood across the organization
• Develop and maintain NNI CDSE SharePoint site and tools to ensure governance compliance
• Responsible for CDSE internal and external newsletter development and dissemination and other training engagements and communications activities

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Master’s degree required, preferably in healthcare-related field (health economics, epidemiology, outcomes research, public health, health services research, biostatistics, medicine, clinical research, biomedical sciences)
• Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and R&D processes
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in similar clinical/medical/research roles in the pharmaceutical industry or health care consulting
• Excellent communication (written, verbal, presentations) and stakeholder management skills
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building abilities across all organizational levels
• Proven ability to plan, prioritize, execute and follow up in a timely manner; experience working across functions globally
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver under tight timelines
• Strong project management skills
• Analytical capabilities to synthesize complex information into user-friendly formats and presentations
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Growth mindset, process improvement focus, and ability to engender trust and respect
• Presentable, articulate, goal-oriented with high integrity and ethics
• Experience synthesizing complex information into concise deliverables and influencing in a matrixed, global environment

Skills

• Strategic planning and governance
• Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
• Communication planning and execution
• Content creation and dissemination (newsletters, training materials)
• SharePoint and collaboration tools
• Analytical synthesis and presentation design

Education

• Master’s degree in healthcare-related field or equivalent

Additional Requirements

• 10-20% overnight travel required
• Office-based in NJ or MA