Director, Medical Strategy and Operations

Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee core medical operations processes for the US Vaccines Medical team, including medical planning, execution tracking, governance, and performance monitoring.
- Shape and integrate portfolio-level strategies and tactics as needed.
- Own and coordinate annual medical planning and budgeting aligned to enterprise requirements and therapeutic area/global/commercial priorities.
- Support resource planning, capacity assessments, and prioritization.
- Monitor execution against plans and budgets; identify risks/trade-offs/optimization opportunities and escalate recommendations.
- Shape and evolve the medical operating model (governance, decision-making forums, ways of working).
- Lead roll-out and embedding of change initiatives.
- Drive consistency, rigor, and best practices; implement process improvements.
- Advance use of AI and digital tools to improve efficiency, insight generation, planning quality, and effectiveness.
- Establish/refine impact measurement frameworks (KPIs, dashboards, operating reviews).
- As needed, lead TA communication planning (e.g., townhalls/live meetings).
- May manage Medical Operations team members, offshore support, and third-party vendors.
- Partner with senior medical leaders and cross-functional stakeholders on strategic initiatives and launch readiness; ensure adherence to policies/SOPs.

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Life Sciences, Public Health, or related field.
- 8+ years in Medical Affairs operations/business operations/PMO within pharma/biotech.
- 3+ years owning annual planning & budgeting (incl. tracking vs plan).
- 3+ years running execution tracking & performance management (KPIs/dashboards/operating reviews).
- 3+ years direct management and/or stakeholder/matrix leadership (incl. vendors/outsourced support).
- Experience leading change in a matrixed environment with autonomy/ambiguity.
- Strategic business operations experience; long-term planning strategy/program development.
- Project management skills managing multiple large projects.
- Experience in multicultural matrix organizations.
- Negotiation and change management skills.
- Demonstrated use of data/dashboards/digital & AI tools.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree (MBA/PharmD/PhD or equivalent) or formal strategy/transformation/project management training.
- 4+ years supporting Vaccines Medical Affairs or complex multi-asset therapeutic areas.
- Track record driving operating model/process/organizational transformation across HQ and field.
- Trusted strategic partner reputation; influence without authority.
- Ability to build strong cross-department relationships; deep strategy/execution and operations management.
- Foresight to anticipate future scenarios; strong organizational/planning/business acumen.
- Strong analytical/collaborative problem-solving; ability to communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences.

Travel: ~15–20% as needed.
Working model: Hybrid; regular office presence with remote flexibility.
Application Instructions:
- Submit resume and a short note on interest and how you would make an impact.