Senior Manager, R&D Strategy and Operations

Role Summary

Senior Manager, R&D Strategy and Operations — drive strategic initiatives, operational excellence, and portfolio management across the R&D organization. Partners with the Chief Medical Officer and R&D leadership to align objectives, communicate effectively, and execute key priorities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Leadership team to define and manage the R&D strategic roadmap for the business and portfolio
• Manage and facilitate R&D leadership team meetings, ensuring alignment and follow-through on strategic priorities
• Lead the development and tracking of annual R&D objectives and key performance metrics for the organization
• Provide project management support to R&D business development, integration and or special projects across the leadership team
• In partnership with Finance, manages the R&D budgeting processes, including planning and forecasting
• Establish an R&D communication strategy in partnership with corporate communications; organize engagements including town halls and advisory boards
• Develop executive presentations and story boards for the CMO, to support leadership meetings, board of directors and external presentations
• Drive integrated R&D information sharing through SharePoint and other collaboration tools
• Lead change management initiatives, in partnership with HR, to support organizational transformation and continuous improvement
• May support portfolio management including governance, prioritization, and performance tracking of R&D programs in close partnership with leadership and the Portfolio management organization

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in life sciences; MBA preferred
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in managing business strategy and operations, preferably within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry
• Experience in project management required, PMP certification preferred
• Proven experience in managing cross-functional teams and strategic initiatives
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Proficiency in collaboration tools such as SharePoint and Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience implementing and leveraging AI capabilities
• Experience in budgeting, planning, and performance management
• Ability to support management efforts and drive continuous improvement
• Hybrid work schedule, 3 days in the Bridgewater, NJ office and 2 days remote