Position Strategy & Operations, Associate Director (Statistics Therapeutic Areas, Data & Quantitative Sciences)
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with Statistics Therapeutic Area leadership to develop and execute strategic plans aligned with portfolio priorities.
- Drive operational excellence and consistency; enable data-driven decision-making.
- Lead cross-functional project delivery (ideation to execution) with transparency, accountability, change management, and value realization.
- Oversee end-to-end financial planning/reporting (budget projections, vendor spend tracking, risk management).
- Monitor/optimize internal and external resource allocation; support pipeline objectives and continuous improvement.
- Facilitate strategic discussions, escalate key risks, and collaborate with project leads.
- Work with technical leads on reporting, compliance, and KPIs.
- Lead/support continuous improvement and technical innovation.
- Author leadership messaging and change management communications.
- Mentor junior talent; build relationships and coordinate internal events.
- Ensure adherence to company policies, regulatory requirements, and quality standards.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Advanced degree in Business Management, Life Sciences, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Programming or related (MBA/MS/PhD/PharmD preferred).
- 7+ years in pharma/regulated environment focused on data science, analytics, programming, or statistics.
- Management/strategy consulting experience strongly preferred.