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Position: Associate Director, Product Development Operations

Location: New Brunswick, NJ; Summit, NJ

Position Summary

The PDO Business Operations Team is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Business Operations Leader to join our team. The Associate Director of Product Development (PD) Business Operations, reporting into the Senior Director of PDO Business Operations, will be part of a small, collaborative team focused on answering key business questions across the enterprise.  In this role, the Associate Director of PD Business Operations is responsible for the creation, development, and deployment of a global and comprehensive Continuous Improvement (CI) strategy for Product Development (PD), across all functions, modalities, and sites.  The associate director will define the value proposition for CI within a research environment and among a diverse scientific community within PD. The associate director will also lead the development and implementation of operational excellence (OpEx) programs and strategies, through close partnership with senior leaders across PD, Global Product Development & Supply, and other BMS divisions to align on and deliver short and long-term financial and strategic goals. The associate director plays a crucial role in enhancing processes, ensuring efficiency, and maintaining high standards of quality.  The associate director also serves as the matrix leader for all CI and OpEx strategies and initiatives across PD.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for the creation and development of a global PD Continuous Improvement (CI) strategy, in alignment with PD’s goals and objectives. Defines and implements programs to deploy the strategy.
• Leads CI projects focused on process optimization.  Identify, analyze, and improve existing processes to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and increase productivity.  Drive implementation of CI via matrix teams.
• Establish CI performance metrics and benchmarks to measure the success of improvement initiatives.
• Serves as the PD key point of partnership for the GPS OpEx group for alignment on strategies, best practices, training and support models. Translates and prioritizes GPS OpEx objectives in alignment with PD goals and objectives.
• Develops and nurtures a CI and OpEx mindset across the global PD community.  Coaches and mentors CI leaders within the PD functions. Develops and delivers training programs to educate employees on CI methodologies and best practices.
• Drive stakeholder management through effective communication focused on gaining stakeholder buy-in and support for CI efforts. 
• Communicate progress, challenges, and success to senior management and other stakeholders.
• Support other cyclical and short-term PD business operations needs.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Business Administration, or relevant scientific discipline.  Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) a plus.  Lean Six Sigma Certification a plus.
• Significant experience (8+ years) in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry, with a strong understanding of pharmaceutical development processes.
• Experience leading CI and OpEx transformations, initiatives, process optimization, and/or implementing methodologies. Business Process Management (BPM) experience a plus.
• Strong influencing/persuasive skills with a demonstrated ability to influence different styles at different levels in organization.  Demonstrated ability to successfully influence and interact with senior leaders.
• Experience with matrix leadership, project management, and managing st