Director, VCM Operations Research, Strategic Planning

Job Description

Value Chain Management (VCM) is accountable for our Company's Product Strategy in alignment with Manufacturing division and Human Health (HH) brand/franchise goals, integrated risk management, supply chain design, and continuous improvement of the product’s supply chain. 

The Director, Operations Research, Strategic Planning will lead a team of analysts in the development and execution of modeling and analytics strategies to support Value Chain Management across all modalities, end-to-end (E2E) supply chain design, strategic scenario planning, capacity evaluations and value chain optimization. This role acts as a critical bridge between operations research execution team members, Digital Manufacturing Division, supply chain stakeholders, and executive leadership to ensure robust, standardized, data-driven decision-making across the product lifecycle—from pipeline to commercialization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead modeling projects from initiation through delivery, including scenario development, trade-off analysis, and simulation of supply chain networks.

• Understand the impact of the individual and overall financial supply chain and integrate into solutions and decision making

• Develop and maintain standardized approaches for data extraction and blending across multiple systems to enable agile model building

• Design and implement flexible, resilient simulation models aligned with Value Chain Management (VCM)

• Support long-term capacity planning and strategic decision-making through digital tools that simulate facility and asset capacity

• Develop forecasting models and conduct scenario analyses for pipeline and in-line products

• Lead capacity and utilization modeling across internal and external nodes, including Drug Substance (DS), Drug Product (DP), packaging, and storage.

• Drive standardization of modeling practices across the network and support annual Long Range Operations Planning (LROP)

• Create and maintain dashboards, metrics, and playbooks to support strategic asset management and decision-making.

• Work with partners on implementation of advanced new solutions

Collaboration & Leadership

•  Act as a single point of contact for modeling data access and tool utilization across SCM, OpUs, ExM, and other stakeholders.

• Provide training and support to end-users, promoting a culture of analytics and digital transformation.

• Collaborate with senior leadership to define the strategic vision for supply chain design and analytics capabilities.

• Promote continuous improvement and innovation by staying current with industry best practices and emerging technologies.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Research, Data Analytics, Engineering, Science, Business, or Supply Chain Management (required)

• MBA or Master’s degree (preferred)

Required Experience & Skills

• 10+ years of experience in operations research, data analytics, supply chain modeling, and/or pharmaceutical manufacturing

• 5+ years in supply chain or manufacturing roles

• Ability to tell a story through data and simply articulate complexity

• Strong leadership, communication, and team-building skills

• Proven experience delivering digital products and driving organizational change

• Proficiency in tools such as SAP, Rapid Response, Excel, SQL, Qlik, Spotfire, and simulation platforms

• Experience with Monte Carlo simulations, LROP, and COGS modeling

• Lean Six Sigma or MPS certification

• Familiarity with COMET and other enterprise modeling systems

• Experience managing cross-functional, geographically diverse teams

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