Senior Director, Quality Operations & Performance

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As the lead of Operation & Performance, your team will be responsible for integrating our operation and performance management data, with a focus on optimizing our Corporate Quality operations and enhancing overall Quality performance. Your role will be crucial in utilizing this data to inform prioritization and planning strategies, enabling us to make data-driven decisions. By effectively analyzing and leveraging this information, you will contribute to driving operational excellence and achieving our organizational goals. The Operation & Performance lead collaborates with Corporate Quality Pillars, Quality Council Integrator, External Engagement Integrator, Quality Risk Management, Global Quality Systems, Global Process Owners, and GxP Quality leaders to develop a comprehensive picture of performance and system health. Your leadership will play a key role in shifting our approach to a predictive one, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and propelling us towards success.

Education & Experience:       

• B.S. or B.A. in pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, engineering, biology, or other related discipline.  Master or advanced degree preferred.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• At least 15 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry is required, preferably in roles related to Manufacturing, Quality, Technical, or Regulatory functions, or a combination of these areas.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, simultaneous projects and programs.

• Ability to adeptly steer an organization through transitions, ensuring that change initiatives are both successful and sustainable.

• Demonstrates innovation, flexibility, open-mindedness, and adaptability in order to meet objectives in a rapidly changing environment with shifting priorities.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a matrixed organization with a range of technically, culturally, and geographically diverse teams and to influence areas not under direct control to achieve objectives and effectively communicate challenging goals and objectives

• Strong communication, collaboration, negotiation, problem solving and interpersonal skills. 

• Able to complete multiple, simultaneous projects with minimal supervision and prioritize incoming work appropriately.

• Has a proven track record of working across the network to find common solutions and drive positive impact and benefits for patients.

• Ability to communicate and collaborate with employees and management at all levels and through various formats (e.g. presentations, written proposals, reports, correspondence, lead meetings, face-to-face dialogue, etc.)

• Demonstrated strong leadership capability with ability to make and act on decisions while balancing speed, quality and risk to deliver value added business results that meet high quality requirements with tight deadlines.

• OPEX/Lean Six Sigma experience preferred

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with the Corporate Quality (CQ) leadership to develop and manage the strategy, portfolio, budget and active book of work. This includes:

  • Developing the corporate Quality Strategy in line with our Global Quality and GPS Strategy.

  • Partnering with strategy and business excellence to annually refresh and activate an aligned CQ portfolio.

  • Identifying financial needs and tracking expenses to ensure adherence to the allocated budget.

  • Creating and managing the book of work, ensuring alignment with Corporate Quality Objectives and Contributions.