Chief Of Staff, Executive Director Global QARA Strategic Projects

Working Location: PENNSYLVANIA, CENTER VALLEY 

Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid

 

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Job Description

The Chief Of Staff, Executive Director Global QARA Strategic Projects position is two-fold. The first is to support the Chief Quality Officer (CQO) and the Quality Leadership Team (QLT) create the 5-, and 10-year vision and plans for the Quality and Regulatory functions. The second is to help investigate, analyze, and create holistic global plans to resolve current critical Regulatory and/or Quality compliance issues. After plans are created for each, this position will also be used as an operational role to help implement these plans.

Job Duties

• Partner with leadership to develop key messaging aligned to the strategic direction for the organization.
• Develop presentations for internal and external communications in conjunction with the Quality Leadership team. Communicate effectively and enhance overall global reporting on QA/RA to Executive Leadership.
• Work with the QLT, help create the three-, five- and ten-year vision for the Quality and Regulatory functions on a global basis and create plans to ensure the visions are implemented.
• Partner with leadership to identify future state capabilities to meet the organizational goals and plan to implement.
• Be a trusted member of the CQO, representing in various forums while working with the QLT to help investigate, analyze, and determine if critical Regulatory or Quality compliance projects are on a holistic path to permanently resolve the issues.
• Work with the QLT to develop strategic plans and ensure their successful implementation.
• Act as a key strategist and advisor to the CQO; identify priorities, brainstorm, and identify solutions to challenges and ensure implementation.
• Proactively identify risks and issues that could impact the successful execution of business objectives; Elevate risks and issues about which the CQO should be aware and frame/position ideas to resolve issues in order to mitigate business risks
• Act as representative for the CQO in appropriate meetings to gather information, provide input and facilitate efficient decision making.
• Provide support for project updates and communications e.g. emails, reports, memos. Develop presentations for internal and external communications in conjunction with the Quality Leadership team.
• Communicate effectively and enhance overall global reporting on QARA to Executive Leadership.
• Support the CQO in coordinating organizational procedures for optimized efficiency. Help define new operational strategies and optimized operating model.
• Oversee plans to execute the long-term goals, align with key functional stakeholders outside of QA/RA to drive towards to a common goal.
• Work with the QLT to help investigate, analyze, and determine if critical Regulatory or Quality compliance projects are on a holistic path to address root causes and prevent future occurrences.
• Support the CQO in coordinating programs that drive optimization and efficiencies. Define, review, and refine new operational strategies and optimized operating model.
• Ensure the operational aspects for CQO are executed: annual planning, budgets, resources, go