Executive Director, GDO Business Operations

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Position Title : Executive Director, GDO Business Operations

Position Summary :

The GDO Business Operations Head works closely with the SVP / Head of GDO as a strategic thought-partner to execute on the GDO Vision and business and operational strategy.

This individual is an active member of the GDO Leadership team, plays a key role as chief of staff to the SVP of GDO and is accountable for transforming and running the organization.

Position Accountabilities :

Business Planning

• Accountable for driving the strategic direction of a large, global organization.
• Oversight for budget forecasting and resourcing for the organization and ensuring annual targets are met.
• Monitoring shifts in book of work and ensuring appropriate resourcing in place to meet BoW demands.
• Collaborates closely with key stakeholders, including finance and resource management functions.
• Proactively identifies potential risks, develops / implements actions, and makes the appropriate trade-offs of balancing risks, deliverables and costs.
• Coordinates key activities including leadership team and department wide meetings for the LT and other functions.

Business Performance & Productivity

• Drives and executes organizational priorities and changes, including integrations and objectives to achieve targeted business outcomes.
• Ensure levers of control in place to measure GDO performance and productivity.
• Effectively manages the GDO LT to ensure business needs are met.
• Accountable to develop and deliver communication strategy for all global and local organizations within GDO in alignment with business priorities.
• Delivers clear, timely, insightful and integrated communications across GDO for all channels and engagement forums.
• Ensures connectivity of communications with stakeholders internal to and outside of GDO.
• Proactively develops / maintains collaborative relationships with internal partners / stakeholders across the multidisciplinary teams.

Degree Requirements :

BA / BS in Science or Business Management equivalent degree (advanced degree preferred).

Experience Requirements :

• 10-15 years of strategy & operations experience.
• Experience in the pharma industry with core understanding of clinical operations and associated business parameters preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker and possesses high business acumen and can translate strategy into executional plans.
• Experience in the integration of business acquisitions strongly preferred.
• Strong project management, leadership and execution skills and can manage multiple projects & deadlines.
• Ability to operate with high level of autonomy.
• Enterprise mindset with proven track record in influencing with authority.

Key Competency Requirements :

Technical Competencies

• Program and project management skills.
• Financial budgeting, forecasting and resourcing skills strongly preferred.
• Proven success in using oral / written communication skills to influence, inform, or guide others.
• Proven stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated experience leading change and communication plans initiatives.
• Computer skills - Microsoft applications including (but not limited to), Word and Excel and PowerPoint.

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