Director, Program Management & Operational Excellence
Company: Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Location: Basking Ridge
Posted on: June 23, 2022
Job Description:
Join a Legacy of Innovation 110 Years and Counting!Daiichi
Sankyo Group is dedicated to the creation and supply of innovative
pharmaceutical therapies to improve standards of care and address
diversified, unmet medical needs of people globally by leveraging
our world-class science and technology. With more than 100 years of
scientific expertise and a presence in more than 20 countries,
Daiichi Sankyo and its 15,000 employees around the world draw upon
a rich legacy of innovation and a robust pipeline of promising new
medicines to help people. In addition to a strong portfolio of
medicines for cardiovascular diseases, under the Group's 2025
Vision to become a "Global Pharma Innovator with Competitive
Advantage in Oncology," Daiichi Sankyo is primarily focused on
providing novel therapies in oncology, as well as other research
areas centered around rare diseases and immune disorders.SummaryThe
Global Oncology Medical Affairs (GOMA) Director, Program Management
& Operational Excellence provides strategic planning and
operational management oversight of GOMA projects, activities, and
budgets. The Director, Program Management & Operational Excellence
is responsible for supporting the Head, Program Management &
Operational Excellence, the assigned Global Medical Affairs Team
(GMAT) or Functional Lead, and the Franchise or Function Head to
deliver GOMA projects and activities successfully and in a timely
manner while working in a fast-moving, matrixed organization. The
Director, Program Management & Operational Excellence is
responsible acting as the "Chief of Staff" for his/her team,
leading efforts to achieve overall operational excellence across
all activities and projects to accelerate business in a compliant
and efficient manner.
The Director, Program Management & Operational Excellence further
contributes to accelerating and optimizing the business via the
following responsibilities / activities:
- Leading / contributing to process improvement initiatives
- Ensuring streamlined and efficient communication
- Escalating issues in a timely manner
- Budget management and oversight of contract-to-purchase order
(PO) process
- Facilitating key meetings (internal GMA, cross-functional,
cross-regional, vendor meetings, etc.)
- Tracking of activities in terms of timing, anticipated risk,
and mitigation of issues/conflict resolutions
- Encouraging overall operational excellence across all
activities and projects
ResponsibilitiesGMAT/Function Support
- In close collaboration with the Team Lead (GMAT or Function),
establish a strategic plan for monitoring the activities per the
Business Plan and priorities.
- Support Team Lead to manage GOMA project/activities, including
ensuring that the GMAT/Function team delivers projects/activities
successfully and on a timely manner as per annual plan &
objectives.
- Establish milestones and metrics, in collaboration with
GMAT/Function team, and develop a detailed project plan in order to
track progress and measure impact of the activity. Generates
critical path analyses and supports scenario planning for each
GMAT/Function, in order to assess if objectives are met, exceeded,
or not met.
- Have a strong understanding of activities, associated budget,
and key contributing factors in order to anticipate potential risks
and establish plan to mitigate, as appropriate.
- Lead and facilitate regular internal GOMA &
cross-functional/cross-regional team meetings; ensure agendas and
team priorities are clear, meetings minutes are distributed, action
items are completed.
- Lead the budget planning and tracking process for GMAT/Function
team; work with GMAT/Function Leads to provide consolidated
budget/LE updates (across all activities and regions) in a timely
manner with appropriate rationale.
- Support GMAT/Function lead with annual Business Planning
process & associated documents, including proactive engagement with
internal and external stakeholders to manage plan development.
- Proactively follow-up on action items and requests of
GMAT/Franchise Lead.
- Support GMAT/Function/Franchise Head in prioritization and
planning of resources and develop rationale for annual resource
planning.
- Lead issue resolution meetings. Lead risk identification,
prioritization, and mitigation planning processes across the
Franchise.
- Manage the agendas for GMAT/Function meetings, the conduct of
the GMAT/Function meetings, and the drafting of GMAT/Function
meeting minutes. Ensure full documentation of meeting discussions,
decisions and action items. Track & ensure completion of agreed
action items. Ensure appropriate archiving of project
documentation.
- Develop a monthly report that provides an overview of progress
on all key activities, potential risks and mitigation actions.
- Generate and maintain strategic integrated GOMA Franchise
project plans, project timelines, high quality risk management
plans, and communication plans, as needed.Operational Excellence
Support
- Collaborate with Head, Program Management & Operational
Excellence to further strengthen operational excellence from a
GOMA-wide organization perspective.
- Disseminate key leadership communications throughout
GMAT/Functional teams and lead issue escalation efforts when
required.
- Identify gaps in Global Oncology Medical Affairs processes and
functional procedures that (potentially) impact program delivery
and escalate appropriately to Head, Program Management &
Operational Excellence.
- Collaborate with Head, Program Management & Operational
Excellence and GMAT/Functional Leads for formal
presentations/communications to GOMA Head and Senior
management.
- Support Head, Program Management & Operational Excellence with
monthly and annual updates to Senior leadership.
- Integrate operational excellence best practices into regular
team meetings and communications to enhance overall
capabilities.Qualifications: Successful candidates will be able to
meet the qualifications below with or without a reasonable
accommodation.
Education Qualifications (from an accredited college or
university)Bachelor's Degree with relevant professional experience
or equivalent required.
Advanced degree preferredExperience Qualifications
- 7 or more years experience in project management with at least
five years in pharmaceutical industry required
- Medical Affairs experience strongly preferred
- Demonstrated leadership skills, especially in the areas of
communication and change management required
- Meticulous attention to detail in all aspects of work and
expert organization skills required
- Proven ability to drive decision making process, including
ability to challenge teams and achieve excellence required
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment required
- Self-starter, results-oriented required
- Strong change management skills and engagement to enable
continuous improvement required
- Strong communication skills and ability to adapt according to
different levels of management required
- Ability to negotiate and align across teams required
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with key
stakeholders required
- Strong Microsoft Office skills requiredDaiichi Sankyo, Inc. is
an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion,
national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any
other characteristic protected by law.
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