Associate Director, R&D Delivery Excellence
Company: Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Location: Basking Ridge
Posted on: January 20, 2023
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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. 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 Associate Director of
R&D Delivery Excellence is responsible for execution upon a
Global Strategy for Resource Management Analytics OR Organizational
Risk and Issue Management. Analytical Resource Management will
focus on implementing a data driven approach to optimizing resource
deployment, productivity and costs through establishing advanced
functional algorithms, metrics and modeling to forecast resource
demand alongside effort tracking actuals and headcount allocation.
Organizational Risk & Issue Management will have a focus on
developing a formalized, harmonized approach to capturing,
categorizing, trending, measuring, predicting, escalating,
mitigating and recycling learnings from risks and issues within and
across functions for R&D along with ties to other Functions,
Corporate and the external landscape.Responsibilities- Strategy
Input into strategy for deployment across analytical resource
management or organizational risk and issue management Establish
linkages/line of site between functional and geographical
differences/opportunities along with connection points to other
Non-RD functions and Corporate Execute baseline inventory/need
assessments surrounding existing functional processes, people and
systems with impact on resource management or risk and issue
management Execute with strong project management skills, including
developing work-plans and managing against milestones, knowing what
to prioritize and why, knowing who to keep informed, why, and how
often, and knowing when to escalate Collaborate with other groups
in Global RD Excellence to leverage expertise to build any
necessary solutions Establish strong relationships
cross-functionally, globally and with key established committees-
Analytical Resource Management Execute on the roadmap, refinement,
integration, compliance and roll-out of Source Systems (Planisware,
SAP, Workday, etc) to capture key data to enable Measurement and
Analytical model development Ensure RD Functions have accurate
resource forecasts based on well-constructed and data-driven
algorithms supported in the Planisware tool Oversee the development
of advanced algorithms using machine learning based on historical
data and LF input Enable evaluation of in-source vs outsourced
model cost and effectiveness, vendor/CRO/LF approaches Partner with
Analytics team to build out New End User Solution to Visualize all
resourcing related Data, Trigger Alerts, Analyze Metrics, Scenario
Model, Drive Strategy Discussions and Action Oversee the
development of Time Tracking System Standards, Governance,
Compliance, Expansion and Training Embed Metrics around Resource
Productivity, Cost, Capacity, Alerts- Organizational Risk Issue
Mgmt. Evaluate existing risk issue mgmt. processes functionally,
locally, globally, organizationally and externally Execute on the
roadmap, refinement, integration, compliance and roll-out of Source
Systems (e.g., Planisware, CTMS, etc) to capture key data to enable
Risk and Issue model development Partner with Analytics team to
ensure technical solution enables centralized Risk Issue Mgmt.
capture, reporting and analytics Harmonize grading, categorization
and standardization of Risks and Issues Build out process for
escalation with clear roles and responsibilities Progress
analytical approach in partnership with Analytics function to
predict, trend and measure effectiveness and execution Work with
Learning Development to socialize learnings and build new content
to avoid repeated risks issues Maintain a pulse on external
landscape, Health Authority focus and emerging risk
areasQualifications: 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 Bachelor's Degree in Computer
Science, Life Science, Engineering, Business Administration or a
related discipline or equivalent work experience is required.
required- Master's Degree Masters Degree in Life Sciences preferred
Experience Qualifications- 7 or More Years Minimum 8 years of
experience within life sciences supporting the optimization of
people and processes along with Resource Mgmt and/or Risk & Issue
Mgmt is preferred preferred- Serving in a lead capacity in at least
one of these domains is required, multiple preferred preferred-
Relevant Certifications such as PMP, BPM, Lean Sigma preferred
preferred- Experience with Black/Green belt projects from start to
finish with clear impact is preferred preferred- Experience
executing Resource mgmt. process including design and maintenance
of resourcing algorithms and solutions is preferred, OR preferred-
Experience driving Risk & Issue Mgmt. process or activities either
in QA, Quality Mgmt., Risk Mgmt. or within a Business Function is
preferred preferred- Hands-on experience with Data, Analytics,
Metrics, Solutions is preferred preferred- Strong understanding of
the research and drug development life cycle processes, roles and
systems across R&D functions is required, direct experience
in-function a plus preferred- Experience establishing global
business processes, cross-functionally in alignment with
Regulations is preferred preferred- Experience building
Partnerships, Collaboration and Cross-Functional Initiatives is
required required- Demonstrated ability to influence at through
clear, concise, and impactful verbal and written communication
skills is required required- Experience defining and generating
business performance metrics is required required- Knowledge of key
industry regulations relating to R&D Delivery is required
required- Proven ability to work in a global and highly matrixed
environment is preferred preferred- Ability to build, mentor and
grow a high performing and cohesive team is required required-
Experience supporting Audits and Inspections is preferred
preferredDaiichi 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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