Associate Director, Business Improvement

Telix Pharmaceuticals (AMER)

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director Business Improvement is a senior individual contributor role within the Business Improvement Office, serving as the enterprise lead for a portfolio of high-impact strategic, operational, and business development initiatives across Telix globally. Operating as a recognized expert and trusted advisor to the Business Unit and functional leadership, this role owns the strategy, governance, and value realization of the Business Improvement portfolio. This role leads through influence, expertise, and executive credibility, setting direction for complex, multi-workstream programs, shaping investment and prioritization decisions, and holding senior stakeholders accountable for delivery against strategic objectives. The role is accountable for translating enterprise ambiguity into clear direction and for ensuring the portfolio delivers measurable, material impact on business performance.

Requirements

Master’s or higher in STEM or business-related field and 2+ years of Management Consulting, Investment Banking, PE/VC or internal advisory experience; or Bachelor’s in STEM or business-related field with 6+ years of experience in analytical, strategy, operations, project management, or business improvement roles
Ability to work in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment with cross-functional and cross-BU stakeholders
Demonstrated experience overseeing multiple complex initiatives and guiding work across cross‑functional resources
Strong analytical and finance capabilities, including proficiency in MS Office to synthesize quantitative and qualitative inputs into executive-level presentations
Experience conducting primary and secondary research, data analysis, and documentation to support business cases, operational improvements, and decision-making.
Proven ability to operate with limited direction, manage ambiguity, and influence outcomes through structured thinking and collaboration
Strong business and financial acumen, including the ability to interpret P&L statements and assess financial impacts
Ability to create financial statements and NPV models for business cases as well as M&A and strategic partnerships
Analytical skills with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and synthesize insights.
Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills suitable for leadership audiences
Strong organizational and prioritization skills across multiple concurrent initiatives
Comfortable working with ambiguity evolving scope and competing priorities
Project management, executive-level presentations and financial modeling

Nice To Haves

Experience in pharma, biotech, healthcare, or MedTech preferred

Responsibilities

Lead execution of a portfolio of strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment to enterprise priorities across functions, long-term objectives and value delivery.
Manage the day-to-day execution of assigned business improvement initiatives, ensuring activities stay on schedule, in scope, and aligned to agreed objectives.
Identify risks, issues, and dependencies early, and escalate to leadership with recommended options.
Establish and maintain governance structures, tracking mechanisms, and decision frameworks across initiatives.
Ensure clear prioritization, sequencing, and trade-off decisions across competing initiatives.
Hold initiative owners accountable for delivery, outcomes, and alignment to strategic objectives.
Serve as a sparring partner to BU leadership, to help execute priorities and investment decisions
Synthesize inputs across initiatives into enterprise-level insights, risks, and recommendations for executive leadership.
Lead the creation of executive-ready materials to board, BU leadership and functional leaders
Facilitate decision-making forums, ensuring clarity, alignment, and follow-through.
Provide challenge and perspective to leadership to improve decision quality and organizational focus.
Drive alignment across Business Units and key functions (R&D, Sales, Finance, IT, etc.)
Influence senior stakeholders through structured problem solving, data-driven insights, and strong executive presence.
Resolve cross-functional conflicts, remove barriers, and enable progress across complex, interdependent workstreams.
Prepare project updates, dashboards, and summaries for review by leadership
Build organizational capability and analytical rigor across Telix
Be a part of talent bench to augment key role gaps across the organization