Associate Director Workforce Planning

Novotech Global•South San Francisco, CA

6d•$160,000 - $190,000

About The Position

Workforce Planning is critical to ensuring Novotech has the right resources, at the right time, to deliver clinical trials efficiently and in line with business objectives. The Associate Director / Director Workforce Planning is responsible for defining and leading the global workforce planning strategy, operating model, and governance framework, ensuring scalable, data-driven workforce planning across the organization. This role establishes resourcing Gantt as the single source of truth, drives standardization across regions, and partners with executive leadership to ensure workforce planning enables business growth, delivery predictability, and optimal utilization.

Requirements

Ideally a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Life Sciences, HR or a related field.
Strong strategic workforce planning and analytical capability
Proven ability to lead and scale global or multi-regional teams
Strong commercial and business acumen
Ability to operate in a complex, fast-paced, global environment
Ideally 10+ years’ experience in workforce planning, operations, or resource management
Experience in clinical trials or CRO environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Define and lead the global workforce planning strategy, aligned to business objectives and growth plans.
Oversee capacity planning, demand forecasting, and resource strategy across regions and functions.
Ensure alignment of workforce planning to pipeline, delivery demand, and financial targets.
Embed the global workforce planning operating model, including roles, responsibilities, and accountability.
Establish and enforce governance frameworks, standards, and planning cadence.
Ensure consistent adoption of workforce planning processes across all regions.
Embed the strategic direction of workforce planning systems, ensuring the resourcing Gantt is the single source of truth.
Oversee data integrity, reporting standards, and analytics capability across workforce planning.
Enable data-driven decision-making through dashboards, insights, and performance tracking.
Partner with Business Leaders, Finance, BD, HR, and Operations to align workforce strategy with business priorities.
Act as an advisor on workforce planning, utilization, and resourcing strategies.
Drive alignment between pipeline, capacity, and delivery execution.
Accountable for the global Workforce Planning function.
Define organizational structure, capability requirements, and resourcing strategy for the WFP team.
Drive high performance, accountability, and development across the function.
Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve efficiency, and enhance scalability.
Understand the responsibilities of Novotech as a service provider in the CRO industry and ensure all communications with stakeholders presents a positive professional image of the company.