Head of Proteins Development Digital, Operations and Strategy
About The Position
The Senior Director, Head of Proteins Development Digital, Operations and Strategy (DOS) is a leadership role within Proteins Development, accountable for shaping and executing the function’s Digital Transformation, Operations and Strategy agenda. The role partners closely with the VP, Global Head of Proteins Development and the Proteins Development Leadership Team to translate scientific and business priorities into clear plans, disciplined execution and measurable outcomes. This position operates within a broader Digital Operations and Strategy community across Therapeutics Development & Supply (TDS), maintaining primary accountability for delivery within Proteins Development while participating in a broader DOS leadership community to enable alignment, consistency and scale across TDS. The role has a solid‑line reporting relationship into Proteins Development and a dotted‑line reporting relationship to the TDS Digital, Operations and Strategy lead. The scope of this role spans an organization of approximately 1000 employees working across multiple regions (North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific).
Requirements
- A scientific degree (Master’s/PhD) paired with 10+ years of industry experience that bridges science with strong business acumen
- 10 years of experience in both laboratory sciences and operations in pharma R&D
- Knowledge of CMC sciences and business
- Extensive hands on experience with digital transformation
- Proven leader of complex initiatives
- Demonstrated success at developing highly collaborative and effective relationships in complex, highly matrixed organization
- Ability to present and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders across various levels in the organization
- Demonstrated ability to develop and lead the execution of strategy and business transformation and initiatives
- Experience in assessing technology, external environment & R&D process requirements to successfully drive operational productivity, strategy optimization, process improvements and efficiencies
- Demonstrated experience with Program, Project and Financial Management
- Ability to translate data into information and strategies into executable action plans
- Track record of successful change management
Responsibilities
- Shaping and maintaining Proteins Development strategy in partnership with the Proteins Development Leadership Team
- Translating scientific and business priorities into actionable strategies, goals, and operating plans.
- Managing function‑level financial management including planning, reporting, forecasting and variance analysis across Operating and Capital expenses
- Utilizing business analytics and insights to support decision making
- Enabling adoption of new planning and operational approaches and driving value realization
- Lead change management initiatives and support successful adoption of new financial and operational capabilities within the organization
- Lead future planning, inclusive of capital, innovation, facility design, renovations and upgrades
- Implementing common business and operational processes across Proteins Development
- Supporting leadership planning forums, governance cadence, and execution reviews
- Driving transparency, alignment, and continuous improvement across labs, sites, and subfunctions
- Enabling coordination across the organization as strategies and priorities evolve
- Shaping and delivering the Proteins Development digital roadmap
- Driving adoption and measurable value from digital tools, systems, and data
- Partnering with Proteins subfunctions to advance domain‑specific initiatives and productivity improvements
- Contributing to TDS wide transformation initiatives
- Ensuring consistency with shared TDS digital platforms, standards, and ways of working
- Translating digital capabilities into improved productivity, “Best Product and Process at Launch”, and efficient and reliable clinical manufacturing
- Motivates, inspires and influences others across the organization and broader enterprise to achieve results
- Models Talent Development, creating a Credo centered culture
- Develops, coaches and engages talent, to build a strong and diverse leadership pipeline
- Establishes and maintains trusted relationships with key external and internal stakeholders
- Fosters a culture of innovation and disciplined execution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
