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BeiGene Director, Business and Strategic Operations, Global Clinical Operations in Emeryville, California

BeiGene is a rapidly growing next-generation biotechnology company with a focus on developing affordable medicines to treat cancer while reducing costs and increasing global access to those medicines. Global Clinical Operations at BeiGene is a dynamic and growing organization leading a team of more than 1,000 associates in 40+ countries.

The Business and Strategic Operations (BSO) Lead will report directly to the Head of Americas of GCO. The incumbent will:

  • Be accountable for the regional business operations of, including planning, developing, leading, and managing business strategy, resources, budget, vendor management/oversight, and goal settings

  • Drive the regional optimization of process, resource management, organization and decision-making

  • Lead optimization of assigned GCO process, organization and decision making.

  • Lead development & tracking of goals & key performance indicators for GCO

  • Lead key strategic initiatives for Clinical Operations, Development, and/or Corporate, and develop organizational & communication framework with/for stakeholders, leadership members and employees

  • Measure the overall health of the organization and develop key performance indicators for GCO, Americas

  • Help develop a culture of learning, continuous improvement, and individual and organizational growth

Essential Functions of the job:

Leadership & Governance

  • Act as an advisor to and extension of the GCO Regional Head and Leadership Team

  • Responsible for operational management of the project management, including stakeholder management across functions

  • Create and lead a robust regional governance for Regional GCO team that makes time, information, and decision processes more effective across the world; Drive strategic America’s Leadership Team decision-making;

  • Provide insights and analyses on the company’s regional operations to GCO and R&D leadership

  • Plan and execute key GCO initiatives, and assess impact

  • Ensure appropriate scoping of projects & contribute expertise/insights to develop, implement and lead key strategic initiative/plans.

  • Provide internal project management support as necessary. Act as project leader to plan and execute the assigned projects.

  • Facilitate alignment with key stakeholders and ensure communication across project teams.

  • Plan, track, and manage project tasks, milestones, dependencies, and identify elements on critical path

  • Coordinate project team meeting schedules, prepare agendas and minutes, track action items and progress reports according to project management best practices.

Resourcing & Budget

  • Forecast and manage GCO resources and budgets- in collaboration with GCO functions, HR and Finance-

  • Engage in strategic discussions and provide recommendations based on analysis with quantifiable opportunities to drive optimization

GCO Performance & Communications

  • Develop and Report comprehensive KPIs for Development and GCO; assess risks and provide recommendation to improve overall organization’s performance. Implement approved recommendations.

  • Support the development of publications, presentations, executive level slides, and any other internal and external communications for GCO

  • Responsible for the execution of the GCO communication strategies, messaging platforms, content assets and multi-channel engagements

Business Transformation & Change Management

  • Plan and lead key regional GCO and/or corporate initiatives, and provide internal project management support to sub teams, as necessary

  • Responsible for Change Management and stakeholder engagement strategies to encapsulate impact of change(s) on people, process, and technology; Apply a structured methodology; Support training as necessary.

Vendor Management

  • Partner with cross-functional leaders to define and implement the sourcing vision and regional strategy for GCO and create best-in-class vendor management/oversight capability.

  • Lead the executive management of selected partners through implementation of robust governance and oversight processes across regional GCO and Global Clinical Development, in clinical and a special focus on GCO non-clinical vendors

Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • May have direct supervision of regional BSO staff

  • Mentor and coach regional GCO associates

Education Required:

  • Advanced degrees required in Life sciences or business with a Master/MBA in operations preferred, and at least 10 years’ experience in biotech, pharmaceuticals or a related field in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry.

  • At least 2+ years of experience leading large scale strategic initiatives in the pharmaceutical, biotech or related

  • Oncology experience highly preferred.

Computer Skills: Efficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Other Qualifications:

  • Fluent in written and verbal English.

  • Excellent presentation and verbal communications skills

  • Proven leadership in determining needs of the business and taking initiatives

  • Proven track in change management, managing conflict, internal and external

  • Strong project management skills – organized, disciplined, comfortable following up on actionable / holding people accountable, able to think ahead and catch problems before they arise

  • Time management a must; ability to partner across all time zones

  • Excellent understanding of models, frameworks, tools and solution to increase leadership effectiveness

  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and make decisions with a high-growth, rapidly evolving environment

  • Strong analytic and strategic thinking skills with attention to details

Travel: up to 25%

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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