Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships and Outsourcing Enablement

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Job Description

The Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships and Outsourcing (SPO) Enablement is a key leadership role actively contributing to initiatives that will enhance SPO performance and delivery for the Global Development (GDO) and R&D organizations. This role supports the development and implementation of critical infrastructure to ensure financial management for clinical trials along with other tools and processes to enhance SPO delivery.

This role collaborates with the SPO Leadership Team and cross-functional stakeholders to promote the application of costing best practices and streamline ways of working.

How You Will Contribute:

• Support significant Cost Modeling and Cost Engineering projects including maintaining and enhancing cost models such as workbooks and ballpark estimation tools; Assist in developing new cost models; performing cost driver analyses, and tracking original vs final costs to identify variances and opportunities for optimization; Deliver training on the models; Support governance as required.
• Collaborate with the business to analyze SPO data and metrics requirements to ensure robust supplier and team performance and to support decision-making; Utilize data analytics to identify trends, and track improvements and opportunities for efficiency; Maintain and enhance the SPO balanced scorecard.
• Work with Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) to support and implement supplier relationship management and governance.
• Assist in developing category and pricing strategies in partnership with Procurement and cross functional leaders.
• Work with SPO LT members, Process Excellence teams and SMEs to co-create and improve scalable, best-in-class processes.
• Contribute to reduced reliance on manual operational support by promoting and embedding automation, templates and self-service tools to support and improve SPO team operations.
• Identify recurring issues and support initiatives to address root causes at the process level.
• Work with SPO team members to create accessible training materials and best-practice libraries based on process knowledge and tools.
• Support process improvement sprints to address bottlenecks, fix broken processes, and deliver high-priority enablement outcomes.
• Apply agile principles; assist in defining priorities, gathering requirements, executing tasks with focus, and conducting post sprint cycle evaluations.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable internal policies and procedures, regulations; support inspection readiness of all regulated activities.

Qualifications:

• BS/BA required; advanced technical degree preferred

• 8+ years of experience in process improvement, business operations, procurement enablement, or project management in a clinical development environment
• Experience in cost modeling, data analytics, and process reengineering
• Demonstrate ability to support change management and contribute to building scalable and efficient processes and systems
• Ability to understand complex problems into clear, actionable solutions
• Experience in training development, delivery, and knowledge enablement
• Highly skilled in leveraging data insights for decision-making and driving process improvements
• Strong financial management, negotiation and conflict resolution and teamwork
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Familiarity with GCP, ICH guidelines, and clinical trial regulations

Base Salary Range:

402 100,00 – 603 100,00 PLN / year

Locations

Warsaw, Poland

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time