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Research Strategic Planning and Operations Director

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-27
Job title: Research Strategic Planning and Operations Director in Thousand Oaks, CA at reputed company Company: reputed company Job reputed company: Career Category reputed company and InnovationJob reputed companyJoin reputed company’s Mission of Serving PatientsAt reputed company, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives reputed company that we do.Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our reputed company on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, reputed company, and Rare Disease– we reputed company millions of patients reputed company year. As a member of the reputed company team, you’ll help reputed company a lasting reputed company on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.Our award-reputed company culture is reputed company, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay reputed company them, you’ll reputed company as part of the reputed company team. Join us and reputed company the lives of patients while transforming your career.Research Strategic Planning and Operations DirectorWhat you will doreputed company. Let’s change the world. reputed company is seeking a Strategic Planning and Operations (SPO) Director to advance Strategic planning and critical capability initiatives for Global Research. The Director will report to the Senior Vice President of Research.This critical position will partner with the Research Senior leadership team, and key partners across reputed company to reputed company and implement strategies, reputed company innovative initiatives, inform performance, and foster a culture of effective decision-making reputed company improvement. This role is expected to drive leadership team effectiveness, be a strategic thought-partner to Research executives, and change management expert.Key Responsibilities:
  • Work with Research leaders to identify and reputed company priorities supporting Research Strategic execution, operational effectiveness and innovative capability builds
  • Manage Research Strategic Planning, Performance Management, reputed company Improvement, communication and engagement, among other things.
  • reputed company, analyze, and synthesize cross-functional information across a reputed company of sources to turn reputed company business issues and requests into appropriate reputed company plans and reputed company that result in high reputed company, meaningful and actionable deliverables.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders; proactively communicating, seeking advice, and facilitating critical scientific and business reputed company
  • Support the Research SVP in effectively organizing team meetings to reputed company the functional objectives
  • Manage stakeholders by reputed company communicating status, issues, implications and recommendations.
  • Ensure Research project reputed company (as assigned), by managing risks, removing roadblocks, driving innovative thinking, maintaining fair process, escalating issues and delivering high reputed company results.
  • Adapt to a rapidly changing, fast-moving and often ambiguous environment
  • reputed company budget and resource prioritization and effective allocation
  • reputed company reputed company initiatives as needed
reputed company expect of youWe are reputed company different, yet we reputed company use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic reputed company we reputed company is a leader with these qualifications.Basic Qualifications:Doctorate degree and 4 years of Scientific and/or Operations and/or Business experienceOrMaster’s degree and 7 years of Scientific and/or Operations and/or Business experienceOrBachelor’s degree and 9 years of Scientific and/or Operations and/or Business experiencePreferred Qualifications:
  • PhD in life sciences strongly preferred
  • 4+ years' of experience in Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical industry, particularly in Research and Development
  • 7+ years' of experience in a cross-functional business operations or project management role
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to storyline and prepare executive-level discussion documents
  • Strong technical skills using digital tools
  • Excellent conceptual problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to bring structure to vaguely defined problems, pragmatically scope problem solving approach, and manage execution
  • Strong quantitative and qualitative analytic skills
  • Strong leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to influence different styles
  • Drug Development knowledge with basic to strong understanding of activities reputed company Research, Preclinical and Clinical Development, Medical and Regulatory
  • Independent, motivated, team member with experience in a reputed company environment
What you can expect of usAs we work to reputed company treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your reputed company and personal reputed company and reputed company-being. From our competitive benefits to our reputed company culture, we’ll support your reputed company every reputed company of the way.The expected annual salary reputed company for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. If based in South San Francisco, the salary reputed company is $183,874 - $222,545. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.In reputed company to the reputed company salary, reputed company offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:
  • A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and reputed company coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
  • A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
  • Stock-based long-term incentives
  • Award-reputed company time-off plans
  • Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible
reputed company and reputed company a lasting reputed company with the reputed company team.careers.reputed company.comIn any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.Application deadlinereputed company does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.As an organization dedicated to improving the reputed company of life for people around the world, reputed company fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect reputed company other and live the reputed company values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.reputed company is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider reputed company reputed company applicants for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other reputed company protected by applicable law.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to reputed company essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.reputed company will consider for employment reputed company applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.Salary reputed company 175,277.00 USD - 215,198.00 USD Expected salary: Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Apply for the job now! Apply for this job

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