Executive Director, Business Operations Management

Come discover what our 25,000+ employees already know: work here matters everywhere. We're a growing and evolving biopharmaceutical industry leader, which means you'll have endless opportunities to work with experts around the world and build the career you've dreamed of.
As a part of the Syneos Health team, you'll help us deliver results for a rewarding reason - we improve patients' lives around the world. Because to us, a patient isn't just a number, they're our family, friends, and neighbors.

Why Syneos Health
• #SyneosHealthLife means we're committed to our Total Self culture - where everyone can authentically be themselves. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we know every person's unique contributions make a difference.
• We believe our success is a direct result of the people who are driving it - you! We value your dedication to care for our customers and patients, so we want to focus on taking care of you. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits program encompassing your total health - physical, mental and financial.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives - we're able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job responsibilities
• Participate in both short and long-term planning for all aspects of the Company's operations and growth. Contribute operational input to other departments as appropriate, including developing and distributing appropriate reports to executive management.
• Manage the forecasting, planning and logistics for clinical operations activities, including the direction and scheduling of clinical operations resource allocations, ensuring performance and quality standards are met. Review performance of the Company's activities and makes recommendations for improvement in quality/efficiency. Periodically, you will be asked to conduct a site evaluation.
• Review and provide input on study proposals, while participating in the sales and marketing function as it relates to the Company's clinical operations activities. Participate as a primary source of operations information in the budgeting process for clinical studies and the department.
• Liaison and facilitator between the Company's operation's departments and clinical business units for project related tasks and/or issues. Plan and negotiate resources with line management of functional areas. Serve as a Project Advisor on project teams by providing input regarding the operational and project management aspects of the projects.
• May develop and refine project management processes within the Company, using established process modeling techniques. Lead teams of subject matter experts to develop and review SOPs and WIs related to any area concerning project management to support new or existing project management processes. Evaluate project progress, while producing and distributing resource status reports as well as functional area plans, to appropriate members of executive and senior management.

• Ensure thorough clinical study feasibility and appropriate distribution of studies to consortium sites. Develop, collect, and analyze project metrics, while holding project reviews with operational staff focusing on budget, schedule and risk analysis.
• Responsible for the development of clinical research capabilities within the Company's member sites as performed through leadership and management of field operations activities as required. Implements global project management systems and processes to increase efficiency. Plans for the efficient allocation of resources within operations.
• Ensure compliance with Good Clinical Practices sponsor contracts as well as all Food and Drug Administration and International Conference on Harmonization requirements. Oversees satisfactory conduct of all clinical research studies. Develop and implements policies, procedures and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for clinical operations activities, as well as applicable training programs for staff and network sites. Interact with senior management of pharmaceutical and biotechnology sponsors on operational issues.
• Within the department, approves courses of action on all management / human resources' matters, including salary administration; employment hires, transfers, terminations; performance appraisals and professional development; job description preparation, and employee counseling.
• Moderate travel may be required (up to 50%).
• Represents the Company at professional meetings or seminars.

#LI-EM1What we're looking for
• Requires BA/BS degree or equivalent combination of education and experience; and extensive executive and/or senior management experience preferably in a worldwide clinical research, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology company.
• MBA; or other relevant advanced degree preferred.
• Requires comprehensive management skills and experience, including but not limited to short and long-term planning, evaluation, directing and motivating staff, marketing and financial management.
• Thorough knowledge of FDA regulations, drug development, and clinical project management procedures is necessary.
• Additionally experience developing and setting corporate plans and objectives that support the organization's worldwide drug development processes, while making critical decisions related to changing the direction of the business is essential.
• Must have a record of engaging diverse interests for the common good; adept at marketing and able to communicate and work with a diverse group of individuals to accomplish common goals.
• Membership and/or affiliations with applicable professional organizations related to the Company's business are highly preferred.
• Highly effective strategic planning, communication, written, presentation and analytical skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), email, and voicemail is required.
• Experience working in a matrix team environment is preferred.

Get to know Syneos Health
We are the only full-service biopharmaceutical solutions company in the world. That means we bring together the best clinical and commercial minds to create a better, smarter, faster way to get medicines into the hands of patients who need it most. Learn more about Syneos Health.

Additional Information:
Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.