Senior Director, Operational Strategy - Oncology

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ergomed is a specialist CRO focused on rare disease and oncology trials. We are seeking an experienced oncology strategy leader to coordinate competitive strategies for potential awards and ensure client needs are addressed in pre‑award activities.

You will co‑lead bid defenses with Business Development, build and nurture senior client relationships, and collaborate with global functions including Project Management, Clinical Operations, Data Management, Statistics, Regulatory and Safety to win

Qualifications

• Degree in life science or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Extensive CRO clinical research experience with strong oncology expertise.
• Senior-level experience contributing to project oversight and delivery.
• Proven track record developing and strengthening customer relations.
• Previous oncology strategy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and develop competitive strategies for potential oncology awards during pre-award activities.
• Lead oncology strategy as assigned and support other oncology strategists as needed.
• Co-lead bid defenses with Business Development and participate in client meetings with senior staff.
• Develop strong relationships with clients’ key decision makers to drive repeat business.
• Collaborate with global functions (PM, Clinical Operations, Data Management, Statistics, Regulatory, Safety) per scope.
• Support business development and marketing activities through conferences, webinars, and white papers.

Skills

Clinical research

Oncology strategy

Senior leadership

Customer relations

Pre-award strategy

Education

Life science degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

• Full-time
• Department: Strategic Solutions and Patient Centricity

Company Description

Medicine moves forward here. So will you.

Ergomed is a specialist clinical research organization focused on rare disease and select oncology indications. We focus on the most complex trials, the studies where experience, judgement, and rigorous operational accountability make the biggest difference. We partner with small to midsize biotech companies to move promising therapies through early phase development, so they reach the patients sooner.

We choose complex work on purpose. Rare disease and oncology trials carry real operational risk, and our people are experts at reducing it, protecting timelines, data quality and the experience of sites and patients at the same time. It is demanding, meaningful work, and no one here forgets that patients cannot wait.

That is why culture matters to us as much as capability. We have built a collaborative, international team where people share ideas, grow their careers and are trusted to take ownership early. With colleagues across North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia, we value teamwork, flexibility and a real commitment to work-life balance, because good science comes from people who feel supported.

If you want work with purpose, the agility to make an impact and a team that cares about the people behind the work as much as the work itself, we would love to hear from you.

Job Description

• Responsible to coordinate and develop competitive and flexible strategies for potential awards in oncology and oncology-related indications, leveraging expertise, operational capabilities, and technologies to ensure client needs are addressed in the pre-award activities.
• Serves as the lead oncology strategist as assigned for potential awards and/or supports the other oncology-focused operational strategists as appropriate.
• Co-leads bid defense preparations with Business Development for assigned opportunities and participate in other client meetings as needed in collaboration with Business Development, the SVP, SSPC, and other Senior Operational staff.
• Develops strong relations with clients’ key decision makers by leveraging knowledge and expertise to drive repeat business for oncology and oncology-related opportunities and awards.
• Collaborates closely with other global functions, such as Project Management, Clinical Operations, Data Management, Statistics, Regulatory and Safety as per the scope of the opportunity.
• Supports functional teams to enhance client relations and ensure high customer satisfaction.
• Support business development and marketing activities by participating in conferences and meetings and generating marketing content such as webinars and white papers as part of Ergomed Group’s overall marketing strategy.

Qualifications

• Degree in a life science or another related field, or equivalent education and experience. Advanced degree preferred.
• Extensive experience in clinical research within a CRO with strongoncology experience
• Demonstrated experienceat a senior level contributing to project oversight and delivery
• Proven track-record in maintaining, developing and strengthening customer relations
• Previous experience in an oncology strategy position preferred

Additional Information

When you join Ergomed Group, you make a difference by helping to bring safe and effective pharmaceutical treatment to patients around the world. You’ll join a passionate and collaborative team of experts in clinical research, pharmacovigilance, and quality consulting.

We are diverse in many ways, yet our values unite us. Our values are how we work, not words on a wall. If they sound like you, you will feel at home here.

Quality: we hold ourselves to the standard patients deserve.

Integrity and trust: we do the right thing, especially when it is hard.

Drive and passion: we care about the outcome, because someone is waiting on it.

Agility and responsiveness: we move quickly, because patients cannot wait.

Belonging: everyone is welcome, and every voice counts.

Collaborative partnerships: we go further by going together.

We look forward to welcoming your application.