Senior Director, Operational Strategy - Oncology

Ergomed; Guildford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ergomed is seeking a senior oncology strategy lead to coordinate competitive strategies for pre-award activities and lead oncology strategy for potential awards.

You will co-lead bid defense preparations with Business Development and collaborate with senior staff across functions to drive repeat business and strong client partnerships.

Qualifications

• Degree in life sciences or equivalent; advanced degree preferred.
• Extensive oncology experience in a CRO setting.
• Senior-level project oversight and delivery experience.
• Proven track record in maintaining and growing customer relations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and develop competitive strategies for oncology awards.
• Lead oncology strategy for potential awards and support others.
• Co-lead bid defense preparations with Business Development.
• Develop relationships with clients' decision makers to drive repeat business.
• Collaborate with Project Management, Clinical Operations, Data Management, Statistics, Regulatory and Safety.
• Support BD and marketing activities by contributing to conferences and webinars.

Skills

Oncology strategy

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Business development collaboration

Education

Life science degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

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 strong oncology experience
• Demonstrated experience at 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.