Manager, BU Ops Mgmt (3rd Shift: 8 PM to 5 AM IST)

5264 Syneos Health India Private Limited; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health India Private Limited in Hyderabad seeks a Manager, Business Unit Operations Management for the 3rd shift (8 PM to 5 AM IST). You will lead operational delivery within the assigned BU and support senior leaders with strategic planning to drive efficiency across programs.

The role requires FDA knowledge, strong project-management skills, and superb communication to advance process improvements and risk mitigation across global studies. Travel ~25% is expected.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in the life sciences, nursing degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3–5 years of experience managing projects or progressive management experience.
• Strong management skills: planning, directing, motivating staff, and financials.
• Thorough knowledge of FDA regulations, drug development, and clinical PM procedures.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; ability to persuade.
• Proficiency with MS Office, including MS Project; travel ~25%.
• Direct therapeutic area expertise is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports senior team members in the implementation of global project management systems and processes to increase efficiency.
• Assists leadership in performance improvement, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Develops contingency plans and risk mitigation strategies for project success.
• Participates in project reviews and supports stakeholders with project management disciplines.
• Coordinates with sponsors, innovation managers, and teams to optimize workflows.
• Represents PM in regional or business activities and shares best practices.

Skills

Project management

Time management

Communication

Presentation

Interpersonal skills

MS Office

MS Project

Education

BA/BS Life Sciences

Nursing degree

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

Manager, BU Ops Mgmt (3rd Shift: 8 PM to 5 AM IST) Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success.

We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals.

We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.

Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know: Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

Job Summary

The Manager, Business Unit Operations Management, is responsible for the management and delivery of operational activity within the assigned TBU. Provides coordination and support of processes and functions related to the delivery of a program or portfolio of clinical studies with oversight of senior team members. Provides support to senior team members for strategic and operational level planning. Supports leadership as needed to drive ‘positive change’ throughout the company through effective participation in continuous process improvement programs. May include line management responsibilities for project management staff within the BU. The position may also, as needed, manage study activity for projects ranging in size and complexity from single service studies to large full scope, and/or multiple protocol projects.

Core Responsibilities

Supports senior team members in the implementation of global project management systems and processes to increase efficiency, as directed. Provides support to leadership in performance improvement, operational efficiencies, and operational excellence by identifying best practices and ideas for innovation and continuous improvement within Project Management. Assist in the development of contingency plans and risk mitigation strategies to ensure success of the Project Management Function. May assist in the development and refinement of project management processes within the Company, using established process modeling techniques. May provide project oversight, and ensure the project or studies are conducted to reflect the therapeutic or client specific requirements. May participate in corporate initiatives and/or represent Project Management in regional or business activities. May participate in the Project Review process. Within the business unit, supports staff on administrative policies and procedures, technical problems, priorities and methods. Assist and advise Project Sponsors, Innovation Managers, and teams to the best use of project management disciplines and approaches within a fast-paced, high tech environment. Act as a reference point for queries and information and an advocate for best practices in project management. Share lessons learned and best practices across programs, building relationships with stakeholders and brokering relationships at all levels. Support Change Management, including adjustments based on emerging business or technical opportunities and challenges.

Qualifications

BA/BS in the life sciences, nursing degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience and extensive progressive management experience preferably in a worldwide clinical research, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology company. Preferably 3-5 years of experience managing projects or progressive management experience. 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. Strong ability to manage time and work independently and collaboratively. Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal skills, both written and spoken, with an ability to inform, influence, convinces, and persuade. High proficiency with full MS Office Applications, including MS Project. Direct therapeutic area expertise is preferred. Ability to travel as necessary (approximately 25%).

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients. No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever‑changing environment.

Learn more about Syneos Health. http://www.syneoshealth.com

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.

Discover what our Syneos Health colleagues already know: work here matters everywhere.

Work alongside the brightest minds in the biopharmaceutical industry taking down walls and removing barriers to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients. We are strategic thinkers who actively seek different perspectives, whether across offices or across oceans. Because we solve some of the toughest challenges facing the most prestigious healthcare companies.

The diversification and breadth of Syneos Health creates a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. We’re a growing, global company dedicated to advancing our talent past their initial role.

A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improves patients’ lives around the world.

We assemble clinical teams where everyone, from CRAs to senior management, is skilled in the same therapeutic area or customer teams. With this structure, everyone on your team speaks the same language and can deliver unique insights into the therapeutic environment and patient population. We are partners with purpose. We integrate seamlessly with our customers and do what’s best for their success. Our people provide the brilliant ideas, valuable insights and endless energy that accelerates the impact of life changing therapies worldwide.