Associate Director Solution Design

Syneos Health/ inVentiv Health Commercial LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health is seeking an Associate Director, Solution Design to oversee the overall solution development process with cross-functional integration across teams. You will manage staff and guide the delivery of high-quality solutions and contracts.

Responsibilities include activating opportunities with the Syneos One Design team, performing quality checks, presenting to customers, coordinating legal documents, onboarding staff, and handing off to delivery teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• 7+ years' relevant work experience in the life sciences or consulting industry.
• Program and project management experience.
• Management consulting or services company experience (e.g., CRO, CCO).
• Willingness to travel ~25%.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the overall solution development process and ensure integration within and across functions and business units.
• Manage team members and provide guidance and leadership to deliver quality work.
• Quality check work throughout the solution development process.
• Participate in virtual and live customer presentations and document follow-up actions.
• Navigate internal processes and customer needs to facilitate contracts and other legal documents.
• Keep stakeholders updated on opportunity status and timelines.
• Onboard team members and transfer customer relationships for hand-off to delivery teams.
• Lead weekly operations meetings to assign resources to opportunities and projects.

Skills

Program management

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Description

You are the first to roll up your sleeves and work with endless energy until you solve the unsolvable, beat the unbeatable and come out on top.

In this role, you will manage the overall solution development process and ensure there is integration both within and across functions and business units. As Associate Director, Solution Design, you will manage team members and step in as necessary to ensure quality control and provide guidance and leadership to the team. You will:

• Manage opportunity activation, clearly communicating with the Syneos One Design team and business units to design an initial solution
• Quality check work throughout the solution development process
• Participate in virtual and live customer presentations and document any follow-up actions
• Navigate internal processes and customer needs to facilitate the development of contracts, work orders, and other legal documents
• Keep all key stakeholders updated on opportunity status, including customer decision timing and outstanding actions
• Onboard team members and transfer customer relationships to ensure smooth hand-off of the solution to the delivery teams
• Lead weekly operations meetings where resources are assigned to opportunities and special projects

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• 7+ years' relevant work experience in the life sciences or consulting industry
• Program and project management experience
• Management consulting or services company experience (e.g., CRO, CCO)
• Willingness to travel ~25%

Desired Requirements:

• Master's degree or higher (MBA, MS, MPH, MHA)
• PMP certification

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $X to $Y. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. In addition, some positions may include eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and / or individual performance.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Why Syneos Health?

We partner with industry experts to solve and execute against today's toughest commercialization challenges facing the world's leading healthcare companies. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities on our Commercial Operations and Leadership teams. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients' lives around the world.

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Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.