Associate Director Workforce Planning

Novotech; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Inclusive workplace

Job summary

Novotech is seeking an Associate Director / Director of Workforce Planning to define and lead a global strategy, operating model, and governance for scalable resourcing across regions.

The role drives capacity planning, demand forecasting, and data integrity, partnering with executives to enable growth, delivery predictability, and optimal utilization of resources. Flexible working options and development programs are available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Life Sciences, HR or related field.
• Strong strategic workforce planning and analytical capability.
• Proven ability to lead and scale global or multi-regional teams.
• Strong commercial and business acumen.
• Ability to operate in a complex, fast-paced, global environment.
• Ideally 10+ years' experience in workforce planning, operations, or resource management.
• Experience in clinical trials or CRO environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the global workforce planning strategy, aligned to business objectives and growth plans.
• Oversee capacity planning, demand forecasting, and resource strategy across regions and functions.
• Embed governance frameworks, standards, and planning cadence across regions.
• Partner with Business Leaders, Finance, BD, HR, and Operations to align workforce strategy with priorities.
• Define organizational structure, capability requirements, and resourcing strategy for the WFP team.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort and improve scalability.
• Communicate professionally with stakeholders on Novotech's role as a CRO service provider.

Skills

Strategic workforce planning

Global team leadership

Data analytics

Commercial acumen

Cross-functional partnering

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration or Life Sciences

Tools

Gantt chart software

Job description

About the Role

Workforce Planning is critical to ensuring Novotech has the right resources, at the right time, to deliver clinical trials efficiently and in line with business objectives. The Associate Director / Director Workforce Planning is responsible for defining and leading the global workforce planning strategy, operating model, and governance framework, ensuring scalable, data-driven workforce planning across the organization. This role establishes resourcing Gantt as the single source of truth, drives standardization across regions, and partners with executive leadership to ensure workforce planning enables business growth, delivery predictability, and optimal utilization.

Responsibilities

• Workforce Planning Strategy & Planning: Define and lead the global workforce planning strategy, aligned to business objectives and growth plans. Oversee capacity planning, demand forecasting, and resource strategy across regions and functions. Ensure alignment of workforce planning to pipeline, delivery demand, and financial targets.
• Global Operating Model, Governance & Standards: Embed the global workforce planning operating model, including roles, responsibilities, and accountability. Establish and enforce governance frameworks, standards, and planning cadence. Ensure consistent adoption of workforce planning processes across all regions.
• Systems, Data & Reporting: Embed the strategic direction of workforce planning systems, ensuring the resourcing Gantt is the single source of truth. Oversee data integrity, reporting standards, and analytics capability across workforce planning. Enable data-driven decision-making through dashboards, insights, and performance tracking.
• Cross-Functional Partnering: Partner with Business Leaders, Finance, BD, HR, and Operations to align workforce strategy with business priorities. Act as an advisor on workforce planning, utilization, and resourcing strategies. Drive alignment between pipeline, capacity, and delivery execution.
• Leadership & Capability Development: Accountable for the global Workforce Planning function. Define organizational structure, capability requirements, and resourcing strategy for the WFP team. Drive high performance, accountability, and development across the function.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve efficiency, and enhance scalability.
• Understand the responsibilities of Novotech as a service provider in the CRO industry and ensure all communications with stakeholders presents a positive professional image of the company.

Experience and Qualifications

• Ideally a bachelor's degree in business administration, Life Sciences, HR or a related field.
• Strong strategic workforce planning and analytical capability
• Proven ability to lead and scale global or multi-regional teams
• Strong commercial and business acumen
• Ability to operate in a complex, fast-paced, global environment
• Ideally 10+ years' experience in workforce planning, operations, or resource management
• Experience in clinical trials or CRO environment preferred.

Salary Band -Associate Director Workforce Planning: $160,000 to $190,000 USD - Salary offered will be based on candidates experience level.

Find out more about working at Novotech at: www.novotech-cro.com/careers

Novotech is proud to offer a great workplace. We are committed to being an employer of choice for gender equality and providing an inclusive work environment where everyone is treated fairly and with respect.

Our team members are passionate about what we do, but we understand work is only of the things that is important to them. We support our team members with flexible working options, paid parental leave for both parents, flexible leave entitlements, wellness programs and ongoing development programs.

We are looking for people who are passionate about working clinical research and biotech, including people who identify as LGBTIQ+, have a disability or have caring responsibilities.

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