Senior Director, Operational Strategy - Oncology

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Ergomed Group is seeking a strategic leader to coordinate and develop competitive oncology award strategies. You will serve as the lead oncology strategist for awards and work with cross-functional teams to meet client needs in pre-award activities.

You will build strong relationships with clients, support business development and collaborate with global functions to maximize opportunities in oncology and related indications.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and develop competitive strategies for oncology awards and related indications.
• Lead oncology strategy for potential awards and support other oncology strategists.
• Co-lead bid defense preparations with Business Development and participate in client meetings.
• Develop strong relationships with clients' decision makers to drive repeat business.

Skills

Senior leadership

Oncology strategy

Client relations

Cross-functional collaboration

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.