Job Detail

Summary

Responsible for leading collaborative partnerships with functional stakeholders to identify, develop and execute advanced data capture and analysis methods to facilitate capacity management decision-making activities.  

  Duties and Responsibilities

• Utilize resource and capacity management processes and tools that align project, resources, and costs to achieve increased efficiency in portfolio planning and execution.


• Ensure enterprise and project and portfolio management (PPM) systems accurately reflect resource capacity and project demand across the entire clinical portfolio


• Coordinate strategic alignment of resources by working with project teams, functional line managers, and business operations teams to allocate and assign resources to project-based work in alignment with portfolio priorities.


• Support functions in conducting long-term resource needs analysis by aligning on assumptions for portfolio progression, capacity strategies, and financial targets to support quarterly portfolio reviews


• Conduct periodic resource assessments to identify risks and coordinate proposals for resolution of resource constraints.


• Work with business users and cross functional teams to create/update Standard Clinical Planning Templates and ensure standards are applied in capturing key Development Plan Milestones and Activities across cross functional plans


• Work closely with key stakeholder functions and leadership to identify and address data analytics, visualization needs and sources of data


• Partner with technical team(s) to develop insightful, accurate analytics and visualizations to identify trends , exceptions to the KPIs, and ensure escalation of risks


• Support the development of resource demand models and forecasting algorithms. Identify and lead changes to processes and tools in order to drive continuous improvement.


• Drive systematic improvements to data quality and work with systems teams to improve data and reporting to better support resource management.


• Collaborate with other members of Clinical Portfolio and Capacity Management to support portfolio performance tracking and reporting.


• Maintains knowledge of industry trends, competition, and current/emerging technologies.


• Act as a change agent to articulate intent, drive awareness, and support communications and training to ensure effective adoption and utilization of system and process improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, finance, science or related field


• Minimum 6 years of experience in life sciences or related industry


• Strong analytical and quantitative skills


• Experience designing, deploying, and supporting PPM, reporting, or business operations solutions, with an emphasis on resource capacity planning


• Proficient in the use of enterprise Project Management, Business Intelligence, (BI), and reporting tools


• Strong communication skills (verbal and written); effective in interaction cross-functionally and with senior management


• Significant knowledge of the clinical development planning, management, and reporting systems


• Oncology and/or hematology experience preferred


• Demonstrate success in establishing successful working relationships with a diverse range of internal and external key stakeholders.


• Ability to work independently in a rapidly changing environment


• Excellent judgment and problem-solving skills


• Ability to think creatively, strategically and tactically