Business Operations Cost Management Specialist
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Business Operations Cost Management Specialist to support our clinical trials and business continuity efforts. The successful candidate will provide critical business operations and business continuity support to Global Development, Development Operations & Portfolio Management functional leadership, Procurement, and Finance.
The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of operational processes required to deliver a clinical development program and excellent analytical and financial skills, problem-solving abilities, and resourcefulness.
Key Responsibilities:
* Supports cost management activities for running clinical trials and business continuity efforts.
* Provides prospective and retrospective measurements of cost, productivity, efficiency, and quality to facilitate informed decision making.
* Acts as a business partner providing critical business operations and business continuity support to Global Development, Development Operations & Portfolio Management functional leadership, Procurement, and Finance.
* Analyzes and provides data to enable comparisons of study assumptions and cost estimates with industry benchmarks and internal historical estimates.
* Contributes to driving continuous improvement in costing and process efficiency in collaboration with strategic vendors, study teams, Procurement, and Finance.
Requirements:
* Experience in Biotech/Pharmaceutical/CRO required.
* Solid understanding of operational processes required to deliver a clinical development program.
* Excellent analytical and financial skills, problem-solving abilities, and resourcefulness.
* Effective influencing and negotiating, good interpersonal and leadership skills, and ability to build relationships internally and externally.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
* Minimum of 7-9 years of relevant industry experience and prior clinical trial budget experience required.
What We Offer:
Opportunity to work with a dynamic team.
Professional growth and development.
Competitive compensation and benefits package.