Operations

• Serve as a thought partner and trusted confidant to the VP and Cancer Biomarker Department Leadership Team, shaping, informing, and challenging business strategy
• Provide expert guidance and recommendations on business planning, operational processes, and organizational priorities
• Support and enable agile, proactive leadership decisions by delivering critical insights, thoughtful business analysis, and objective counsel
• Drive the development of robust business cases for strategic partnerships, investments, or process improvements
• Lead or support high-priority, cross-functional and departmental initiatives and special projects – including non-drug scientific, technical, strategic, and change projects
• Champion new ways of working, leading the evolution of operating models and fostering collaboration across teams
• Lead the development, execution, and monitoring of the department’s budgeting and resource planning processes
• Provide oversight and analysis for man power and non man power forecasting, spend tracking, and variance management; implement corrective actions as needed
• Direct regular portfolio prioritization and resource allocation discussions to address departmental and pipeline needs
• Oversee progress toward annual objectives and budget targets, reporting regularly to the Leadership Team
• Support the Cancer Biomarker Leadership Team through meeting planning, agenda-setting, and action tracking
• Coordinate the development of annual objectives, metrics, and success criteria with departmental leadership
• Work closely with Oncology Portfolio and Capacity Management, facilitating resource discussions and recruitment/onboarding of critical hires
• Support retention, talent development, and succession planning initiatives
• Maintain oversight of all Cancer Biomarker initiatives and BAU activities, ensuring alignment with wider Oncology prioritization
• Strategically partner with Communications to deliver key departmental engagements and share critical updates
• Apply methodologies to translate strategy into actionable plans, ensuring practical and timely execution

Director, Business Planning, Operations

Head of Vaccines RnD – Operational Excellence

Part Time Operations Coordinator