Senior Director, Business Strategy Lead
CSL
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: King of Prussia • Massachusetts, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Serve as a member of the Research & Search senior leadership team, contributing to vision, strategy, and operational excellence.
- Lead change management initiatives to guide the global Research & Search function through significant organizational transformation, ensuring alignment, adoption, and sustained success across regions and teams.
- Shape long-term operational strategies to enable scientific innovation and global scalability.
- Drive continuous improvement of processes, technologies, and resourcing models to support functional growth.
- Act as the primary point of contact for global Research & Search business operations, including outsourcing, vendor management, budget oversight, resource management, and capital planning.
- Collaborate with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and monthly/quarterly close activities.
- Lead process improvement initiatives across global research site operations, including lab workflows and efficiency enhancements.
- Initiate and manage vendor engagements based on functional needs.
- Partner with the Contracts Center of Excellence to drive contract execution, resolve issues, and maintain strong business relationships.
- Negotiate and execute highly sensitive research collaboration agreements.
- Monitor contract execution and ensure compliance with functional requirements.
- Oversee third-party services supporting global research labs and external testing activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, operations, or science-related field; advanced degree or MBA preferred.
- 12+ years of experience in R&D operations or business support roles, ideally in a global environment.
- Experience leading complex change initiatives in global R&D environments.
- Proven experience managing research vendors and laboratory operations.
- Strong coordination and collaboration skills with enabling functions.
- Demonstrated success working in cross-functional R&D teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
Benefits
- For more information on CSL benefits visit How CSL Supports Your Well-being | CSL
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
budgetingforecastingvendor managementresource managementcapital planningcontract executionprocess improvementlab workflowsR&D operationschange management
Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationcoordinationinfluencingcommunicationstrategic thinkingoperational excellencerelationship managementproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMBA