Director

• Manages execution of Olympus’s External Research Program, ensuring studies are strategically designed to align with business priorities, efficiently run and scientifically impactful.
• Leads and mentors a team of clinical scientists supporting external research and evidence generation activities; fosters a collaborative and process-driven culture that emphasizes scientific rigor, accountability, quality, and efficiency.
• Provides guidance for clinical scientists on strategic elements of evidence generation strategy development and clinical trial design (protocol and CRF development), execution (data collection, analysis, and interpretation), and closeout (final reporting).
• Develops, implements, and continuously refines processes and tools for developing/managing evidence generation strategies and externally sponsored research.
• Oversees process for review and approval of external research proposals, including intake, scientific and operational review, contracting, tracking, and deliverables.
• Partners with cross-functional teams including Clinical Research leadership, legal, compliance, medical, and finance to facilitate seamless study start-up, execution, and closure.
• Monitors portfolio-level metrics and provides reporting to leadership on program status, bottlenecks, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Participates in strategic and operating planning activities in partnership with the Global Clinical Leads, in translating corporate and divisional initiatives into operational plans.
• Presents updates on the external research program to internal and external stakeholders; supports publication strategies.
• Ensures studies conducted under the external research program framework are conducted in compliance with relevant Olympus policies, procedures, regional and local regulatory requirements, and global guidelines and standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Director, External Research Programs

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