About the Role
The Director of Operational Strategy-ECD leads a team of Operational Strategy Managers and owns the Early Clinical Development pipeline. The Director partners closely with BD, Sales Operations, Delivery Team to shape differentiators, evaluate operational and financial risk, and ensure the organization is prepared to deliver on commitments for Early Phase Clinical Development studies.
Responsibilities
Lead operational strategy team and set the strategic direction, frameworks, and standards for operational narratives
Represent operational strategy in executive-level reviews, business development meetings and leadership discussions.
Evaluate operational and financial risk across the entire portfolio.
Review complex bid models, staffing structures, and operational assumptions.
Guide strategic pricing considerations in partnership with finance and BD.
Govern the quality, consistency, and accuracy of all operational strategy deliverables, ensuring documentation is audit-ready and aligned with commercial and operational standards
Ensure data integrity and consistency across strategy materials and models.
Oversee adoption of strategy tools, modeling frameworks, and knowledge repositories.
Experience and Qualifications
- 10+ years of CRO experience
- Experience with RFP response and Opportunity lifecycle management
- Experience managing teams
- Must have experience running ANZ Early phase studies and familiarity with EU studies is preferable
- Strong executive communication and cross-functional influencing skills with experience partnering with senior leadership on strategic decisions.
- Advanced risk assessment, and narrative development capabilities.
- Proven ability to manage portfolio
- Background in operational leadership, delivery management, or commercial strategy.
- Experience developing frameworks, standards, or capability-building programs
Novotech is proud to offer a great workplace. We are committed to being an employer of choice for gender equality and providing an inclusive work environment where everyone is treated fairly and with respect.
Our team members are passionate about what we do, but we understand work is only one of the things that is important to them. We support our team members with flexible working options, paid parental leave for both parents, flexible leave entitlements, wellness programs and ongoing development programs.
We are looking for people who are passionate about working clinical research and biotech, including people who identify as LGBTIQ+, have a disability or have caring responsibilities.
We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every application. We look forward to talking to you about working at Novotech
About UsNovotech is a global full-service clinical Contract Research Organization (CRO).
At Novotech, ambition meets opportunity. As a globally recognized leader in clinical research and scientific advisory services, we are proud to combine our position at the forefront of the industry with an award-winning workplace culture that values ambition, innovation, and growth. Named Employer of Choice, Great Place to Work and Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE), we are committed to fostering an environment that reflects the life-changing work we do.
Since 1997, we have expanded our global footprint, now with 30+ offices across Asia-Pacific, the United States, and Europe. This growing network unites professionals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to advance therapies that improve patient outcomes worldwide.
At Novotech, our employees are at the heart of our success. By offering trust, flexibility, and autonomy through programs like NovoLife, our flexible benefits framework, we empower team members to create an effective work-life balance that delivers professional satisfaction and maximum results for clients.
With access to mentorship opportunities, professional development programs, and a dynamic community, Novotech offers a platform for driven individuals to achieve personal growth while shaping the future of healthcare. Join us to be a part of a team that values your contributions and supports your ambition to make a global impact.
At Novotech we have advanced therapeutic and regulatory expertise, the ability to execute across markets and a client-centric service model, so that our clients get a trusted, long-term partner and an accelerated path to bring their life-changing advances to market. This gives our employees the opportunity to develop their careers by joining a diverse and supportive global organization with a collaborative culture, whilst working with clients on the cutting-edge of life sciences.
At Novotech you will work alongside empowered teams with a shared commitment to success.
- Strategic vs transactional mindset.
- Ability to gain insights and make proactive decisions quickly.
- Culture that fosters partnership and collaboration, where every voice is heard and valued.
- Ongoing support from senior stakeholders and leadership team.
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