Head, Business Excellence
About the Role
Major Accountabilities :
- Lead team (2-4 direct reports with global locations) executing purchase order management for Scientific Operations. This includes vendor onboarding, third party risk management, troubleshooting and engagement with enabling functionals (procurement, financial review and accounting, risk management etc.)
- Prepares budget models, monitors executing of budget and prepares regular and special-purpose reports, maintains historical records, analyzes trends, establishes operational cost and personnel forecasts, recommends and interprets actuals vs plan. Works in very close collaboration with BR finance business partner to ensure budget planning and execution accuracy.
- Manages overall headcount reporting & planning processes. Lead capital expense and low value asset planning & execution.
- Support strategic & process excellence projects with financial intelligence and impact assessment.
- Oversees the operational financial performance lifecycle for Scientific Operations in close collaboration for BR finance business partners.
- •Ensures a high quality and efficient support with focus on procurement, animal. Import/export, ticketing & troubleshooting and KPI reporting.
- Act as global Business Continuity Coordinator for SciOps with liaison into the ERC business continuity team for BR.
- Financial and compliance reviewer and approver for SciOps agreements & speaker engagements.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, business, engineering and/or technical area or comparable education
- Project Management Certification (PMP or IPMA) is considered a plus
- English fluent (written and spoken)
- 10-12+ years of experience in the medical, pharmaceutical or (bio-) chemical industries in an operational role
- Knowledge of operational excellence. Formal training in Lean and/or Six Sigma desirable
- Deep knowledge of budget planning and forecasting methodologies including capital equipment, facility projects etc.
- Experience working within a matrixed, multidisciplinary organization, preferably across countries and cultures.
- High organizational and learning agility with proven project management and change management skills.
- Ability to influence and motivate others. Strong customer focus with ability to translate stakeholder business objectives into financial planning and analysis needs
- Strong planning and organizational skills. Strong leadership and consensus building skills. Strong communication skills (written and spoken)
Role Requirements
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