Clinical Operations Planning Associate Director

Location: Barcelona, Spain (3 days working from the office and 2 days working from home).

Short Description

• Accountable for working with program/study leaders and site management and monitoring (SMM) colleagues to embed the use of AZ operational planning systems and develop streamlined cross-functional planning processes

• Provide one to one support to program/study leaders as needed to ensure adoption and ways of working integration, along with providing the teams with technical support to resolve issues and continuously improve the systems

• Become an expert in the use of AZ planning functionality and systems and will champion the use of the tools and associated reports by program/study leaders, functions, and collaborators

Typical Accountabilities

• Embed the use of AZ study planning systems via support for program and study teams as needed
• Mentor program/study leaders in the use of planning functionality, facilitating timeline discussions, and demonstrating the impact of good operational planning on stakeholders and other functions
• Work with the technical teams and Study Planning Director on problem-solving and issue resolution
• Lead development/revision of planning processes, driving consistency and standardization, and embedding portfolio perspective where appropriate
• Acquire feedback from program/study leaders on the templates/systems and reports, and work with collaborators to update them as needed for continuous improvement
• Maintain and update Degreed and instructor-led training
• Liaise with stakeholders to champion the use of planning data through the use of reports and dashboards
• Collaborate with and support clinical delivery planning functions to improve timeline visibility and collaboration, e.g. SMM, Supply Chain, GCS, Regulatory, Data Management
• Prepare and present communications to promote AZ planning systems, ways of working and use of reports
• Coach planning champions and SMEs to help raise awareness and embed good ways of working
• Work with Data Governance to enable creation and management of data quality reporting
• Ensure maintenance of the operational planning SPOL sites as needed
• Input to cross-functional or enterprise-level transformation projects as they relate to operational planning

Education, Experience and Exposure

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field e.g., life sciences, business or related subject area
• Proven experience in clinical study leadership within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry
• Experience in using planning functionality e.g. MS Project or similar planning tool
• Excellent communication, collaboration and project management skills
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
• Knowledge of AZ study management and stakeholders