VP Strategic Partnerships - BioPharma - West Coast
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 15+ years of experience in clinical research, Biopharma or CRO industry to include 7+ years of management responsibility.
- Demonstrated track record of success at the executive level.
- Or equivalent experience that provides the individual with the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Advanced leadership skills
- Expertise in business knowledge with comprehensive understanding of the organization and functional areas
- Strong customer relationship management skills and commercial acumen
- Expertise in budgeting, forecasting and fiscal management with profit loss management skills
- Demonstrated strategic planning skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strong organizational agility and demonstrated drive for results
- Track record of building peer relationships and effective teams
- Demonstrated global and cultural awareness
- Ability to tactfully supervise and objectively evaluate staff
- Expertise in motivating and integrating teams
- Excellent coaching and mentoring skills
- Analytical skills as well as excellence in oral and written communications
- Ability to travel as needed, sometimes on short notice
- Ability to handle multiple issues on multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong attention to detail, prioritization and time management proficiencies
- Advanced knowledge of PPD SOPs, GCPs, and FDA/ICH guidelines
- Capability to interact with other departments/ divisions to ensure successful outcomes of contract deliverables
- Thorough understanding of sponsor/CRO business practices and an in depth understanding of PPD operational/financial practices
- Ability to analyze and evaluate processes and procedures
- Exposure to high pressure, intense concentration needed
- Must be able to multi-task constantly
- High intensity role with significant revenue and relationships impact
- Frequent interaction with clients / associates required
- Long, varied hours to accommodate global needs
- May require frequent travel and rotating shifts required on rare occasions
- Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
- Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
- Moderate mobility required.
- Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
- Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
- Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off the shelf.
- Ability to communicate complex information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Frequently interacts with others, relates sensitive information to diverse groups both internally & externally.
- Ability to apply abstract principles to solve complex conceptual issues.
- Requires multiple periods of intense concentration.
- Performs a wide range of complex tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence.
- Ability to perform under stress and ability to multi-task.
- Regular and consistent attendance.