R&D Operations - Manager

Specialty/Competency: Operations

Industry/Sector: Pharma and Life Sciences

Time Type: Full time

Travel Requirements: Up to 60%

A career in Product Development and Manufacturing, within Operations Consulting, will provide you with the opportunity to help organizations uncover enterprise insights and drive business results using smarter data analytics. We focus on a collection of organizational technology capabilities, including business intelligence, data management, and data assurance that help our clients drive innovation, growth, and change within their organizations in order to keep up with the changing nature of customers and technology. You'll make impactful decisions by mixing mind and machine to leverage data, understand and navigate risk, and help our clients gain a competitive edge.

Our Product Development and Manufacturing team expertly combines Strategy, Operational, and Digital consulting capabilities to help our clients innovate, develop and manufacture products in a manner that helps establish differentiated products, significantly increases operational efficiency and drives new levels of enterprise-wide growth in a connected world. We pair our functional expertise with PwC's deep industry sector experience to create unmatched value opportunities with our clients in the Industrial Products, Consumer Markets, Pharma Life Science, and Technology Media Telecom industry sectors. We foster and encourage a teaming culture that rewards collaboration, diversity, and inclusiveness while working diligently to drive value for our clients.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.

• Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.

• Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.

• Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.

• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.

• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.

• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.

• Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.

• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.

• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.

• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Job Requirements and Preferences :

Basic Qualifications :

Minimum Degree Required :

Bachelor Degree

Minimum Years of Experience :

5 year(s)

Preferred Qualifications :

Degree Preferred :

Masters

Preferred Fields of Study :

Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Health/Engineering, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Medicine/Health

Preferred Knowledge/Skills :

Demonstrates extensive success in roles and thorough knowledge involving Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences R&D, preferably obtained through one or more of the following:

• Academic scientific research;

• Direct work within the industry (e. g. pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, biotechnology, generics, medical device, instrumentation, and diagnostic companies);

• Contract service organizations to the industry (e. g. CRO);

• Regulatory health authorities / agencies overseeing the industry (e. g. FDA);

• Non-profit organizations supporting life sciences scientific advancement;

• Government agencies supporting life sciences scientific advancement (e. g. NSF, CDC);

• Analyst / research / benchmarking companies covering the industry (e. g. CMR/KMR);

• Consulting companies delivering to the industry;

• Strategy, management, and/or operations consulting experience in the Pharmaceutical industry; and,

• Organizations representing the industry (e. g. PhRMA).

Demonstrates extensive success in roles and thorough abilities in one or more of the following areas:

• R&D Strategy; Planning and Decision Making;

• R&D Finance Strategy;

• R&D Performance Management and Operations;

• R&D Operations Strategy;

• R&D Operations Planning;

• R&D Operations Management;

• R&D Operations Transformation;

• R&D Innovation, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management;

• R&D Finance Operations;

• R&D Sourcing;

• R&D Organization Design;

• R&D Training and Change Management Process: Process Mapping, Process Design, Process Optimization and Redesign;

• R&D Reporting and Analytics;

• Enterprise R&D Information;

• Visualization R&D Technology: R&D Technology Requirements Gathering;

• R&D Technology Design;

• R&D Technology User Acceptance Testing;

• R&D Technology Implementation;

• R&D Risk / Compliance: R&D Internal Audit;

• R&D Risk Assessment; and,

• R&D Risk Management and Control.

Demonstrates extensive abilities and success identifying and addressing clients or managers needs, including the following:

• Communicating with external clients and internal staff in an organized and knowledgeable manner;

• Leveraging project management and project facilitation skills, especially with leading and facilitating teams and developing client proposals;

• Managing multiple, complex projects with medium to large staff teams;

• Identifying and addressing client needs: building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement;

• Communicating value propositions;

• Managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections; and preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials;

• Creating a positive environment by mon.