Director Operational Strategy - Spectrum Therapeutics (US/EU)

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Operational Strategy team, fostering a culture of strategic thinking, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Provide coaching and guidance on proposal strategy development, operational planning, sponsor engagement, and bid defense preparation.
• Review and prioritize incoming proposal opportunities by assessing strategic alignment, historical delivery experience, right-to-win, operational complexity, scope, timelines, and resource requirements, ensuring appropriate Operational Strategy assignment and support of business objectives.
• Provide strategic oversight of operational approaches, study execution plans, and proposal recommendations across the opportunity portfolio.
• Provide oversight of operational, recruitment, timeline, and execution risks across proposal activities.
• Review significant budget assumptions, resource models, country strategies, and operational recommendations for strategic alignment and feasibility.
• Establish and maintain operational strategy standards, methodologies, templates, and best practices.
• Ensure consistency, quality, and accuracy across operational strategy deliverables, proposal content, and bid defense materials.
• Champion the adoption and effective use of operational, feasibility, benchmarking, and market intelligence tools.
• Ensure teams leverage available data and technology platforms to support evidence-based strategic decision-making.
• Partner with functional and executive leadership to align proposal strategies and business objectives.
• Facilitate resolution of complex cross-functional issues impacting proposal development, study execution planning, or customer commitments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in clinical research operations, feasibility, operational strategy, proposal development, or related functions.
• Demonstrated success leading managers, building teams, and driving departmental performance.
• Experience establishing strategic direction, workforce plans, operating models, and capability-development initiatives.
• Proven ability to influence senior leadership and lead cross-functional organizational initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Clinical Research, Healthcare Administration, Business, or related field.
• Experience in clinical research operations, operational strategy, feasibility, proposal development, or related functions within a CRO, sponsor, or healthcare environment.
• Demonstrated experience supporting clinical trial proposals, operational strategy development, feasibility, or study planning activities across a broad range of non-oncology therapeutic areas, including CNS, metabolic, respiratory, rare disease, and related indications.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial operations, feasibility assessments, proposal strategy, study startup considerations, and study delivery models.
• Demonstrated ability to review, challenge, and guide complex operational strategies and business recommendations.
• Strong executive communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Experience working collaboratively across global, matrixed organizations.
• Preferred: Experience supporting global clinical trial proposals and business development activities.
• Experience participating in sponsor presentations and bid defense meetings.
• Experience leading departmental process improvement or capability-building initiatives.
• Exposure to commercial strategy, pricing, financial modeling, or portfolio planning.
• Experience managing geographically distributed teams.