Director Resource Management

About the role

The Director, Resource Management (DRM) serves as a key liaison across multiple functions in Research and Preclinical Development (RpD), providing comprehensive resource management and strategic resource planning for RpD functions with respect to current programs and future development portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the key interface and point of contact with RpD for the review and assessment of functional resource strategies including the assessment of available resources against requirements and confirmation of resource plans with functional leadership
• Works with partners to ensure that Target, Project, and Program assumptions are current and resource utilization is optimized
• Pairs with applicable functions to design, develop, implement, and update algorithms in the RM tool used in resource demand forecasts
• Directs other RMs assigned to additional functional areas to ensure cross-functional consistency for resource and headcount management
• Assists partner functions with capacity management providing support for annual headcount planning and ensuring data quality for the quarterly budget reforecast activities
• Delivers regular and ad-hoc resource reports, including forecasted resource demand, capacity, gap analyses, and FTE planned vs. actuals that provide clear insights needed for decision making
• Is viewed as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Resource Management for targets, assets, programs, and studies
• Provides leadership and operational support for resource management processes including active resource management, capacity planning, and strategic workforce planning
• Liaises with the Data Analytics (DA) team to design reports to help identify trends and develop metrics and analytics around resourcing and to develop functional and portfolio resourcing benchmarks and metrics
• Conducts portfolio and program level scenario analyses. Models impact of changes in assumptions on resource estimates
• Proactively identifies and communicates resource-related gaps, issues and risks to partner functions based on analysis of resource data. Supports review and discussion to resolve resource and/or capacity conflicts
• Adept at managing a limited supply of resources against constantly changing portfolio
• Excellent analytical, budgeting, and resource balancing skills
• Problem solving abilities, troubleshooting, conflict resolution, and resourcefulness
• Effective communication (clear and concise written and verbal skills), influencing, negotiating, and selling
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, ability to build relationships internally and externally (e.g. with supervisors, peers, partners and stakeholders)
• Detail oriented and capable of working independently in ambiguous situations
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and tight deadlines with confidence
• Ability to prioritize and organize workload across multiple groups
• Experience with supervising, coaching, and mentoring direct reports
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 12+ years experience in Biotech/Pharmaceutical/CRO, including, but not limited to, Research, Early and Late Development functional areas
• Expert with Planisware for project planning and resource forecasting including the design, development, and implementation of algorithms
• Extensive experience with reporting for business facing resource management in research and development

Qualifications

• Expertise in the drug discovery and development process with particular emphasis on preclinical development, translational medicine, and early development for biological molecules
• Experience with supervising, coaching, and mentoring direct reports
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Skills

• Excellent analytical, budgeting, and resource balancing skills
• Problem solving abilities, troubleshooting, conflict resolution, and resourcefulness
• Effective communication (clear and concise written and verbal skills), influencing, negotiating, and selling
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, ability to build relationships internally and externally (e.g. with supervisors, peers, partners and stakeholders)
• Detail oriented and capable of working independently in ambiguous situations
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and tight deadlines with confidence
• Ability to prioritize and organize workload across multiple groups
• Experience with supervising, coaching, and mentoring direct reports
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

Includes a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which may include, depending on country and role: annual bonuses or other incentive plans, equity awards, pension or retirement benefits, 401(k) company match, health and wellness programs, fitness centers, insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability), paid time off, and family support benefits.

Pay

$183,100.00 - $305,200.00 annually

Schedule

Full time