Executive Director, Clinical Operations
Immatics · Houston, TX · 1 mo ago
Analyst$270k–$300k/yrFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: EEO, accommodations, work auth, pre-employment requirements, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to parse the posting.
Key sections:
- Position Summary: description of role. Could go under About the role? The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content to these headings.
We have:
- "Why Join Us?" bullet points: Innovative Environment, Collaborative Culture, Global Impact. Could be part of About the role? Or maybe separate but not required. Probably include under About the role.
- Position Summary paragraph: description.
- Location: Global (US / Germany; Remote) Reports To: Vice President, Clinical Operations Salary Range: $270,000 to $300,000
- Basic Qualifications bullet list.
- Preferred Qualifications bullet list.
- Key Responsibilities: multiple subheadings: Integrated Clinical Operations Leadership, Portfolio Execution & Operational Oversight, People, Talent & Organizational Leadership, Resource, Budget & Vendor Management, Operational Excellence, Systems & Quality, Transformation & Future Readiness. Each with bullet points.
- What do we offer? Benefits list.
- Pay: Salary Range given.
- Schedule: Not mentioned. So we should not include Schedule section.
- Skills: Not explicitly listed but could be derived from qualifications? Probably not; we should only include if posting has real specific content. There's no explicit Skills section. So we omit Skills.
- Requirements: Could be Basic Qualifications? Might map Basic Qualifications to Requirements. Preferred Qualifications to Qualifications? Or we could have Requirements (basic) and Qualifications (preferred). The instruction list includes Requirements and Qualifications as separate headings. We'll map Basic Qualifications to Requirements, Preferred Qualifications to Qualifications.
- Benefits: from "What do we offer?" list.
- Pay: Salary Range.
- About the role: includes Why Join Us? and Position Summary and Location/Reports To? Might include location and reporting line.
We must not repeat job title. Must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove duplicated lines.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's craft.
Structure:
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content to these headings.
We have:
- "Why Join Us?" bullet points: Innovative Environment, Collaborative Culture, Global Impact. Could be part of About the role? Or maybe separate but not required. Probably include under About the role.
- Position Summary paragraph: description.
- Location: Global (US / Germany; Remote) Reports To: Vice President, Clinical Operations Salary Range: $270,000 to $300,000
- Basic Qualifications bullet list.
- Preferred Qualifications bullet list.
- Key Responsibilities: multiple subheadings: Integrated Clinical Operations Leadership, Portfolio Execution & Operational Oversight, People, Talent & Organizational Leadership, Resource, Budget & Vendor Management, Operational Excellence, Systems & Quality, Transformation & Future Readiness. Each with bullet points.
- What do we offer? Benefits list.
- Pay: Salary Range given.
- Schedule: Not mentioned. So we should not include Schedule section.
- Skills: Not explicitly listed but could be derived from qualifications? Probably not; we should only include if posting has real specific content. There's no explicit Skills section. So we omit Skills.
- Requirements: Could be Basic Qualifications? Might map Basic Qualifications to Requirements. Preferred Qualifications to Qualifications? Or we could have Requirements (basic) and Qualifications (preferred). The instruction list includes Requirements and Qualifications as separate headings. We'll map Basic Qualifications to Requirements, Preferred Qualifications to Qualifications.
- Benefits: from "What do we offer?" list.
- Pay: Salary Range.
- About the role: includes Why Join Us? and Position Summary and Location/Reports To? Might include location and reporting line.
We must not repeat job title. Must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove duplicated lines.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's craft.
Structure:
About the role
Join Immatics and shape the future of cancer immunotherapy; one patient at a time! Immatics is committed to making a meaningful impact on the lives of patients with cancer. We are the global leader in precision targeting of PRAME, a target expressed in more than 50 cancers. Our cutting-edge science and robust clinical pipeline form the broadest PRAME franchise with the most PRAME indications and modalities, spanning TCR T-cell therapies and TCR bispecifics.
Why Join Us?
- Innovative Environment: Help to pioneer advancements in cancer immunotherapy.
- Collaborative Culture: Be part of a diverse team dedicated to your professional growth.
- Global Impact: Contribute to therapies that make a lasting impact on patients globally.
Position Summary: The Executive Director, Clinical Operations serves as the operational deputy and strategic partner to the VP, Clinical Operations. This high-impact executive role provides integrated leadership across the entire clinical operations ecosystem. You will translate high-level clinical strategy into seamless portfolio delivery, scalable organizational capability, and robust global execution. As a systems-builder and visionary leader, you will run today’s global clinical portfolio with operational excellence while simultaneously building the capabilities required for tomorrow's late-stage development and commercialization.
Location: Global (US / Germany; Remote)
Reports To: Vice President, Clinical Operations
But we must not repeat job title; we didn't. Now Responsibilities: we need to list responsibilities. The posting has many bullet points under Key Responsibilities with subheadings. We can flatten into a single- list preserving all details. Must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include each bullet point exactly as given.
Let's extract bullet points:
Under Integrated Clinical Operations Leadership:
- Operational Deputy: Lead day-to-day operations of the global Clinical Operations organization on behalf of the VP; serve as primary delegate and decision-maker within established authority matrices.
- Functional Integration: Align functional teams to ensure Trial/Asset Operations, Site Operations, Biosample Operations, and Clinical Systems function as one unified, high-performing ecosystem.
- Strategic Alignment: Bridge the gap between corporate development milestones and operational realities, aligning all sub-functions toward shared portfolio timelines.
Portfolio Execution & Operational Oversight:
- Portfolio-Wide Visibility: Maintain an aggregated, holistic view across the entire clinical portfolio to proactively manage cross-program dependencies, critical paths, and resource constraints.
- Risk Mitigation: Establish early-warning frameworks to identify, escalate, and mitigate execution issues, protocol deviations, and trial bottlenecks.
- Leadership Coaching: influence and mentor clinical operations leads and asset directors on delivery strategy while ensuring accountability.
People, Talent & Organizational Leadership:
- Talent Development: Directly lead, mentor, and elevate the senior clinical operations leadership team; design robust succession plans and career pathways.
- Global Synchronization: Cultivate a unified, high-performing culture across the geographically dispersed US and Germany organizational footprints.
- Performance Architecture: Drive rigorous performance calibration, talent acquisition, strategic workforce planning, and organizational capability mapping.
Resource, Budget & Vendor Management:
- Operational Machinery: Own the infrastructure supporting portfolio capacity planning, headcount forecasting, and strategic resource deployment.
- Fiscal Stewardship: Oversee budget planning, accrual tracking, and financial forecasting; present highly accurate, data-driven operational intelligence to support the VP’s strategic investment decisions.
- Vendor Governance: Partner with the Clinical Outsourcing group to manage CRO/vendor selection, performance metrics (SLA/KPI tracking), and governance frameworks.
- Sourcing Strategy: Drive rigorous analysis and provide actionable recommendations on insourcing vs. outsourcing strategies (FSP vs. full-service models).
Operational Excellence, Systems & Quality:
- Scalable Infrastructure: Champion continuous improvement initiatives, business process optimization, and structural scalability across all clinical workflows.
- Quality & GxP Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to ICH-GCP, FDA/EMA regulations, and global Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Inspection Readiness: Lead proactive inspection readiness frameworks, internal quality audits, and harmonized global data standards.
- Analytics & Metrics: Implement and monitor predictive operational metrics, KPIs, and executive dashboards to measure organizational efficiency.
Transformation & Future Readiness:
- Organizational Evolution: Co-architect and execute the future-state operating model as the pipeline transitions from early-stage to late-stage global development and commercialization.
- Change Management: Lead enterprise-wide change management, capability integration, and digital/systems evolution (e.g., CTMS, eTMF, decentralized trial technologies).
- Systems Problem-Solving: Design and deploy structural, repeatable organizational systems that eliminate recurring operational friction points.
We'll put all these in a
- under Responsibilities.
Now Requirements (Basic Qualifications):
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, nursing, or business discipline required;
- 15+ years of clinical research experience within a biotech, pharmaceutical, or major CRO environment, including 7+ years in a senior, multi-functional leadership capacity.
We need to preserve exactly. The bullet list maybe two items.
Now Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications):
- Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, MS, or MBA) preferred.
- Direct operational experience managing Cell Therapy, Immuno-Oncology, or advanced therapeutic modality trials is a strong plus.
- Directly manage and inspire a geographically dispersed, multicultural clinical operations teams, with specific focus on harmonizing workflows between US and European (Germany) team members.
- A natural "systems builder" who thrives on creating infrastructure, optimizing workflows, and designing scalable processes.
- Demonstrated track record of leading multiple dimensions of clinical operations (e.g., trial management, data/systems, sample logistics, site monitoring).
- Extensive experience leading complex, global clinical trials across North America and Europe (experience with US/Germany structures is highly desirable).
- Deep experience navigating clinical operations in Oncology is required.
- Proven experience driving Phase III registrational trials, global regulatory filings (BLA/NDA/MAA submissions), and preparing operations for commercialization.
- Demonstrated experience leading Clinical Operations within a biopharmaceutical organization with strong understanding of internal clinical operations, trial execution and regulatory requirements.
- Sophisticated experience managing large-scale CRO partnerships and vendor governance committees.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the clear capability
The last bullet seems cut off: "Strong communication and influencing skills, with the clear capability". Probably incomplete but we must preserve as is.
Now Benefits: from "What do we offer?" list.
Let's extract:
- Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive rates for Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- PTO Accrued bi-weekly, with up to 80 hours available to borrow and a maximum accrued balance of 240 hours.
- 12 company paid holidays
- 10 days of sick time
- 100% employer-paid life insurance up to at 1x annual salary, up to one hundred thousand dollars
- 100% employer-paid short- and long-Term disability coverage
- 401(k) with immediate eligibility and company match… The company will match 100% of your contributions up to 3% of your base salary for the first two years of employment, 4% for years 2-3 of employment, and up to 5% of your salary from the fourth year onward of continued employment.
- Partially paid parental leave for eligible employees.
- Additional voluntary employee-paid benefits and services, including accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance, as well as identity theft protection and pet insurance.
We need to keep as is.
Now Pay: Salary Range: $270,000 to $300,000.
We should put under Pay heading.
Schedule: not present, so omit.
Now ensure we don't include boilerplate: EEO, Reasonable Accommodations, Work Authorization, Pre-Employment Requirements, etc. Remove.
Also remove duplicated lines: there may be duplicated lines like "Comprehensive Benefits:" appears only once.
Now produce HTML.
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About the role
Join Immatics and shape the future of cancer immunotherapy; one patient at a time! Immatics is committed to making a meaningful impact on the lives of patients with cancer. We are the global leader in precision targeting of PRAME, a target expressed in more than 50 cancers. Our cutting-edge science and robust clinical pipeline form the broadest PRAME franchise with the most PRAME indications and modalities, spanning TCR T-cell therapies and TCR bispecifics.
Why Join Us?
- Innovative Environment: Help to pioneer advancements in cancer immunotherapy.
- Collaborative Culture: Be part of a diverse team dedicated to your professional growth.
- Global Impact: Contribute to therapies that make a lasting impact on patients globally.
Position Summary: The Executive Director, Clinical Operations serves as the operational deputy and strategic partner to the VP, Clinical Operations. This high-impact executive role provides integrated leadership across the entire clinical operations ecosystem. You will translate high-level clinical strategy into seamless portfolio delivery, scalable organizational capability, and robust global execution. As a systems-builder and visionary leader, you will run today’s
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