Senior Director, Clinical Outsourcing & Business Operations
Senior Director, Clinical Outsourcing & Business Operations
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Position Summary
The Senior Director of Clinical Outsourcing & Business Operations will play a critical leadership role within the Clinical Development organization. This individual will be responsible for driving outsourcing strategy and implementation overseeing vendor management and governance and leading a small high-performing team. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker and hands-on operator who thrives in a collaborative fast-paced biotech environment partnering across functions and with external CRO partners to enable the efficient execution of clinical programs.
Role is hybrid with a split working location of Cambridge UK and working from home.
Key Responsibilities
Outsourcing Strategy & Implementation
- Partner with functional business owners to design implement and refine outsourcing strategies that support clinical program objectives
- Lead the sourcing selection and negotiation of CROs and other key clinical vendors
- Ensure outsourcing models are aligned with program needs budget and timelines
- Drive best practices processes and tools to optimize vendor engagement and performance
Vendor Oversight & Governance
- Establish and lead governance forums with CROs and strategic vendors to ensure transparency accountability and effective communication
- Monitor vendor performance against KPIs service-level agreements and contractual obligations proactively addressing issues and risks
- Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with external partners across all levels
- Partner with Clinical Operations Finance and Legal to ensure vendor contracts budgets and amendments are appropriately managed
Leadership & Team Management
- Provide leadership coaching and career development to a small team within the outsourcing and business operations function
- Foster a high-performance collaborative culture that emphasizes accountability continuous improvement and professional growth
- Serve as a trusted cross-functional leader working closely with internal stakeholders across Clinical Development (eg Clinical Operations Translational Science and Diagnostics Regulatory Quantitative Pharmacology Biometrics Safety) Finance Legal
Qualifications :
Key Skills & Competencies
- Extensive experience in clinical outsourcing vendor management or related fields within biotech or pharma; advanced expertise in life sciences business operations or a related discipline is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of clinical development processes outsourcing models and CRO/vendor landscape especially in oncology
- Proven success in developing and executing outsourcing strategies and managing complex vendor relationships
- Excellent negotiation communication and influencing skills across internal and external stakeholders at all levels
- Demonstrated leadership experience including direct line management and team development
- Highly organized detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
- Strong business acumen with ability to partner effectively with Finance and Legal functions
Additional Information :
- State-of-the-art campus environment
- Competitive reward including annual company bonus
- 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
- Employer contribution to pension (employee does not have to contribute)
- Life assurance cover 4x basic salary
- Private Medical Insurance including optical and dental cover
- Health Cash Plan
- Eligibility for an option grant to subscribe to shares in Bicycle Therapeutics plc.
- Cycle to work scheme
Bicycle Therapeutics is committed to building a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We recognize that diverse and inclusive teams build a stronger and more innovative company. Therefore all qualified applicants will be considered for employment and we do not discriminate on the basis of race religion colour gender sexual orientation age disability status marital status or veteran status.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
