Senior Director, Business Strategy Lead

Waltham, MA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Description Summary

The Senior Director Business Strategy Lead for Research & Search is a key strategic and operational partner to CSLs global Research & Search function. This role ensures that critical business operations including outsourcing vendor management budget oversight resource allocation and capital planning align with CSLs corporate objectives and scientific priorities enabling efficient research execution scientific innovation and sustainable global growth.

Main Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Strategic Leadership

Serve as a member of the Research & Search senior leadership team contributing to vision strategy and operational excellence.

Lead change management initiatives to guide the global Research & Search function through significant organizational transformation ensuring alignment adoption and sustained success across regions and teams.

Shape long-term operational strategies to enable scientific innovation and global scalability.

Drive continuous improvement of processes technologies and resourcing models to support functional growth.

Operational Oversight

Act as the primary point of contact for global Research & Search business operations including outsourcing vendor management budget oversight resource management and capital planning.

Collaborate with Finance on budgeting forecasting and monthly/quarterly close activities.

Lead process improvement initiatives across global research site operations including lab workflows and efficiency enhancements.

Vendor & Contract Management

Initiate and manage vendor engagements based on functional needs.

Partner with the Contracts Center of Excellence to drive contract execution resolve issues and maintain strong business relationships.

Negotiate and execute highly sensitive research collaboration agreements.

Monitor contract execution and ensure compliance with functional requirements.

Oversee third-party services supporting global research labs and external testing activities.

Qualifications & Experience

Requirements

Bachelors degree in business operations or science-related field; advanced degree or MBA preferred.

12 years of experience in R&D operations or business support roles ideally in a global environment.

Experience leading complex change initiatives in global R&D environments.

Proven experience managing research vendors and laboratory operations.

Strong coordination and collaboration skills with enabling functions.

Demonstrated success working in cross-functional R&D teams and influencing senior stakeholders.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients needs by using the latest technologies we discover develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology hematology cardiovascular and metabolic respiratory and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation recombinant protein technology and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the worlds largest plasma collection networks CSL Plasma. Our parent company CSL headquartered in Melbourne Australia employs 32000 people and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

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Position Description SummaryThe Senior Director Business Strategy Lead for Research & Search is a key strategic and operational partner to CSLs global Research & Search function. This role ensures that critical business operations including outsourcing vendor management budget oversight resource all...