Associate Director, Portfolio Resourcing

Job Description

The Associate Director Portfolio Resourcing actively manages the relationship with the functional areas regarding the project study costs and resource forecasting data both ad hoc and on set frequencies.

In this role the individual will collaborate across multiple functional stakeholders in identifying establishing validating and managing the resource demand to complement our portfolio demand.

Primary activities/responsibilities include:

• Manage Global Clinical Development (GCD) and as requested Global Clinical Supply (GCS) and Early Development global headcount capacity and resource planning in support of clinical trial execution based on our Companys authorized and projected Book of Business (BoB).

• Ensure logic checks are applied to the project cost estimates and/or resource forecast demand prior to issuance to the functional areas for review and approval.

• Support Late Development Review Committee (LDRC) and other governance meetings by providing baseline and incremental resource demand estimates. Post-meeting communicate the approvals to appropriate functional management.

• Support functional areas in the following manner:

• • Review and cascade time reporting compliance reports and analyze time data as a source to validate algorithms/single equation templates e.g. project target vs. project actual %.

  • Develop manage and maintain function-level role specific resource algorithms within Planisware and other supporting tools in order to perform monthly resource forecast analyses develop assumptive scenarios and identify resource mitigation recommendations.

  • Work with functional leadership to understand global headcount capacity and resource planning in support of clinical trial execution based on forecast system outputs and analytics reports.

  • Maintain and track approved full-time equivalent headcount (fixed & flex) for assigned functions.

  • Continuously assess existing resource planning and headcount/capacity processes and tools to identify areas for improvement/increased efficiencies.

  • Ensure consistency simplification and standardization across functions to ensure global alignment and execution on the resourcing and headcount/capacity strategies and processes.

  • Implement monitor and continually improve trending and analytics outputs to optimize resource demand to fit financials and BoB.

  • Support integration and quality control efforts with other tools as needed to improve the data accuracy of derived resource forecasts.

• Ensure adherence to GDPs SOPs internal processes and all corporate policies and procedures

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Bachelors degree required

• 7 years of related business experience.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Deep understanding of Clinical Development Operations and Resourcing

• Proven project and/or resource management experience

• Familiarity with resource planning tools & processes Planisware specific experience required.

• Effective communication skills both orally and written

• Strong Analytical skills including advanced MS Excel capabilities including formula writing and model development.

• Ability to influence and negotiate with functional leadership.

• Strong understanding of customer and ability to focus on customer needs.

• Ability to drive strategic partnerships with Functional Areas and support teams

• Strategic thinker

• Detail-oriented

• Flexible and adaptable

• Process oriented

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