Head of Operational Excellence Clinical Development- Vaccines

• Operational Excellence Strategy and Deployment within the function
• Drive the deployment of the function’s Operational Excellence roadmap within the function
• Coordinate diagnostics and/or gap analyses (business case) with Function OE Leaders and operational teams to identify improvement opportunities
• Ensure the alignment of the function’s Operational Excellence roadmap with Vaccines R&D strategic priorities and business needs
• Ensure that the training is consistent with the provided OE structure
• Actively contributes to initiative prioritization and arbitration in collaboration with the Function Head
• Assess and validate that each on-going and closed improvement initiative within the function complies with the core principles of Operational Excellence
• Pro-actively support function performance and measure the impact of the initiative
• Consolidate and monitor the function’s Operational Excellence roadmap progress and report to both local and central stakeholders
• Build required methodologies, tools and standards according to the VRD OE Methodology development plan
• Support the Function Head in reaching performance targets and propose countermeasures when needed
• Build, maintain, and continuously improve governance structures, routines, and performance management
• Drive risk mitigation by escalating critical risks and gaps and enabling decisive action
• Define adoption strategy and secure execution of change management
• Capability Building within the function
• Consolidate individual OE development needs required to implement the function's improvement initiatives
• Validate the training plan in alignment with the function’s Operational Excellence roadmap and its improvement priorities
• Monitor and report progress of training activities
• Conduct competency assessment and validation for Function OE Leaders
• Promote feedback culture and continuous learning mindset
• Ensure adoption and application of OE standards, routines, and methodologies
• Act as a reference point for the function regarding OE core principes, methodologies, tools and standards
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational innovation within the function
• Executive Leadership Impact
• Act as a Leader within the leadership team, contributing to strategic decision-making and organizational priorities while ensuring adherence to OE principles
• Drive VRD culture evolution by promoting desired mindsets, behaviors, and organizational values across the function
• Coach Leadership Team members on mindset, behaviors, and leadership effectiveness to strengthen team performance
• Cross-function Collaboration
• Share learnings, best practices, and successes across the OE community
• Contribute to cross-function OE exchanges and support the continuous evolution of the OE model
• Knowledge Management
• Drive return-on-experience process and support capitalization efforts from past initiatives
• Assess and validate lessons learned and successful practices according OE core principles

• Master’s degree in science, engineering, or business discipline
• 10+ years experience in Operational Excellence, including deployment and methodology design
• Strong understanding of R&D, Clinical Operations or Clinical Development
• Experience managing OE programs in complex, matrixed environments
• Background in training, coaching, and people development
• Completion of an OE Instructor program is a plus
• Fluent English
• Strategic & Tactical thinking
• Decision-making & prioritization
• Leadership & influence
• Communication skills
• Coaching & training
• Conflict resolution
• Continuous learning
• Collaboration
• Action-oriented
• Cross-Function agility
• Adaptability
• Performance-oriented
• OE principles and deployment models (Lean, Six Sigma, e.g.)
• OE methodology development, standardization, and implementation
• Subject matter expertise in OE principles, tools, and systems
• Tactical roadmap definition and initiative portfolio alignment
• Portfolio & project planning, execution, and follow-up (finance management, resource management, business case…)
• Change management and behavioral adoption techniques
• Data analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making
• Training design and capability-building strategies
• Ability to bridge digital innovation with Operational Excellence

Completion of an OE Instructor program is a plus

• High-quality healthcare
• prevention and wellness programs
• at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave