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This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a large-scale transformation program within a forward-thinking pharmaceutical organisation, helping shape the future of R&D operations while enabling faster delivery of innovative medicines to patients.
Job Responsibility:
Support the execution of strategic transformation initiatives across the global R&D organisation, ensuring alignment with business priorities and innovation goals
Establish governance frameworks, processes, and reporting structures to monitor progress and ensure consistent execution of transformation programs
Drive adoption of new operating models, tools, and processes across R&D teams through structured change management and stakeholder engagement
Partner with cross-functional leaders in research, development, data, and operations to coordinate transformation activities and remove implementation barriers
Develop dashboards, performance metrics, and reporting mechanisms to monitor program milestones, adoption progress, and value realization
Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and communication initiatives to support organizational readiness and sustainable change adoption
Identify risks, implementation challenges, and improvement opportunities, ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are in place
Support continuous improvement of R&D processes, helping streamline workflows and enhance productivity across the development lifecycle
Prepare executive-level presentations and governance materials to communicate program status and key outcomes to senior leadership
Requirements:
Degree in Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline
advanced qualification or MBA preferred
Experience working within pharmaceutical or biotechnology R&D environments
Proven experience in transformation programs, operational excellence, program management, or change management initiatives
Strong understanding of R&D processes across discovery, development, and innovation functions
Experience establishing governance frameworks, reporting structures, and program management tools
Demonstrated ability to work across complex, cross-functional organisations and influence senior stakeholders
Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills
Experience with process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, or similar) is advantageous
Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced, international environment
Nice to have:
Experience with process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, or similar)