Vice President of Operations

Duties: Lead business operations for pre-clinical biotechnology and pharmaceutical subsidiaries focused on early-stage drug and therapeutic product development; coordinate contributions from all business operations including expertise from R&D, manufacturing, clinical, and regulatory units regarding organizational design, corporate governance, and drug development pipeline evaluations; drive cross-functional project management to support deliverables across R&D, manufacturing, finance, HR, legal, IT, and communications; translate scientific strategies determined by subject-matter steering committees into business and functional plans, and communicate strategies to appropriate unit personnel and leaders; evaluate program viability and present evaluation results to executive teams; develop pre-clinical portfolio prioritization frameworks to guide decision-making processes and resource allocation with regard to pipeline companies; provide strategic direction to the business operations team, ensuring alignment of pre-clinical milestones with broader organizational goals; review and approve operating budgets, plans for financial consolidation, and scaled shared service agreements; determine milestones for pre-clinical R&D, clinical planning, manufacturing, regulatory strategy, and meetings with regulators; manage logistics and materials for scientific steering committee and executive team meetings that pertain to pre-clinical units; stay informed of relevant industry regulations for biopharmaceutical products, applications, clinical trials, and manufacturers; ensure that operations meet regulatory requirements and balance sustainable growth, efficiency and standardization under a multi-entity corporate structure; and manage staffing to ensure high-quality deliverables. Requirements: Five (5) years of experience in the job offered or as a management consultant or a related role in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry. Experience must include: biotech and pharmaceutical start-up organizational design, governance, and funding; biotech and pharmaceutical vendor contract negotiation; drug development pipeline evaluation with KPIs and business metrics; drug development research with Clarivate, Evaluate Pharma, and GlobalData; biopharmaceutical pipeline development from R&D/ pre-clinical through launch and commercialization; pharmaceutical regulatory compliance per FDA, CDC, and accredited research institutions; biopharmaceutical marketing, sales, and forecasting analytics with Tableau and PowerBI; and evaluation of licensing agreements for biopharmaceutical therapeutics/drugs. Position allows some work-from-home flexibility, with schedule to be approved by manager. Must work on site as required. Rate of pay: $265,000 to $275,000 per year To apply email resume to and reference job title. Principals only.