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Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. is a global pharmaceutical company based in Japan with key operations in the U.S. (Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.), Canada (Sumitomo Pharma Canada, Inc.) and Europe (Sumitomo Pharma Switzerland GmbH) focused on addressing patient needs in oncology, urology, women's health, rare diseases, psychiatry & neurology, and cell & gene therapies. With several marketed products in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and a diverse pipeline of early- to late-stage assets, we aim to accelerate discovery, research, and development to bring novel therapies to patients sooner. For more information on SMPA, visit our website https://www.us.sumitomo-pharma.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4190475-1&h=3440496098&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.us.sumitomo-pharma.com%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.us.sumitomo-pharma.com+) or follow us on LinkedIn (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4190475-1&h=2504638834&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fsumitomo-pharma-america%2F&a=LinkedIn) .

Job Overview

We are currently seeking a dynamic and highly motivated individual for the position of Manager Medical Business Operations, Biopharma. This individual will work within Women’s Health, Urology and Rare Disease.

This individual will report to the Sr. Director, Medical Business Operations, working to maximize the performance and impact of the business. This role will anticipate, identify, understand, engage in, and support effective prioritization of issues and opportunities across the MA organization and ensure resolution and implementation in a timely and effective manner.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Key responsibilities in the following areas:

• Operational Management Leadership:

• Work to ensure operational efficiency within biopharma medical affair asset teams

• Manage meeting agendas and actively support Medical Affairs Scientific Teams (MAST) and Global Medical Affairs Meetings (GMAM) through scheduling, participation, and slide generation

• This includes fit for purpose attendance, decision-oriented agendas, capture, tracking and follow up of action items and working with the appropriate colleague(s) to ensure seamless planning and logistics

• Leading special projects, strategic partner to medical affair strategy teams and seek out and apply learnings for greater efficiency or faster impact and ensuring effective use of resources by maximizing the use of matrixed and enabling function teams

• Provide strategic and operations support to the medical strategy teams

• Leadership & Team Management:

• Help address and coordinate resolution of requests from various stakeholders

• Partner cross-functionally with enabling internal functions and networks, while also partnering externally, as needed, to deliver insights and initiatives.

• Finance and Budget Management:

• Manage budgets, ensuring alignment, accruals, with financial targets and providing monthly updates to senior leadership.

• Collaborate with finance for accurate financial reporting and accrual management.

• Support contract management

• Strategy and Program support:

• Partner with alliances on strategic initiatives per agreed on strategy and tactics

• Manage project life cycle, ensuring on-time and budget-compliant delivery

• Keep stakeholders informed about project risks, issues, and necessary changes.

• Provide strategic and tactical input to sub-teams on their medical activities (as needed)

• Process Improvement:

• Uphold project management best practices.

• Maintain effective tracking systems and identify areas for process improvement to enhance efficiency and reduce bottlenecks.

Key Core Competencies

• The ability to collaborate with peers, work in matrix organization, and achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.

• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare environment; experience in science-based roles is preferred

• Proven leadership skills, executive presence, maturity, emotional intelligence, and written/oral communication skills.

• Familiarity with strategic and operating planning processes

• Interpersonal skills and working in a matrix environment

• Demonstrated Strategic mindset with past example(s) of strategy contributions

• Must be able to both drive strategy and execute with speed and high quality

• Track record of strong networking and working collaboratively across functions and geographies

• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong writing, presentation and influencing skills

• Thrives under pressure; takes accountability and meet deadlines

• Strong project and time management and organizational skills

• Discretion and trustworthiness in managing confidential information

• Problem-solving, teamwork, communication, and maintain effective tracking systems and identify areas for process improvement

• Proficient in Microsoft applications

• Attention to detail, adaptability, creativity, etc.

• High degree of organizational awareness, ability to connect the dots to understand all the interdependency and big picture.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to travel up to 25%

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.

• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in biotech or pharmaceutical industry with BS/MS/PhD in related life science discipline

• Advanced degree strongly preferred

The base salary range for this role is $123,700 to $154,600. Base salary is part of our total rewards package which also includes the opportunity for merit-based salary increases, short incentive plan participation, eligibility for our 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurances and leaves provided in line with your work state. Our robust time-off policy includes flexible paid time off, 11 paid holidays plus additional time off for a shut-down period during the last week of December, 80 hours of paid sick time upon hire and each year thereafter. Total compensation, including base salary to be offered, will depend on elements unique to each candidate, including candidate experience, skills, education and other factors permitted by law.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Confidential Data : All information (written, verbal, electronic, etc.) that an employee encounters is considered confidential.

Compliance : Achieve and maintain Compliance with all applicable regulatory, legal and operational rules and procedures, by ensuring that all plans and activities for and on behalf of Sumitomo Pharma America (SMPA) and affiliates are carried out with the "best" industry practices and the highest ethical standards.

Mental/Physical Requirements : Fast paced environment handling multiple demands. Must be able to exercise appropriate judgment as necessary. Requires a high level of initiative and independence. Excellent written and oral communication skills required. Requires ability to use a personal computer for extended periods of time.

Sumitomo Pharma America (SMPA) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. is a global pharmaceutical company based in Japan with key operations in the U.S. (Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.), Canada (Sumitomo Pharma Canada, Inc.) and Europe (Sumitomo Pharma Switzerland GmbH) focused on addressing patient needs in oncology, urology, women's health, rare diseases, psychiatry & neurology, and cell & gene therapies. With several marketed products in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, a diverse pipeline of early- to late-stage assets, and in-house advanced technology capabilities, we aim to accelerate discovery, research, and development to bring novel therapies to patients sooner. For more information on SMPA, visit our website https://www.us.sumitomo-pharma.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4190475-1&h=3440496098&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.us.sumitomo-pharma.com%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.us.sumitomo-pharma.com+) or follow us on LinkedIn (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4190475-1&h=2504638834&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fsumitomo-pharma-america%2F&a=LinkedIn) .

At Sumitomo Pharma America, our work is guided by the Sumitomo Pharma mission, vision and values, which tie closely to our company’s cultural pillars.

Our Mission

To broadly contribute to society through value creation based on innovative research and development activities for the betterment of healthcare and fuller lives of people worldwide

Our Vision

For Longer and Healthier Lives, we unlock the future with cutting edge technology and ideas