Senior Director, Strategy and Transformation (Remote)
Requisition ID
545406
Category
Services
Location
United States - NY, New York
Location: Hybrid
Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who are hired for an in-person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week in accordance with Company policy.
About our Company:
Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 36,000 trials and 11 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million users trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. Discover more at www.medidata.com.
About the Team:
Responsible for driving the vision and focus of Medidata’s Strategy & Transformation Team. Create consulting and services offerings through process optimization engagement models that support our customers efforts on platform implementations, digital transformations and analytically driven operating models. Proactively identify and cultivate business opportunities that support the adoption and optimization of the Medidata Experiences.
Responsibilities:
- Engage with senior level clients to collaborate through strategic engagement models and solution approaches to improve and grow their ability to meet business objectives.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to clients and form "trusted mentor" relationships to influence at all levels of client organizations, including C-Suite personnel.
- Solid expertise in Data Management and RBQM strategies with the ability to assess an organization's existing capabilities and technologies used to support their clinical trial lifecycles.
- Drive consulting excellence by identifying and implementing industry best practice, best-in-class consulting methodologies within Life Sciences companies.
- Facilitate turning ideas and initiatives into tangible results for both internal and external customers
- Effectively operate and be comfortable working with undefined criteria (gray space) to create defined deliverables.
- Drive adoption and use of creative problem-solving practices that focus on human centered solutions and outcomes.
- Work in collaboration with Sales and Marketing teams to create demand and preference for our consulting services.
- Ensure the strategic recommendations and creative deliverables surpass client expectations.
- Maintain referenceable clients from beginning to end of the project life cycle.
- Participates in direct customer and sales support.
- Manage direct reports – if applicable (i.e., hires, trains, appraises rewards, motivates, disciplines, creates Performance Improvement Plans, recommends termination as necessary, etc.).
- Collaborate as an active team member with other products and services departments, as well as Sales, Customer Success, People Team and Product Development, as necessary.
Qualifications:
- A minimum of 15+ years of related experience with significant experience managing complex consulting engagements (Clinical Industry/Life Sciences experience a must. EDC Programming experience nice to have).
- Expertise using process optimization engagement models preferred.
- Proven consulting and engagement management skills and prior consulting experience are a must.
- Deep understanding of Clinical Development, RBQM or Data Management and related processes, required.
- Expert knowledge and experience in consulting practices and methodologies. ∙ Superior project and customer management skills.
- Graduate degree in related fields preferred.
- Significant business development experience. ∙ Technically savvy. Able to understand modern complex study build environments and related technologies (IRT, Coding, Safety, etc.).
- Superior written and verbal communication skills with executive presence
- Expert in MS office software
- Expert Knowledge of data and tools used to manage customer service organizations ∙ Experience working in a matrix environment
- Willingness to travel 25+%
As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location.
The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the NYC Metro Area is $184,500 to $246,000.
The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the California Bay Area is $194,25 to $259,000.
The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the Boston Metro Area is $181,500 to $242,000.
The salary range for positions that will be physically based in Texas or Ohio is $162,000 to $216,000.
The salary range for positions that will be physically based in all other locations within the United States is $165,000 to $220,000.00.
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, and many of Medidata's non-sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses. Medidata believes that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides best-in-class benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance; 401(k) matching; flexible paid time off; and 10 paid holidays per year.
Note: Please be on the lookout for job scams. Medidata recruiters will never ask applicants for monetary compensation, credit card, or banking details.
Equal Employment Opportunity:In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Medidata will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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