Associate Director, Evidence & Value Generation Operations (Remote)

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information.

Job Description

Reporting to the Head of Evidence and Value Generation (EVG), the Associate Director, Evidence and Value Generation Operations is responsible to provide operational leadership for the development and design, implementation, and ongoing management of systems, processes, and ways of working of the EVG organization. This individual will provide comprehensive operational oversight of the evidence generation portfolio for the EVG leadership team; proactively anticipate and assess resourcing needs and develop, maintain, and evolve a resourcing model and plans for EVG that ensure resourcing to best equip the organization to successfully deliver our commitments; as well as proactively anticipate roadblocks to the team’s success and develop and implement solutions to remove them for the team’s benefit. This individual will be a member of the EVG leadership team and have responsibility for guiding the operational strategy in support of future growth and success of the department as a whole, in concert with the rest of the leadership team.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

Systems, Processes and Ways of Working Improvement          

• Lead the development and design, implementation, uptake, and ongoing management of departmental systems, processes and ways of working designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the department, including, but not limited to:
  • Annual strategic project planning (i.e., IEGP) and budget setting
  • Establishment and ongoing management of the EVG book of work
  • Strategic resource planning and management
  • Evaluation of current state of EVG ways of working and development of new standards and best practices, including SOPs, WIs, and templates, as appropriate, to enhance operational efficiency of the department
  • Strong partnership with stakeholders outside EVG to ensure optimal delivery and use of evidence produced by EVG; …