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Director, Operational Excellence
$205k-230k (estimate)
Full Time | Pharmaceutical
3 Weeks Ago
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is Hiring a Director, Operational Excellence Near Cambridge, MA
OverviewAlnylam is entering an exciting accelerated growth period as the company moves from an early commercial biotech and scales into a larger biopharmaceutical company off the strength of our pipeline. The Director, Operational Excellence will play a critical role in enabling Alnylam to successfully scale and reinvent ourselves to achieve both business results and impact patient lives. The work will involve leading various high-impact projects aimed at designing and implementing new ways of working, building new capabilities, improve speed in decision making and driving operational improvements in quality, speed and cost all while improving the colleague, customer or patient experience.
The individual will be a trusted thought partner in helping the VP Enterprise Strategy and Portfolio Analytics identify and prioritize key projects that align with our key growth areas. The individual must have the ability to rapidly context shift from a thought partner to an individual project leader to a team contributor.
The ideal candidate will have the ability to thrive in uncertainty, take on challenges and work effectively in a fast-paced matrix environment with cross-functional teams. Thinking creatively by marrying expertise in creative problem solving and operational improvement frameworks, knowledge of emerging technologies and new innovations, with an understanding of the business to drive tangible, measurable outcomes will enable the individual to be successful in the role.
This position is hybrid and will be primarily located in Cambridge, MA.
Key Responsibilities
Our culture: Our people-first culture is guided by our core values: fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make. Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we’ve been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as the #1 Large Employer by Boston Globe Top Places to Work in 2023 for the third consecutive year, one of Science Magazine’s Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK – among others.
At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential. By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics prohibited by law.
The individual will be a trusted thought partner in helping the VP Enterprise Strategy and Portfolio Analytics identify and prioritize key projects that align with our key growth areas. The individual must have the ability to rapidly context shift from a thought partner to an individual project leader to a team contributor.
The ideal candidate will have the ability to thrive in uncertainty, take on challenges and work effectively in a fast-paced matrix environment with cross-functional teams. Thinking creatively by marrying expertise in creative problem solving and operational improvement frameworks, knowledge of emerging technologies and new innovations, with an understanding of the business to drive tangible, measurable outcomes will enable the individual to be successful in the role.
This position is hybrid and will be primarily located in Cambridge, MA.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a variety of projects aimed at operational transformation and improvements, primarily in key business functions such as research, clinical development, medical, commercial, etc.
- Drive the development of new capabilities, often leveraging new innovations and technologies within the industry.
- Within the context of a project, execute on building out fact-bases, identifying underlying issues, designing and implementing solutions along with project execution activities such as management reporting, manage project budgets, project management. etc.
- Achieve desired project objectives ranging from creating new capabilities, improving processes, turnaround time, costs.
- Develop relationships and influence within a global matrixed organization and impact decision-making at the highest levels of the organization, while aligning across corporate and business lines.
- Apply various problem solving and innovation methodologies in combination with operating model and process improvement toolkits to drive operational excellence.
- Identify opportunities to establish and continuously improve business practices to maximize resources and achieve operational excellence across multiple expertise areas
- Cultivate and maintain strong cross-functional relationships and contribute to our positive environment in support of our culture.
- Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Operations Management, Business or Engineering. MBA is strongly preferred
- Must have 10 years experience in strategic operational transformation roles
- Prior pharma / biotech and management consulting experience including multiple years in a matrixed project leadership role
- Direct experience with operational transformation and improvement in core pharma/biotech business areas including research, clinical development, commercial, etc.
- Proven expertise in applying creative problem solving or design thinking innovation frameworks
- Expertise in process improvement and governance methodologies (e.g. root cause analysis, process re-engineering, governance design, RACI’s, etc.)
- Strong leadership, problem solving, management and communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with multiple functions
- Ability to lead and influence cross functional teams
- Self-starter who can manage through ambiguity, learn on the fly, handle multiple priorities and perform job responsibilities accurately while working in a high energy, deadline-driven, and fast-paced environment
- Possess the ability to generate enthusiasm, the ability to quickly gain trust and respect of peers and senior leadership and have a track record of successfully driving results through strong partnership with other
Our culture: Our people-first culture is guided by our core values: fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make. Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we’ve been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as the #1 Large Employer by Boston Globe Top Places to Work in 2023 for the third consecutive year, one of Science Magazine’s Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK – among others.
At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential. By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics prohibited by law.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Pharmaceutical
SALARY
$205k-230k (estimate)
POST DATE
05/25/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/12/2024
WEBSITE
alnylam.com
HEADQUARTERS
CAMBRIDGE, MA
SIZE
1,000 - 3,000
FOUNDED
2002
TYPE
Public
CEO
MARK JOHNSON
REVENUE
$200M - $500M
INDUSTRY
Pharmaceutical
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About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alnylam is a biopharmaceutical company that develops RNA interference therapeutics for genetically defined diseases.
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