Strategy Lead CDMO

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Strategy Lead CDMO 

Job Location: Biocon Park

About Syngene:  Syngene (www.syngeneintl.com) is an innovation-led contract research, development and manufacturing organization offering integrated scientific  services from early discovery to commercial supply.

At Syngene, safety is at the heart of everything we do personally and professionally. Syngene has placed safety at par with business performance with shared responsibility and accountability, including following safety guidelines, procedures and SOPs, in letter and spirit

Mandatory expectation for all roles as per Syngene safety guidelines

• Overall adherence to safe practices and procedures of oneself and the teams aligned
• Contributing to development of procedures, practices and systems that ensures safe operations and compliance to company’s integrity & quality standards
• Driving a corporate culture that promotes environment, health, and safety (EHS) mindset and operational discipline at the workplace at all times.
• Ensuring safety of self, teams and lab/plant by adhering to safety protocols and following environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements at all times in the workplace.
• Ensure all assigned mandatory trainings related to data integrity, health, and safety measures are completed on time by all members of the team including self
• Compliance to Syngene’ s quality standards at all times
• Hold self and their teams accountable for the achievement of safety goals
• Govern and Review safety metrics from time to time

Core Purpose of the Role: The role will support the Head CDMO in business planning and strategy development, management and control of the strategic project portfolio, provision of business support to markets and Governance. This person will also play a key role in key strategic project portfolio management that are aligned to the vision and strategic pillars of the business.

This role requires a strong commercial, financial, and strategic mindset to ensure successful delivery, and involves working closely with Senior leaders in the organization assisting with their Strategy, operations, and day-to-day governance

Role Accountabilities

• Support Head CDMO to manage and drive key strategic projects, which typically require cross-functional collaboration (e.g. Quality, Safety teams, Sales, Marketing, project management and Operations team) from initiation to execution, ensuring alignment with organization and market priorities, and compliance with Syngene delivery requirements
• Support Executive team in their day-to-day operations/leadership meetings
• Contribute to the creation and review of market acceleration strategies and digital roadmaps with close collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain project register, dashboards and ensure project status reporting is timely and accurate
• Analyze portfolio performance and recommend changes to achieve goals as necessary
• Understand P&L and cost drivers; formulating strategies to manage cost drivers for Development Services
• Collaborate with Finance business partner to create business plans and consequently approval from Executive leadership team
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and decision support as necessary

Planning / Operational

• Elevate management review outputs data points and materials for easier decision making
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to enhance and generate regular dashboards, provide support in preparation of presentation materials for business review, management events and conferences
• Oversee the annual goal setting process ensuring that organizational strategy is line with market growth and trends
• Continue to review, enhance business process to drive greater efficiency in-market and share best practices
• Manage multi-year planning across the division
• Collaborate with Finance Business Partner to drive quarterly forecasting and annual operating plan

Syngene Values

All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values

•  Excellence
•  Integrity
•  Professionalism

Experience: Looking for a thought leader to support the Head CDMO in business planning, strategy, and governance, driving strategic portfolio management and execution in partnership with senior leadership.

Skills and Capabilities

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry would be preferred 
• Excellent project management skills, including time and risk management, and project structuring.
• Excellent analytical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• Organized and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team, with time constraints
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs, including PowerPoint and Excel
• Preferred experience in data visualization tools like Microsoft BI and Tableau 
• Experience in a global business environment preferred

Education: Degree in Business Management / Business Administration

Equal Opportunity Employer:

It is the policy of Syngene to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable legislation or local law. In addition, Syngene will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.