Summary:
This is a people and project management position that will be crucial to upholding standards of excellence for deliverables within BIA teams and establishing a high-performing, connected culture on the ground as the new Hyderabad site becomes established. The business manager oversees individual contributors directly and is responsible for deliverables, goal setting, performance management, and coaching. The right candidate has a strong analytical background and can build and inspire effective teams to drive the Hyderabad site to success.
Roles & Responsibilities-
- Oversee the management of people across multiple teams that provide global support to BIA's functional groups
- Lead hiring and training for the pod and play a key role in designing career development opportunities and creating a culture of connectivity and meaningful work within Hyderabad teams
- Maintain close alignment of Hyderabad and global BIA priorities and standards by ensuring the delivery of high-quality outputs and implementing ways of working that drive efficiencies within a global operating model
- Engage in thought partnership with senior leadership across BIA to establish and develop the Hyderabad site
Skills & Competencies-
- Strong verbal/written skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with & strategically impact senior leadership
- Strong project management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead diverse teams, influence cross functionally and manage a heavy workload
- Strong creative problem-solving skills and business acumen, with the ability to identify key findings from disparate data sources to provide recommendations
- Strong analytical skills with knowledge of qualitative design, data analysis, and applied statistics
- Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to drive collaboration and deliver results in a dynamic environment.
Experience -
- We welcome a bachelor's or master's (MBA preferred; quantitative area)
- 8-12 years pharmaceutical industry experience
- Experience managing/leading team(s) supporting global enterprise
- Experience building and developing teams from scratch
- Experience operating successfully in a complex organizational environment
- Experience interacting with senior management, understanding, anticipating, and fulfilling their insight/ analytical information requirements
- Experience with forecasting/analytics, modeling platforms, data manipulation software and visualization tools
