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The SOM connects priorities to plans, resources, decisions and delivery while ensuring consistent support across franchises and functions.\nThe SOM partners with the USMA Business Planning, SPMs, SPMDs, CIME, and other functions. The role combines people leadership, operations and hands-on leadership in a matrix environment.\nKey responsibilities\nSPMD operations: Coordinate priorities, planning cycles, decisions, actions, and executive updates. \nUSMA initiatives: Lead assigned cross-franchise or cross-functional initiatives. \nPeople leadership: Manage Business Specialist objectives, workload, performance, development, succession, recruitment, onboarding and engagement. \nResource deployment: Assess demand and capacity; assign or rebalance support against agreed priorities. \nService standards: Define consistent responsibilities, ways of working, templates, quality expectations and escalation routes for Business Specialist teams. \nBusiness planning: Coordinate agreed planning activities and connect operational plans, budget inputs and implementation. \nPerformance: Track initiative and team KPIs and support corrective action. \nOperational excellence: Simplify processes and use digital and AI tools responsibly to improve quality, speed and consistency. \nCompliance: Ensure work follows applicable policies, quality requirements and financial controls. \nEssential skills and experience\nBachelor's degree in business, science, healthcare or a related discipline. \n2+ years of pharma/healthcare experience \nExperience leading complex projects, programs or operations in a matrixed environment. \nDemonstrated people leadership, coaching, performance management and development. \nAbility to prioritize competing demand and deploy resources against business priorities. \nAbility to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority. \nStrong planning, financial, risk-management, facilitation and executive-communication skills. \nExperience establishing consistent ways of working and driving change. \nProficiency with project management tools, Microsoft 365 and responsible use of AI. \nWorking knowledge of compliance, quality and governance expectations. \nDesirable skills and experience\nMBA, MS or relevant advanced degree. \nPMP or equivalent certification. \nMedical Affairs, Oncology or pharmaceutical experience. \nExperience leading a centralized business support, planning or operations team. \nLean Six Sigma, Agile or change-management experience. \nExperience leading a geographically distributed or Canada-based team within a US organization. \nThe annual base pay for this position ranges from $ 125,000.00 - 187,700.00 USD Annual . 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If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.\nDate Posted\n16-Oct-2026Closing Date\n30-Oct-2026Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. In furtherance of that mission, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their protected characteristics. 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