Sr. Director, Business Operations Leader
Company: Vaxcyte
Location: San Carlos
Posted on: February 18, 2025
Job Description:
Join our Mission to Protect Humankind!Vaxcyte is a
clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity
vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial
diseases, which have serious and costly health consequences when
left unchecked. Working to eradicate or treat bacterial infections
such as invasive pneumococcal disease, Group A Strep, periodontitis
and Shigella is just the beginning. Our path to success is clear
and well-defined, and Vaxcyte is set up to go the distance.WHAT we
do is every bit as important as HOW we do it! Our work together is
guided by four enduring core values:
- RETHINK CONVENTION: We bring creative and intellectual
diversity to every facet of the work we do in order to innovate and
re-innovate the way vaccines are delivered.
- AIM HIGH: We embody our collectively audacious goal to
courageously make the most complex biologics ever attempted to
protect humankind.
- LEAD WITH HEART: Everyone leads at Vaxcyte with a
kindness-first, inclusive approach to collaboration and vigorous
debate that advances our business objectives.
- MODEL EXCELLENCE: The magnitude of our challenge requires our
shared commitment to demonstrating integrity, accountability,
equality and clarity across communications and decision
making.Summary:This role within the Commercial Manufacturing and
Supply Chain (CMSC) organization is envisioned to establish
cross-functional working norms with clarity, connectivity, and
thoughtful matrix leadership. Reporting into the Head of
Commercialization Capabilities & Strategic projects, the Business
Operations lead will work with functional leaders across CMSC to
develop an integrated capabilities roadmap that will drive
operational excellence and support a portfolio of launching
products in a dynamic and complex environment.The ideal candidate
will be an accomplished matrix leader in commercial lifecycle
management, comfortable with ambiguity and capable of creating
collaborative working frameworks to align the CMSC strategy closely
with the broader business context.Essential Functions:
- Establish foundation of cross-functional working norms for CMSC
to enable organizational effectiveness, timely deliverables, and
inform decision making across the organization.
- Work across CMSC to develop a multi-year Capabilities Roadmap
that represents our strategic vision to meet the needs of the
business with the overarching goal of reducing complexity and
driving operational efficiencies.
- Develop tools and business processes to identify, prioritize
and manage oversight of strategic projects in CMSC that are
building current and/or future capabilities.
- Facilitate annual budget and LRP (Long Range Planning)
processes that are aligned with the organizational strategy and
incorporate appropriate risk profile.
- Establish and maintain key CMSC business operations cadence of
corporate processes for goal setting, performance metrics, and
talent management.
- Develop tools and business processes that enable cohesive
strategies across product teams with inputs from Manufacturing,
MSAT, Supply Chain, Process Development, Regulatory and Quality and
outputs that can be governed.
- Facilitate global team interactions, cross-functional
communication, and address changes in program or project risk
profiles with an appropriate sense of urgency.
- Champion collaborative and growth mindsets that foster
continuous improvement and enhance quality, efficiency and
performance across CMSC.
- Support organizational change management efforts and guide
leaders through transformations needed for process improvements,
technology adoption, and anticipated scaling to ensure successful
implementation and team buy-in.
- Onboard and train staff on CMSC structure and expectations for
working with key external partners, vendors, and stakeholders so
that they can clearly convey CMSC goals and engage in
collaborations with mutual benefit.Requirements:
- BA/BS required with MBA or relevant advanced degree highly
desired.
- A minimum of 15 years' experience in pharmaceutical or
biotechnology industry, with significant expertise in
commercialization product strategy, lifecycle management, and
business operations.
- Able to quickly establish credibility and build trusting
relationships across functions, and with partners and
stakeholders.
- Strong organizational, management, and collaboration skills,
with proven ability to facilitate strategic initiatives and align
diverse teams towards common goals while managing multiple
priorities and delivering results.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to
simplify complex concepts and convey effectively to diverse
audiences, including executives and key stakeholders.
- Experience in developing phase-appropriate strategies and risk
management across all stages of drug development and lifecycle
management.
- Experience with portfolio management, prioritization, and
data-driven decision making.
- Experience with operational excellence principles and
applications based on SixSigma, Lean, Kaizen, or TQM
frameworks.
- Knowledge of global regulatory compliance requirements for
biologics is preferred and prior experience with manufacturing
operations for vaccines is beneficial.Reports to: Executive
Director, Commercialization Capabilities & Strategic
ProjectsLocation: San Carlos, CACompensation: The compensation
package will be competitive and includes an equity component.Salary
Range: $253,000 - $271,000 (SF Bay Area). Salary ranges for
non-California locations may vary.Vaxcyte, Inc.825 Industrial Road,
Suite 300San Carlos, CA 94070We are an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
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