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About the Role

The Site Budgets & Payments Operational Excellence Regional Lead supports the implementation of the global Site Budgets & Payments Operational Excellence strategy and roadmap within their assigned region. This role acts as a regional liaison for the end-to-end processes and systems governing Site Budgets and Site Payments, translating global directives into effective regional and country execution.

Responsibilities

Support implementation of the global Site Budgets & Payments Operational Excellence strategy and roadmap within the assigned region.
Serve as the primary regional connection point for Site Budgets & Payments process and system matters.
Promote globally consistent end-to-end processes, documentation, controls, and ways of working.
Coordinate regional triage of complex or recurring budget and payment process or system issues.
Partner with Site Budgets and Site Payment Operations to clarify business needs, rules, functional requirements, controls, and acceptance criteria.
Gather, document, and translate regional business requirements and operational insights for enhancements across site budget and payment platforms.
Participate in user acceptance testing, operational-readiness assessment, controlled pilots, release evaluation, and post-implementation monitoring.
Use operational data, trend analysis, quality findings, stakeholder feedback, and user experience to identify recurring issues, capability gaps, and improvement priorities.
Lead or support regional enablement through training, communications, onboarding, knowledge management, office hours, job aids, and self-service resources.
Identify and help scale practical automation, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions.
Represent the region in governance forums, working groups, vendor discussions, and cross-functional initiatives.
Foster accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, organizational learning, and responsible digital and data-driven ways of working.

Requirements

A minimum of seven (7) years of clinical research experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry, including meaningful experience in site budgets, site payments, clinical financial operations, process improvement, implementation, or related operational-excellence work.
Strong working knowledge of B2P processes, systems, controls, data flows, Fair Market Value principles, and regional or country operating requirements.
Demonstrated ability to gather and document requirements, analyze data and recurring issues, support testing and validation, coordinate cross-functional resolution, and translate global process or system changes into practical regional execution.
Strong collaboration, influencing, stakeholder management, communication, presentation, change leadership, and prioritization skills in a global matrixed environment.
Knowledge of GCP/ICH and applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.
Technical aptitude with Excel, analytics or BI tools, automation, and responsible AI-enabled ways of working.

Skills

Clinical Trial Management
Collaboration
Cross-Functional Teamwork
Data Analysis
Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Influencing Skills
Problem Solving
Process Improvements
Responsible AI
Strategic Thinking
Clinical Research

Location

USA - Pennsylvania - North Wales (Upper Gwynedd)

Work Type

Hybrid
Remote

Experience Level

7+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree (scientific, business, finance, technology, or related discipline preferred)
Advanced degree a plus

Salary/Compensations

$142,400.00 - $224,100.00

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
Paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days

About the Company

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products.
Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.
Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, and teamwork of people like you.
To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork.
As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

Equal Opportunity

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds.
The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment.
We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.