US Head of Operations, Discovery Sciences
$132,300–$245,700 year
On-siteCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Provide strategic and operational leadership for US laboratory and business operations to ensure consistent, efficient, and compliant execution across Discovery Sciences sites. Lead planning, forecasting, and prioritization with Finance to manage the department budget, while overseeing US lab operations including space strategy, equipment lifecycle, and vendor management. Design, implement, and continuously improve cross-site operational processes, governance, and tools such as purchasing, capital expenditure, and business continuity. Partner closely with leaders and scientists to remove operational barriers, influence strategy, and drive operational excellence within a highly matrixed environment. Act as a key interface to enterprise functions including Facilities, HR, IT, and Procurement to ensure aligned planning and seamless execution of objectives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's, Master's and/or PhD in a relevant life-science or related field
- Advanced degree
- 8+ years' experience in a biomedical/life sciences environment
- Demonstrated ability to enable scientific organizations through strong operational leadership
- Proven enterprise stakeholder management and influence in a highly matrixed organization
- Trusted partner to scientific and organizational leaders
- Solves problems with high agility
- Experience in strategic planning and execution
- Translating strategy into integrated operational plans
- Measurable outcomes
- Demonstrated people leadership
- Building and developing high-performing teams
- Leading through ambiguity
- Enabling effective matrix leadership across geographies
- Change leadership experience
- Delivering transformation initiatives
- Implementing new ways of working
- Strong communication skills
- Collaboration skills
- Organizational skills
- High emotional intelligence
- Ability to build durable partnerships
Desired Qualifications
- Strong financial stewardship capabilities
- Leading budgeting
- Forecasting
- Prioritization
- Investment decisions
- OpEx and CapEx
- Track record in operational excellence
- Continuous improvement
- Governance/process ownership
- Operational domains such as lab operations
- Procurement
- Business continuity
- Digital enablement
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