Associate Director/Director Strategy, Real World Evidence and Late Phase

Associate Director/Director Strategy, Real World Evidence and Late Phase

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.

Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:

Why Syneos Health
• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life. 
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress. 

Job Responsibilities

• Act as a SME in RW study design and strategy across Syneos Health
• Develop innovative Real World Data (RWD)-based solutions
• Enhance growth, identify opportunities, and drive sales for the RWLP Business Unit.
• Work with current and potential clients to identify their RWE needs and serve as liaison between sponsor and internal Syneos teams.
• Work closely with RWLP operations teams to determine project delivery requirements and ensure customer satisfaction post-delivery. Work closely with Business Development to identify and generate early engagement and potential sales opportunities and  continuously manage sales enablement collateral,
• Serve as go-to point person both internally and externally for resolution of conflicts, setting proper expectations, escalation, etc. Document all contacts in Salesforce for tracking and metrics.
• Provide accountability, preparation and leadership for customer ballparks, Request for Information (RFIs), Request for Proposals (RFPs), presentations, proposal defenses and bid defense meetings (BDMs)
• Analyze department sales data and overall opportunities and present to leadership.
• Coordinate the necessary medical/scientific input from outside experts/consultants/advisors.
• Represent Syneos Health by attending industry meetings, speaking engagements, participating in booth exhibitions, etc., and publishing scientific or industry related articles
• Participate in the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), medical/scientific tools, training, staffing requirements, etc. where required.
• Identify and oversee the delivery of RWLP vendor/partner services, focusing on the development and integration of service offerings that best align with operational needs.
• Contribute account-level insights to identify and address operational risks and areas for process improvement within the RWLP Business Unit .
• May travel up to 40% of the time.
• Lead or actively participate in departmental, project, leadership, and other initiatives.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (please indicate if ‘preferred’)

• BA/BS in the life sciences, nursing degree, or equivalent education or equivalent related experience, with experience in the development of scientific studies and data analysis. PhD preferred.
• Strong methodologic background across various RW study designs and methods
• Strong RWD background and knowledge of US and ex-US RWD sources and their fitness for different study types
• Background in senior-level role in pharma or CRO preferred (but not required); therapeutic expertise in Oncology, Cell & Gene Therapy, Rare Disease, Genomics, or Immunology preferred
• Must have spent some time actively managing clinical and RW research projects across functional areas.
• Thorough knowledge of Regulatory requirements  andthe clinical development process
• Flexibility, the ability to mentor and manage new staff and to handle multiple tasks to meet deadlines, and deliver high quality work in a dynamic environment is essential. 
• Requires strong presentation, documentation, interpersonal skills, and a team-oriented approach.
• Exceptional influencing and networking skills
• Must be comfortable in a customer-facing role while also able to provide technical expertise.
• Minimum of five (5) to seven (7) years of RWLP Experience in a CRO, pharmaceutical, or Biotechnology Company for Director  (more experience required for Senior Director role)

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive.  The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description.  The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above.   Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract.  Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms.  Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.  The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Summary

JOB SUMMARY The Associate Director/Director, Real World Evidence (RWE) Strategy will serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) of the RWE domain and will develop Real World (RW) solutions for our clients in partnership with the Syneos Health RW and Late Phase (RWLP)  operations team, Epidemiology team, and other SMEs.  The primary responsibility of this role is to proactively engage with sponsors and external partners to drive new business--with the overarching goal  of achieving target revenue and profitability for the LP Business Unit while exceeding customer expectations. This role is characterized by high client interaction, emphasizing the importance of cultivating strong client relationships.