Business Operations Lead (Home Based / US or Europe)

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: JAZZ) is a global biopharmaceutical company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases – often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines and novel product candidates, from early- to late-stage development, in neuroscience and oncology. We actively explore new options for patients including novel compounds, small molecules and biologics, and through cannabinoid science and innovative delivery technologies. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has employees around the globe, serving patients in nearly 75 countries. For more information, please visit www.jazzpharma.com and follow @JazzPharma on Twitter.

Brief Description

The Business Operations Lead (GPD) will lead a team and be responsible for providing organizational, logistical and administrative support to Global Pharmaceutical Development (GPD) organization.

Essential Functions

• Serve as business operations lead for Global Pharmaceutical Development (GPD) to collaboratively improve and optimise business processes for operational consistency and efficiency
• Set up performance metrics and key performance indicators for the group.
• Analyze, monitor and report performance metrics for the group.
• Manage and drive departmental meetings, agenda planning, and action items.
• Manage and support team members in contracting and procurement related activities.
• Manage the process for accruals and budgeting for development projects by liaising with CMC teams.
• Manage and coordinate Operational Excellence activities for the group.
• Facilitate active communication and information flow between team members, stakeholder functions, and business partners.
• Serve as training coordinator for the group.
• Manage and maintain GPD sharepoint site.
• Identify and implement innovative solutions to business and process problems across GPD
• Deliver scalable solutions that integrate within existing process ecosystem
• Utilize operational excellence principles to deliver simplified processes with reduced complexity and improved efficiency.
• Keep GPD Leadership team informed of significant problems which might jeopardize the achievement of objectives.
• Build strong working relationships with GPD team and stakeholders to ensure the business is supported to achieve our objectives.
• Protect the interest of the Company in accordance with policies and governmental laws and regulations.
• The role is expected to support an organizational culture that promotes behaviors that lead to superior business performance and organizational excellence.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong IT skills, including experience with Sharepoint, Microsoft Teams, Excel, Powerpoint. Experience with Coupa is advantageous.
• Must have a “can do” attitude and be able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Flexible thinking and adaptable
• Excellent communication, facilitation, influence, change management and consensus building skills
• Operational excellence and change management knowledge and experience is essential
• Be resourceful, proactive, assertive, and self-motivated
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to execute on multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to drive projects forward work on own initiative and work with a cross-functional team
• Track record of successful collaboration with cross functional teams.
• Works well in a team environment
• Unquestionable level of integrity
• Demonstrated capability in establishing collaborative working relationships at all levels, regardless of seniority.
• Ability to have a global perspective and consider implications beyond the explicit requirements
• Work within legal and compliance guidelines

Required/Preferred Education And Licenses

• The position requires a degree in business, science, engineering or other relevant discipline with 10+ years experience in business operations environment
• The position requires experience in providing organizational and business support, preferably in pharmaceutical industry.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation. For more information on our Benefits offerings please click here: https://careers.jazzpharma.com/benefits.html.