Associate Director GCO Country Head Emerging Markets – North EU

BeiGene continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

General Description:

• Responsible for directing clinical operations-related activities in the North EU countries of the EMEA Emerging Markets Cluster
• Helps direct the country clinical operations teams in the North EU countries to achieve excellence and meet performance KPIs in study start up, monitoring, feasibility and country study management deliverables
• Acts as line manager for study team staff at the country level (which may include SSUS, CRA, CTMA, CSM and line managers as applicable) in the North EU countries of the EMEA Emerging Markets Cluster
• Responsible for the management and implementation of resources in the North EU
• Partners with both internal and external stakeholders such as medical affairs, clinical development and other functions such as CBO or Clinical Supplies, as well as with clinical sites, Key Opinion Leaders to establish BeiGene GCO as a collaborative partner for clinical trials in the North EU countries
• Demonstrates a high level of clinical operations knowledge, organizational skills and project management competencies
• Implements best practices and shares lessons learned with team and other colleagues, as appropriate
• Ensures consistency in processes and drives Country Clinical Operations performance in the North EU Countries
• Adheres to ICH/GCP, local regulations, SOPs and contributes to the development and/or review of Clinical Operations Work Instructions and SOPs
• Works to high quality, maintains a positive and results orientated work environment

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Responsible for managing the country clinical operations team in the North EU, including the hiring, training, development and resource allocation of BeiGene staff and oversight of FSP staff.
• Builds partnerships with FSP vendors to allow optimal resource utilization of FSP staff
• Oversight of study start up and monitoring in the North EU to:
  • Achieve timely and complete IRB/EC submissions
  • Ensure TMF completeness prior to handover from Start Up to Monitoring team
  • Ensure successful delivery of country site commitments, i.e. achieving site activation and enrolment goals within planned timelines, as well as maintaining inspection readiness
• Performs accompanied visits of CRAs to assess their performance, if required
• Builds knowledge of clinical site capabilities in the North EU to optimize site selection
• Establishes effective site relationships with key sites in the North EU to optimise timelines, recruitment, quality and overall performance
• Collaborates with other Clinical Operations functions (eg. Study Management) to support successful planning and execution of clinical trials
• Collaborates with other line functions (eg. Medical Affairs, Commercial) to support site relationships and build a strong presence of BeiGene.
• Collaborates with other countries to support process improvement, knowledge sharing and team work
• Provides ongoing mentoring and training to study start up and trial monitoring teams and other functional areas as needed
• Assists in maintaining and updating company-level investigator database
• Helps direct initiatives and workstreams within GCO EMEA, as required
• Provides input into SOP development that impact on the Country Clinical Operations organisation, as required
• Contributes to Clinical Operations strategy and has direct oversight and influence on North EU country performance against key metrics Supervisory

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Ensure the competencies and skills required for the country study teams in the North EU are consistent with the company defined requirements
• Conduct mid-year and year end performance appraisals for direct reports which includes providing constructive feedback as well as oversight of subordinate team’s performance

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) or higher in a scientific, medical or healthcare discipline
• Minimum of 12 years progressive experience in clinical operations, preferably within the biotech/ pharmaceutical sector within Europe
• Solid management experience, experience in therapeutic area (oncology) is highly recommended

Computer Skills:

• Efficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, MS Project, MS PowerPoint and Outlook

Other Qualifications:

• Ability to work independently and effectively handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong organizational skills and effective written and verbal communication skills across all levels within an organization
• In depth understanding of clinical trial landscape (trial sites, regulation, patient flows,..) in the Emerging and Supporting Countries

Travel: up to 10-15%

BeiGene Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Collaborative Spirit, Bold Ingenuity and Driving Excellence, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
• Self-Awareness
• Acts Inclusively
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Continuous Learning
• Embraces Change
• Results-Oriented
• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
• Financial Excellence
• Communicates with Clarity

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. BeiGene does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.