Merck
Sr Director, Functional Area Geography Lead - Clinical Data Management
CRI - San Jose - San Jose (City Place) · Director · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 66 days ago
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About the role
- Strategic Leadership & Geographic Strategy:
- Provide strategic direction within assigned country
- ensure consistent execution, quality, and compliance
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic direction within assigned country; ensure consistent execution, quality, and compliance; develop country-specific objectives aligned with organizational priorities.
- Lead or participate in cross-functional collaborations with non-GDMS partners and enterprise support functions to achieve geographic strategic and operational objectives.
- Communicate clear narratives to executives on risks, trade-offs, and decisions; champion innovation, automation, and risk-based data-management practices; share lessons and maintain quality oversight across geographies.
- Partner with Country and Regional business support functions (e.g., HR, Finance) to enable local business priorities.
- Evaluate and implement process/technology improvements that enhance scalability, standardization, and quality; support operating model adoption and change management.
- Lead complex cross-functional workstreams, focus areas to be determined based on needs of the organization from idea/design to implementation and value realization.
- Actively manage OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and performance metrics for assigned geography in alignment with broader GDMS goals and priorities; monitor dashboards and drive accountability.
- Conduct enterprise and country scenario planning and implement resilience playbooks to ensure business continuity and protect critical work and service levels.
- Develop career plans; create growth opportunities and promotion cases; ensure appropriate training and mentoring.
Nice to have
- Preferred Skills:
Skills
- Understanding of regulatory requirements, quality frameworks, and inspection/audit processes
- ability to support inspection/audit readiness.
- Proven experience implementing risk-based and digital data practices, using data and automation to improve focus and quality.
- Knowledge of geographic risk, escalation, and capacity management processes.
- Ability to use analytical and forecasting tools (dashboards, capacity models) to inform resourcing, planning, and operational decisions.
- Ability to define and enforce standards for integration, reuse, and scalability of data, tools, and solutions.
- Knowledge of local-subsidiary operations (HR, vendors, facilities, finance) and local compliance expectations.
- Clinical Data Manager ‐ Specific Technical Skills
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Compensation
- Conduct regular check-ins and annual reviews; coach for performance; provide recognition.
Benefits
- Actively support and participate in metrics governance and performance reviews with Portfolio & Resource Operations Specialists to ensure transparent portfolio health and operational efficiency.
Company info
- Inspire teams toward shared goals for the Company's Clinical Development Portfolio, GCTO (Global Clinical Trial Operations) objectives, and cross-functional partners.
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