.(F209) - Director, Business Planning & Operations Barcelona, Catalonia (F209) - Director, Business Planning & Operations Barcelona Barcelona, Catalonia, ES The Director Business Planning and Operations (BPO)** supports TA aligned Clinical Operations function with business planning, operations and communications & engagement activities to enable clinical operations leaders to be effective in their job on a day-to-day basis. This includes supporting the business cycle - budget, reward and recognition, reporting, and risk; business strategy and scorecard tracking and reporting; and leading resource and capacity management process. He/She ensures appropriate and close collaboration/communication with the other Clin Ops organizations and functions within BioPharmaceuticals Clinical Operations for planning and implementation of the new initiatives, processes, capacity,and quality control activities and may represent Clinical Operations TA leaders in associated forums. **Responsibilities**:- Key Point of Contact for functional leads within other Clinical Operations departments to enable efficient communication flow to/from the centralized teams. - Accountable for high level budget management, process performance and KPI tracking, portfolio and scorecard reporting, high level capacity management trending and general department communication meetings and methods. - Partner with the TA aligned Clinical Operations LT and Clinical Operations BPO Network to develop priorities and goals for each year- Deploy excellent analytical skills in the review of complex strategic issues and proposed projects, quantify impact on business and prepare business case utilizing internal and external benchmarking assessments and analyses.Provide recommendations towards innovative solutions. - Accountable for leading the identification and assessment of opportunities that address current and future business needs within Clin Ops and coordinating with appropriate functions within AZ/BioPharma Clinical Operations to address them with the goal of high efficiency and quality study delivery. - Represent Clin Ops on key cross-functional initiatives within BioPharma Clinical Operations and across the broader AstraZeneca organization; lead cross-functional teams and direct staff in a matrixed environment- Lead comprehensive deployment strategy, implementation, and ongoing oversight, as needed, for Cross-TA Clinops initiatives. - Establish and maintain regular written and in-person communications with TA Clinical Operations LT on important initiatives,as required
