Senior Director – Strategy & Planning, Real World Late Phase, Real World Evidence

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🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧐 Strategy

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Syneos Health

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10,000+ employees

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. They translate unique clinical, medical affairs, and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. By utilizing advanced technologies and insights, Syneos Health collaborates with clients to speed the delivery of important therapies to patients worldwide, offering services that span the entire clinical-to-commercial spectrum.

📋 Description

• Own pre-award strategy and commercial leadership for assigned RWLP managed accounts, including RFP/RFI strategy, service model definition, functional scope, budget structures, and vendor strategy • Lead bid defense meetings and capabilities presentations • Transition accounts from pre-award to delivery by partnering with project delivery teams on strategy, assumptions, risks, scope, timelines, and budget expectations • Serve as strategic account leader post-award, maintaining oversight of portfolio performance and governance • Lead client-facing strategic conversations on RWLP standards, evidence strategy, and evolving operational approaches • Sustain senior-level sponsor relationships through governance and strategic planning discussions • Provide strategic guidance during study conduct and support complex problem-solving, risk assessment, and integrated solution development • Monitor account performance, identify risks and opportunities, and support issue resolution and account growth • Align and influence matrixed teams across functions and business units • Share insights, lessons learned, and best practices to inform future pursuits and portfolio expansion • Set and reinforce strategic quality expectations and monitor quality risks, CAPAs, and QIs • Monitor vendor and partner integration and related strategic risks • Identify opportunities for extensions, hybrid clinical–RWLP approaches, repeat work, and preferred partnership models • May have line management responsibilities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related field OR a four-year degree combined with relevant RWLP and operational experience required • Advanced or professional degree preferred (e.g., MS, MPH, PhD, MD, MBA) • 10–12 years of total relevant experience, including a minimum of 6–8 years of direct RWLP/RWE experience • Experience in real world late phase research within a CRO and/or pharmaceutical environment • Strong experience with proposal development, budget development, and bid defense activities • Demonstrated experience supporting complex client portfolios, including vendor and partner engagement • Strong understanding of peri- and post-approval study strategy, design, and operational considerations across interventional, observational, and hybrid study types • Experience presenting to senior-level stakeholders, delivering training or enablement, and communicating complex concepts to diverse audiences • Experience with hybrid, decentralized, or virtual study models preferred • Experience partnering with stakeholders to define and evolve operational processes and procedures • Experience evaluating and selecting vendors and partners • Ability to identify process gaps and emerging needs for updated procedures • Familiarity with emerging technologies and digital tools, including generative AI • Demonstrated experience serving as a subject matter expert internally and externally on RWLP/RWE approaches, evidence planning, and integrated solutions • Experience representing the organization externally through industry conferences, panels, webinars, podcasts, or similar forums • Strong understanding of the end-to-end product lifecycle and the role of real-world evidence across peri- and post-approval phases • Solid knowledge of RWLP operational and regulatory requirements • Proven business, financial, and contractual acumen, including contract negotiation experience • Ability to drive strategic operational decisions in multi-stakeholder, matrixed environments • Experience across interventional, observational, and hybrid study designs • Strong people leadership skills in global, diverse, matrixed organizations, including line management experience • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced, evolving environment • Proficiency with virtual collaboration tools and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) • Excellent written and spoken English • Travel up to 25%

🏖️ Benefits

• Career development and progression • Supportive and engaged line management • Technical and therapeutic area training • Peer recognition • Total rewards program • Inclusive culture • Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees, when appropriate