Senior Director – Regional Pharmacy Operations

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🇪🇸 Spain – Remote

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⚙️ Operations

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The START Center for Cancer Research

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501 - 1000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🧬 Biotechnology

Healthcare • Pharmaceuticals • Biotechnology

The START Center for Cancer Research is a global clinical research organization focused on early-phase oncology trials and advancing cancer therapies. START operates large, world-class research facilities across the United States and Europe and runs programs (such as the START Hope Hub) to help patients and families find, understand, and enroll in clinical trials. START serves patients, referring physicians, hospitals and oncology practices, and pharmaceutical partners, emphasizing broad access to clinical trials and translational cancer research.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for pharmacy operations across all European sites • Drive consistency in pharmacy standards, SOPs, KPIs, quality systems, and compliance practices • Oversee investigational medicinal product (IMP) management, including procurement, storage, distribution, accountability, and disposal • Ensure compliance with EU Clinical Trial Regulation (CTR), EU GMP, GDP, GDPR, and applicable national regulatory requirements • Lead quality, inspection readiness, and audit preparedness initiatives across the region • Develop and mentor pharmacy leaders while fostering a high-performing, collaborative, and service-oriented culture • Champion operational excellence through process improvement, innovation, and technology adoption • Partner with clinical, operational, and executive leadership teams to support strategic growth objectives • Establish operational metrics and data-driven decision-making frameworks to improve performance and scalability • Support new site integrations, protocol activations, and organizational change initiatives

🎯 Requirements

• PharmD, MPharm, or equivalent recognized pharmacy degree • Current pharmacist registration/licensure within an EU member state • 10+ years of progressive pharmacy leadership experience, including investigational or clinical research pharmacy operations • Proven experience leading multi-site pharmacy or healthcare operations • Deep knowledge of clinical trial pharmacy services, IMP management, GCP, ICH, EU GMP, GDP, and quality management systems • Demonstrated success leading organizational change and strategic initiatives • Strong leadership, financial management, stakeholder engagement, and team development skills • Excellent communication skills and fluency in English • Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP) certification preferred • Oncology or Health-System Pharmacy residency training preferred • Lean Six Sigma certification preferred • Experience supporting early-phase oncology clinical trials preferred • Experience working across multiple European countries and regulatory environments preferred • Fluency in Spanish, English and/or other European languages preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Approximately 50% travel across Europe • Opportunity to work alongside exceptional clinical and operational leaders • Opportunity to shape the future of pharmacy operations within a leading oncology research organization • Opportunity to contribute to accelerating access to innovative cancer therapies • Opportunity to build high-performing teams and drive operational excellence at scale