R&D Chief of Staff
at CEPI
Oslo, Oslo, Norway -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 08 Jul, 2024 | Not Specified | 10 Apr, 2024 | 5 year(s) or above | It,Travel,Analytical Skills,Program Management,Presentation Skills,Communication Skills | No | No |
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Description:
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCE
- Masters or further advanced degree in relevant field
- 5+ years of experience in life sciences field
- Strong program management and strategic capabilities
- Proven experience organizing and managing teams or departments
- Ability to build complex cross-group/department plans, drive, track and report execution progress
- Strong communication skills, verbal and written, including presentation skills
- Strong relationship building skills, able to influence internal and external stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to manage confidential issues with complete discretion
TRAVEL AND LOCATION REQUIREMENTS
- This role will preferably be based in London (UK) although could be based in Washington D.C. (US) or Oslo (NO) for the right candidate.
- It will require working across different time zones regularly and may require travel to other countries as projects and initiatives progress.
Responsibilities:
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Research & Development (R&D) team is working on a multitude of strategic and operational initiatives. The R&D Chief of Staff plays a key role in strengthening coordination and engagement with internal and external stakeholders. The R&D Chief of Staff shall report to the Executive Director of R&D, and enable him/her and the R&D Leadership Team to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders in order to facilitate execution of CEPI’s strategy.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Oversee strategic initiatives from development through successful execution under the guidance of Executive Director of R&D and R&D Leaders
- To effectively prioritize activities including balancing different perspectives to ensure R&D leadership remains focused on critical objectives, milestones and deliverables
- Oversee daily operations through collaboration with R&D leaders, other technical and non-technical divisions/departments, and external stakeholders and partners, performing an array of supportive tasks
- Identify areas of improvement in current cross-divisional/departmental processes and make actionable recommendations for optimized efficiency and productivity
- Ensure effective integration of R&D strategy into CEPI’s strategy
- Represent the Executive Director of R&D in internal and external meetings as appropriate
- Maintain and build networks and support the Executive Director of R&D’s high quality working relationships with a wide range of colleagues internally and externally; support development of CEPI’s overall stakeholder management approach
- Work closely with R&D leaders and HR to set the direction for organizational development in R&D and ensure effective communication of change initiatives
- Lead a team of Senior Managers within the R&D Executive Director’s Office to execute the Division’s operational goals for internal governance, strategic planning and analytics, effective partnerships, and delivery of R&D events.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:5.0Max:10.0 year(s)
Information Technology/IT
IT Software - Other
Software Engineering
Graduate
Relevant Field
Proficient
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Oslo, Norway