Senior Director / Director, Strategy & Delivery at Syneos Health

Osaka, , Japan -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Client Management, Business Development, Project Delivery, Financial Stewardship, Leadership, Team Development, Quality Assurance, Compliance, ICH/GCP, FDA Regulations, Risk Mitigation, Change Management, Strategic Initiatives, Innovation, Proposal Development, Bid Defense

Industry

Biotechnology Research

Description

Senior Director / Director, Strategy & Delivery Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress. Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape. Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need. Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know: Why Syneos Health • We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program. • We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life. • We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress. Job Responsibilities Client Management & Business Development Serve as senior point of contact for assigned clients, fostering strong, lasting partnerships. Identify and implement tailored solutions aligned to client needs and strategic priorities. Represent the organization in governance meetings and lead proposal development and bid defense strategies. Project Delivery Own strategy and execution across complex clinical research projects. Conduct regular reviews (risk, financial, and delivery) to maintain project health. Leverage analytics for proactive risk mitigation and drive excellence in delivery performance. Financial Stewardship Ensure budget accuracy, profitability, and appropriate scope management. Oversee resource planning, negotiate change orders, and align financial and operational strategies. Leadership & Team Development Cultivate a collaborative, high-performance culture across cross-functional teams. Mentor project leaders, empowering independent problem-solving and continuous growth. Support onboarding, training, and performance optimization efforts. Quality & Compliance Ensure delivery of compliant, high-quality studies aligned with ICH/GCP and FDA regulations. Lead data-driven reviews to mitigate risks and resolve quality concerns. Strategic Initiatives & Innovation Drive corporate and departmental initiatives focused on efficiency and innovation. Support change management related to systems, tools, and processes. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Nursing, or a related field (advanced degree preferred). 10–12 years of progressive experience in clinical research within a pharmaceutical, CRO, or biotech environment. Extensive project leadership and client relationship management experience. Strong knowledge of FDA regulations and ICH/GCP guidelines. Proven ability to deliver large, complex projects on time and within budget. Exceptional financial, strategic, and leadership skills. Let me know if you'd like to tailor this for a specific company or location—or if you want a version that reads more like a LinkedIn job post! 🌟 Get to know Syneos Health Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients. No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health. http://www.syneoshealth.com Additional Information Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job. Discover what our Syneos Health colleagues already know: work here matters everywhere. Work alongside the brightest minds in the biopharmaceutical industry taking down walls and removing barriers to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients. We are strategic thinkers who actively seek different perspectives, whether across offices or across oceans. Because we solve some of the toughest challenges facing the most prestigious healthcare companies today, you'll gain exposure and be supported with comprehensive resources including emerging technologies, data, science and knowledge sharing. The diversification and breadth of Syneos Health creates a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. We’re a growing, global company dedicated to advancing our talent past their initial role. Discover what our 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere. We work hard, and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to those who need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improves patients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures a career in which you’re guaranteed to: Partner with the most diverse team of experts in the industry. From the top down, our people are inspiring. Everyone has a voice and is encouraged to use it. Work in specialized Syneos Health teams that are therapeutically or functionally aligned for expert collaboration. We assemble clinical teams where everyone, from CRAs to senior management, is skilled in the same therapeutic area or customer teams. With this structure, everyone on your team speaks the same language and can deliver unique insights into the therapeutic environment and patient population. We are partners with purpose. We integrate seamlessly with our customers and do what’s best for their success. Our people provide the brilliant ideas, valuable insights and endless energy that accelerates the impact of life changing therapies worldwide.

Responsibilities

The role involves serving as the senior point of contact for clients, fostering partnerships, and leading proposal development and bid defense strategies. Responsibilities also include owning the strategy and execution across complex clinical research projects while ensuring financial accuracy and profitability.