Consultant - clinical operations

Job Description

We are seeking a seasoned consultant to lead and centralize Clinical Biomarker Operations for Rheumatology and Rare Disease programs. This is a strategic operations role, not a lab-based scientific position. The consultant will partner biomarker leads to define best practices, set strategy, and refresh roles and responsibilities for biomarker operations across late-stage clinical studies.

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Key Responsibilities

• Strategy Development:

o Formulate and implement a biomarker operations strategy for Rheumatology and Rare Disease portfolios.

o Gather input from biomarker leads and integrate prior experience to shape a new JD for biomarker operations roles.

• Operational Leadership:

o Centralize biomarker operations across sites and central labs.

o Drive change management and establish best practices for internal biomarker systems, dashboards, and software.

• Team Management:

o Provide leadership and guidance to a team of 3-4 biomarker operations professionals.

o Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure operational excellence.

• Consultative Support:

o Act as a trusted advisor to Zheng and the therapeutics team.

o Support late-stage clinical studies with complex operational needs.

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Skills and Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in a relevant field (scientific background preferred but not lab-focused).

• Experience:

o Minimum 8-10 years in clinical biomarker operations within large pharma.

o Proven track record in strategy formulation and change management.

o Prior Director-level experience managing biomarker operations teams.

o Hands-on experience with biomarker operations systems and dashboards (strategic use, not data analysis).

• Skills:

o Strong leadership and communication skills; ability to listen and synthesize input into actionable strategy.

o Collaborative team player with ability to influence and drive organizational change.