Head Clinical Development and Operations - South America Region

Head Clinical Development and Operations - South America Region

The position
The Local Head Clinical Development and Operations (CD&O) South America is responsible for leading a local CD&O team which is part of the LATAM (in this document referred to as “region”). The responsibilities of the Local Head CD&O South America (in this document referred to as “CD&O country”) is contributing to the performance and excellence of the region.

Within the region the Local Head CD&O country is responsible for executing the CD&O activities on a country level in alignment with the HPBU, Medicine Excellence and CD&O vision, strategies and goals, and operating model to ensure successful delivery (speed &value) of clinical trials in their country and region.

The Local Head CD&O country is responsible for execution and delivery of the clinical trials allocated to the country that meet pipeline commitments, specific scientific medical, regulatory, and commercial needs. Identifies opportunities that create competitive advantage and drives clinical development excellence. Responsible for the performance in their country.

Ensures site & patient engagement strategies are embedded in the clinical trials performed in the country.

Actively interacts with our customers to capture and bring local strategic insights into Boehringer Ingelheim to support our clinical development.

Embraces innovative technologies, as well as creates and maintains a culture that drives empowerment, smart risk taking and one common CD&O identity.

• Ensure the Clinical Development & Operations execution excellence strategy, focusing on delivery of pipeline commitments, effective leadership, and best practice, leveraging data & technology and customer engagement approaches to deliver on competitive timelines and to maximize value for patients.
• Oversight of clinical development portfolio and delivery of pipeline commitments.
• Ensure operational excellence on speed, efficiency and quality of preparation, conduct, analysis and reporting of clinical trials.
• Implement the strategic outsourcing model(s) aligned to corporate strategy.
• Ensure implementation of the site & patient engagement strategies in the clinical trials.
• Actively interacts with customers to identify and capture local insights that improve the customer experience and inform clinical development.
• Responsible for providing local insights including industry benchmarking and feedback from local business and its internal and external stakeholders, as well as to ensure effective and efficient site & patient centric engagement tactics are embedded in clinical trials.
• Expertise on local health care and research environment.
• Increase the awareness of Boehringer Ingelheim’s clinical development program by building up and maintain networks with the internal and external stakeholders, including EEs and patient organizations.
• Create an environment that inspires, motivates, and empowers colleagues in the responsible country that promotes one common CD&O identity and is driven by our CD&O behaviors.
• Ensures team members are aware of their accountabilities, responsibilities, and deliverables.
• Ensure implementation of standards, processes, and performance in the responsible country to improve overall clinical program delivery according to plan in terms of efficiency, timelines and quality while containing costs.
• Ensure adherence to national and international regulatory and legal rules, scientific medical and ethical standards, ICH-GCP to safeguard quality, safety and data integrity of clinical trial conduct, compliance with Boehringer Ingelheim internal SOPs and guidelines. Oversee the implementation of global systems, processes, and initiatives in the responsible country.
• Maintain a highly skilled CD&O team workforce of energized employees through hiring talents.
• Responsible for talent identification, development and retention for the team, in alignment with local HR and Head CD&O region.
• Actively participate in talent development discussions for the responsible country within the function and across functions in alignment with the Head CD&O region.
• Identify opportunities for development of team…