Assoc. Dir. Solution Delivery

Role Title: REQ-10009105 Assoc. Dir. Solution Delivery

Location: Hyderabad

Roles and responsibilities:

• Develop project rationale and perform scoping assessments to determine project feasibility, estimates and complete financial model (costs, savings, revenue opportunities, investment horizon, etc.)
• Act as interface between business and Implementation partners and ensure that the project is delivered as per expected scope, timelines and quality.
• Lead project level prioritization, deliverables, and timelines, drive the project progress and outcomes, incl. planning and successful execution.
• Request changes to scope, timelines, budget, and/or functional / technical requirements in accordance with change management process. Make decisions and along with PM support, manage the risks & issues for the project.
• Ensure consistency and traceability between user requirements, functional specifications, and testing and validation.
• Support validation and testing as appropriate and ensure adherence to Security and Compliance policies and procedures within Service Delivery scope
• Liaise with the service development team to suggest a high-level functional solution
• Ensure that relevant stakeholders are involved in specification of new services and/or major upgrades to existing services
• Keep abreast with internal IT systems and documentation requirements, standards (including quality management and IT security)
• Keep abreast with industry best practices in leveraging technologies for the business and with regulatory environments / requirements if applicable.
• Engage with global business leaders and leverage the appropriate teams/ functions to determine requirements and deliver data-driven recommendations to improve efficiency and add value.
• Stay up to date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.

Essential Requirements:

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a computer science, engineering or information technology discipline.

Experience

• 13+ years of work experience with 5+ years of experience in Global Drug Development (preferably Regulatory affairs) and GxP environment
• Multi-national global experience in interacting with senior management, collaborating across boundaries and relationship management, and influencing without authority
• Knowledge of project management models and techniques, business analysis, requirements definition & management, analytical thinking, and financial modeling, managing challenges, proactive thinking, effective communication, developing and delivering presentations
• Proficiency with tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, HPQC, Business process modeling tools
• Submission Content domain knowledge (specifically Submission content planning and tracking, content authoring, content lifecycle management, Archival and Record management) is a major plus
• Working experience in Veeva implementations such as Veeva Vault Submission and Submission Archive is a major plus

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