Director Therapy Area Head, Statistical Programming

The opportunity
The Director, Statistical Programming TA Head, provides strategic and technical leadership for programming deliverables within a therapeutic area. This role is accountable for high-quality and efficient delivery of statistical programming deliverables within a therapeutic area. As a leader, the Director defines delivery strategies, anticipates and mitigates risks, fosters innovation in programming technologies and processes, forecasts and maintains budget. This position will be a key partner to Therapy Area Head, Statistics and ensures successful implementation of statistical programming strategies and efficient execution of programming deliverables within the therapeutic area. The role also includes functional management responsibilities such as talent development, recruitment, and coaching, ensuring a skilled and motivated global programming team.How you’ll spend your day
Provide strategic leadership for programming deliverables across a disease area, or therapeutic area.
Define and implement programming strategies that enable high-quality, efficient, and compliant outputs for regulatory submissions and clinical trial reporting.
Lead and develop global programming teams, including direct reports, contingent staff, and vendors
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (Statistics, Data Management, Clinical Development, Regulatory) to ensure alignment and successful execution of programming deliverables, Sets tasks and prioritization within a disease area, or therapeutic area.
Delivers comprehensive programming leadership to clinical project teams and vendors, driving the implementation of standards, specifications, and analyses in compliance with regulatory expectations, SOPs, and organizational practices.
Drives innovation and continuous improvement projects within programming, challenges status-quo, implements innovative strategies and technologies for clinical trial programming within the therapeutic area.
Contributes to other department initiatives. 
Provide training, mentorship, and coaching to build a high-performing programming workforce.
Drives the recruitment and retention strategies for Statistical Programming within a TA, in collaboration with Statistical Programming LT, HR and Talent Acquisition teams
Manage budgets, forecasts, and resource allocations effectively to meet organizational priorities within a TA.
Ensures that SOPs and guidelines are followed, and the clinical programming processes are well known by all teams within the TA.
Keep abreast of industry programming and technological advancements.
Member of Statistical Programming Leadership Team, and member of Extended GSD Leadership team, in shaping up the function and department vision.