Associate Director, Field Execution Lead
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Within the United StatesFull-TimeDirector
Salary152,600 - 283,400 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- Minimum of 6 years
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementData AnalysisStakeholder managementChange Management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university required.
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in commercial execution, field operations, launch management, enterprise delivery, or related operational leadership roles.
- Experience within pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, medical device, diagnostics, life sciences, insurance, technology, consumer health, or similarly complex industries preferred.
- Proven ability to lead execution initiatives in highly matrixed, cross-functional environments with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of governance structures, enterprise operating models, and execution management processes.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to translate operational insights into clear actions and informed business decisions.
- Strong judgment and confidence operating in high-visibility, change-intensive environments.
- Experience supporting geographically dispersed field organizations is highly desirable.
- Strong problem-solving mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity and simplify complex operational challenges.
- Ability to drive results through collaboration, influence, and structured execution approaches rather than ad-hoc coordination.
- Willingness to travel up to 30% domestically and/or internationally as needed.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end execution for assigned Therapeutic Areas, including steady-state operations, product launches, and enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
- Serve as the primary point of accountability for field execution once initiatives are deployed, ensuring alignment, sequencing, and operational follow-through.
- Monitor execution effectiveness and assess field readiness to support sustained operational success.
- Translate execution insights into actionable recommendations and corrective measures through structured business reviews and governance processes.
- Identify operational risks, process gaps, and execution challenges proactively while driving timely escalation and resolution strategies.
- Partner with planning, enablement, training, and infrastructure teams to ensure tools, processes, communications, and resources are in place ahead of deployment.
- Collaborate with Therapeutic Area leadership and strategic partners to transform enterprise priorities into field-ready execution plans.
- Capture lessons learned and field insights to strengthen operational standards, improve consistency, and reduce variability across initiatives.
- Support the ongoing development and maturity of field execution frameworks and governance models.
- Contribute to a culture of accountability, operational discipline, and continuous improvement across the organization.
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