Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BeOne Medicines is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to fight cancer. The Associate Director will lead the development, modernization, maintenance, and governance of clinical trial resource estimation and external cost estimation tools for Phase I–III studies. The role will serve as a product owner, supporting costing algorithms, enterprise systems integration, cross-functional governance, analytics, and operational and financial insights.
Responsibilities
- Support the design, development, and continuous improvement of the clinical trial costing tool(s)
- Support the development and refine costing models and algorithms for Phase I–III clinical trials, incorporating functional inputs across global clinical operations, start-up, regulatory, safety, medical & clinical sciences, data management, biostatistics, medical writing, and other units
- Ensure cost drivers, assumptions, effort models, service levels, and resource seniority levels are accurate, scalable, and aligned with operational realities
- Partner with functional subject matter experts (SMEs) to maintain up-to-date operational parameters and cost benchmarks
- Support the leadership in implementing and overseeing the cross-functional system and tools governance frameworks, including cost assumptions, version control, approval flows, and auditability
- Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs), guidance documents, and training materials
- Supporting monitoring compliance and escalating exceptions or identified risks
- Provide training and support to internal stakeholders, Functional units, Global Strategic Sourcing, and Finance teams
- Work closely with Resource Management to integrate capacity, utilization, and effort drivers into costing models
- Collaborate with Finance on resource structure, budget methodologies and validation processes
- Partner with HR to ensure alignment of job roles, labour categories, and seniority levels
- Coordinate with IT to support system integration, data flows, user access, and technical enhancements
- Guide integration of the Costing tool with enterprise systems (e.g., budgeting, financial tracking, resource forecasting, HRIS platforms)
- Coordinate with IT on system specifications, testing (UAT), releases, and troubleshooting
- Ensure data integrity, automation, and reporting capabilities meet business needs
- Analyze cost trends, operational performance, and competitiveness to inform leadership decisions
- Generate dashboards, scenario models, and pricing insights to support any external business development activities as well as charge back mechanism
- Contribute to benchmarking, portfolio analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives
Skills
- Proficiency in Excel, financial modelling tools, and pricing/costing platforms—including Excel-based, web-based, or integrated enterprise systems—is required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Life Sciences, Business, Finance, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in the CRO or biopharmaceutical industry, preferably in Pricing Tools and Systems, clinical operations, project finance, business operations, or proposal & Costing management
- Strong understanding of clinical trial delivery across Phases I–III and associated cost drivers
- Experience with pricing tools, operational costing, resource modelling, or financial planning systems
- Proven track record working cross-functionally with operational, commercial, and technical teams
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate operational details into quantitative models
- Familiarity with financial modelling, pricing governance, and change management
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environment
- Occasional
- Exposure to programming languages such as Python, as well as experience leveraging AI tools to develop agentic AI solutions, would be considered an added advantage
Benefits
- Non-Commercial roles are eligible to participate in the annual bonus plan.
- All Company employees have the opportunity to own shares of BeOne Medicines Ltd. stock because all employees are eligible for discretionary equity awards.
- All employees are eligible to voluntarily participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k)
- FSA/HSA
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Wellness
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