Director, Development Operations

Responsibilities:

• Governance and Committee Oversight:


• Implement and coordinate internal governance committees, including scheduling, agenda development, and meeting logistics.
• Prepare and distribute high-quality meeting materials, including agendas, minutes, and decision logs.
• Track and ensure timely follow-up on action items and decisions made during governance meetings.
• Primarily accountable for management of overall departmental budget. 
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the development leadership team concerning problems, current and future initiatives, strategies, project management, and budgets


• Meeting & Communication Support:
• Create internal and external presentations to meet departmental business needs. 
• Develop clear, concise, and visually compelling slide decks and briefing materials for governance and cross-functional meetings.
• Facilitate alignment across clinical and cross-functional teams by preparing pre-read materials and capturing key discussion points and outcomes.
• Serve as a liaison between clinical development and other departments to ensure consistent and effective communication.
• Monitor progress on strategic initiatives and ensure timely delivery of milestones


• Process Improvements:
• Identify opportunities to streamline and enhance development operations processes.
• Lead the implementation of process improvements to increase operational efficiency.
• Maintain and continuously improve documentation, templates, and tools used for governance and planning processes.

Minimum Requirements:

• 10+ years of equivalent professional experience in a pharmaceutical or biotech organization with bachelor’s degree in sciences or 7+ years professional experience plus advanced degree (MSc, MBA, Ph.D.)
• High attention to detail in documentation, meeting materials, and process execution.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders
• Ability to identify operational inefficiencies and propose scalable solutions
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills; ability to influence and collaborate across functions and levels
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially PowerPoint, Excel, and Word); familiarity with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Smartsheet, SharePoint, Teams)
• Understanding of pharmaceutical R&D process and regulatory environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Role is hybrid requiring minimum 2-day per week presence in the BlueRock offices with Cambridge, MA location preferred
• Travel is estimated to be 5-10%