DirectorResourceManagement

The Director, Resource Management (DRM) is a key liaison across multiple functions in Research and Preclinical Development (RpD) providing comprehensive resource management and strategic resource planning for RpD functions with respect to current programs as well as planning for the future development portfolio. The DRM will supervise and coach two resource managers on the team. To be successful, the DRM will need to have an in-depth understanding of pharmaceutical discovery, pre-clinical development, research and early development functional roles, responsibilities and work effort. The DRM will be an expert in industry standard resource management tools and respective reporting tools to provide key insights regarding capacity, resource planning and forecasting. The DRM will be confident in the design of effective insight driven dashboards and collaborate closely with the IT function to enable development, implementation, and support. The DRM will promote the adherence to RM best practices, processes and the delivery of high-quality resource planning, capacity management, tracking, and forecasting of functional resources. ## **As a Director, a typical day may include the following:** * Serves as the key interface and point of contact with R&pD for the review and assessment of functional resource strategies including the assessment of available resources against requirements and confirmation of resource plans with functional leadership * Works with partners to ensure that Target, Project, and Program assumptions are current and resource utilization is optimized * Partners with applicable functions to design, develop, implement, and update algorithms in the RM tool used in resource demand forecasts * Directs other RMs assigned to additional functional areas to ensure cross-functional consistency for resource and headcount management * Assists partner functions with capacity management providing support for annual headcount planning and ensuring data quality for the qu