Why Sarepta? Why Now?
The promise of genetic medicine has arrived, and Sarepta is at the forefront. We hold leadership positions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs), and we currently have more than 40 programs in various stages of development in gene therapy, RNA and gene editing. In 2023, we launched our fourth therapy and the first ever gene therapy to treat Duchenne.
We’re looking for people who see unlimited potential in themselves and who are motivated by an unwavering commitment to patients.
What Sarepta Offers
At Sarepta, we care deeply about all the people in our community and believe in the importance of supporting them in all aspects of their lives. We aspire to maintain a culture that acknowledges people bring their whole selves to work, and we will strive to help everyone in our community integrate their work and personal lives while maintaining productivity. We are committed to offering a range of benefits and work-life resources designed to support people in the following areas:
Physical and Emotional Wellness
Financial Wellness
Support for Caregivers
For a full list of our comprehensive benefits, see our website: https://www.sarepta.com/join-us
The Importance of the Role
The Senior Director of Strategy & Operations is a position that requires operations experience and a combination of strategic thinking and analysis, expertise in project management, financial acumen and proficiency with contract negotiations.This role is primarily responsible for leading strategic Technical Operations initiatives that will enable scalable growth for Sarepta in delivering ongoing supply to serve as many patients as possible.
This individual will also perform evaluations to enable innovation and advancement with strategic alliances in partnership with internal technical SMEs, create modeling methodologies to perform strategic analyses, and build business cases to optimize decisions and investments.
This role is highly cross-functional, working with key stakeholders in Technical Operations, Business Development, Finance, Legal, Research, etc.
The Opportunity to Make a Difference
Lead complex Technical Operations initiatives that will evolve the business and scale organization for growth, such as operational digitization, capability introduction and capacity expansion
Lead centralized Data Management initiative to create efficiencies with data analytics and build capabilities for data sciences, by aligning requirements, establishing business processes and implementing solutions in collaboration with IT
Partner with Business Development on evaluation of new business opportunities ensuring consistency with strategic goals
Evaluate and establish strategic technical collaborations with external organizations that can enhance platform, process, analytical or operational capabilities in partnership with technical SMEs
Develop robust Technical Operations business cases to optimize capital investment decisions
Conduct cross-functional risk assessments based on Technical Operations market research and analysis and develop mitigation strategies and plans
Support development/refinement of strategic analytical models
Support creation of the Tech Ops Strategic plan including long range planning (LRP), program prioritization impact and resource modeling
Assist in maintaining financial models working with Finance for long range plans (LRP), CoGs, OpEx, capital investment, etc.
Support S&OP and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) initiatives, as well as optimization of other business processes, as needed
Support projects relating to CoGs reduction, supply chain optimization, supply planning, etc.
More about You
BSc./BEng. with a minimum of 20 years of direct biotech/pharma Technical Operations experience
Knowledge and experience developing financial/resource models and business cases
Strong business, analytical and planning skills
Proven ability to successfully manage projects and timelines, organize/track complex information, prioritize accordingly, and the ability to quickly adjust to shifting priorities and demanding timelines when necessary
Excellent writing and oral communication skills
Ability to effectively communicate across multiple levels of the organization including senior management
What Now?
We’re always looking for solution-oriented, critical thinkers.
So, if you’re comfortable with ambiguity and candor, relish challenging yourself, and place kindness and integrity at the forefront of how you approach your peers and work, then we encourage you to apply.