Director of Northeast Operations

Company: The ABA Rule of Law Initiative
Location: Framingham
Posted on: September 12, 2020

Job Description:

1 Speen St, Framingham, MA 01701, USA Req #42

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Thank you so much for your interest in Sequence! We do our best to contact as many applicants as possible, but only those selected for an interview with our Talent Acquisition team will be contacted at this time.

Sequence Inc. is a total quality solutions provider to the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Medical Device industries. United with our clients, we strive to provide services that result in deliverables of the highest quality. Through our knowledge, experience, and integrity we offer a level of service that is unsurpassed industry-wide. We specialize in providing excellence in Automation & Control Systems Validation, Information Systems Validation, Software Configuration/Builds & Administration, Training, Equipment & Utility Qualification and Validation, Laboratory Instrument Qualification, Project Leadership, Auditing, SOP Development, Remediation, and much more.

At Sequence Inc., our employees embody core values that strengthen our culture and guide our overall success. The ability to maintain a selfless, humble Attitude creates a respectful environment where ideas are shared and valued. Our teams possess the technical proficiency to do the work and the Aptitude to continue learning, growing and stretching their potential. Our unstoppable Initiative and willingness to get things done using new ideas grows our capabilities and drives our future achievements.

We currently have an opening for a Director of our Northeast Operations to join Sequence, Inc. on a full-time basis (salaried with benefits) with primary focus being in the Greater Boston area.  Candidates will need direct experience in pharmaceutical/biotech industry at a Director or equivalent level.

Essential Responsibilities:

Responsible for services in the following disciplines:

Engineering

Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation

Quality & Compliance

Software Data Management/Analysis

Oversee Business Operations including:

P&L for all regional business units

Growth Strategy for region

Service Group Management

Sequence Employee Engagement/Team Building

Client Engagement

Performance Management with respect to Service Delivery

Business Development Support

Proposal Development/Support

Build relationships with existing and prospective clients

Partner with BD/Sales & Marketing group to perform Business Development tasks to ensure Sequence is in the best position possible to secure projects in alignment with core compentencies

Partner with People & Culture (P&C) to identify, interview, and hire talent in alignment with company core values (AAI - Attitude, Aptitude, and Initiative)

Support Proposal Development in response to RFPs to demonstrate capability of project teams, highlight experience, and estimate costs related to scope for all service offerings

Essential Experience & Accountabilities:

Experience in Leadership, Management, and Accountability (LMA)

Schedules meetings with stated objectives/agenda and at the correct frequency to maintain meeting pulse in alignment with company goals/objectives

Meets with BU Managers, Regional Managers and/or direct employees in a 1:1 capacity quarterly (at a minimum) to gain feedback on what could be improved, issues they may have with completing their job function, suggestions on how to overcome obstacles and/or issues and employee development based on training matrix

Listens to pain points of managers, team leads and / or direct employees in effort to assist resources and maintain focus on providing the highest level of services. Issues are brought to L10 meetings to determine solutions.

Manages/administers annual review process including gathering 360 feedback from clients and employees as necessary to provide accurate constructive feedback to managers

Experience in Operations P&L

Maintains compensation profiles for all applicable business units to ensure after merit increases, bonuses, and incentives the desired margin of the group ? defined target

Forecasts to determine resources required (hiring targets) to facilitate company targets for revenue and margin

Manages budget to ensure P&L is within expected targets for company objectives

Participates in budget planning (forecasts, expenses, growth goals, etc.) prior to end of fiscal year

Provides financial results to each BU Manager on a monthly basis, determines areas of improvement, and recognizes/celebrates successes

Experience in  Request for Proposal Support

Drafts and/or assists with drafting of proposals based on scope of work received from clients/customers, while ensuring adequate bill/labor rates (for T&M or Fixed bid) are utilized to achieve desired margins (indicated in the Margin Calculator)

Attends RFP planning meetings to determine strategy for completing proposals in a timely fashion

Provides information to be included as part of RFI/RFQ process for new project opportunities.

Provides input during RFP covering the following: resource ramp plans, list of deliverables, value-added proposition, project strategies, expenses based on location, integrated project schedules, etc. as required.

Experience in  Business Development Support

Visits at least 5 client sites per month to meet with key decision makers and discipline stake holders to gather foresight on potential future opportunities

Attends BD meetings on a regular basis (weekly)

Attends events planned by BD for clients such as lunches, dinners, etc.in effort to build relationships and provide exposure to cross-functional services

Prepares project case studies and project profiles to use as leverage for team proficiency, experience, and value proposition as required

Presents at Industry events or webinars to provide insight and gain exposure for technical knowledge and capabilities of resources

Experience in  Client Engagement

Assists BU Managers and Regional Managers with oversight of projects to ensure client managers are informed when funds (for T&M and fixed bid projects) are within 20% of being depleted.

Supports project creation in OpenAir

Reviews project invoices to ensure proper billing with respect to service hours, expenses, bill rates, and correct POs

Assists BU Managers and Regional Managers project budgets as applicable

Develops relationships with stakeholders and proactively seeks intel about potential future opportunities

Attends Sequence/Client Stakeholder meetings to discuss project status, team feedback, budget planning, etc. at a frequency determined by the client

Experience in  Strategic Resource Planning

Maintains communication with TA to ensure resources required to achieve project scope within specified project timeframe are proactively or reactively sourced (as necessary).

Assists BU Managers and Regional Managers with reviewing resumes provided from recruiters and interviews qualified candidates to facilitate growth targets each year and provide written or verbal feedback summarizing the interview (helps TA refine search process).

Assists BU Managers and Regional Managers with maintaining resource planning/allocation tool to serve as inputs for financial forecasting, recruiting needs, and BD priority

Assists BU Managers and Regional Managers to actively seeks opportunities and assigns projects based on employee's desired priority (location, type of project, goals, etc.)

Collaborates with BU Managers and Regional Managers (if applicable) to determine key resource placement strategy to enhance opportunities at existing or new client sites to facilitate yearly growth goals

Preferred:

A Bachelors or higher degree from an ABET accredited university in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business or similar degree OR a minimum of 10 years of experience wihin the pharmaceutical/biotech industry as it relates to engineering or quality & compliance services in addition to a minimum of 3 years at a Director level within industry

Intrinsic values that align with a Selfless Attitude, Technical Aptitude, and Unstoppable Initiative

Our team members must be knowledgeable and willing to go the extra mile in service of a client, your success is our success. Here are some of the  Benefits  we offer:

Competitive Pay

A Three-Week Training Program

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Employer-paid long-term disability and short-term disability

Maternity/Paternity

A $50,000 team member only life insurance & ADD policy

401k plan with employer contributions

Generous PTO/ Time off

Bonus Plan

Reimbursable Expenses (Phone, Internet, and Mileage to Client Site)

We value our employees, and beyond the great pay and benefits we offer, we care most about offering opportunity. We are a rapidly growing consulting firm and would love to discuss the prospect of you joining our team. Sequence Inc. is proud to provide Equal Employment Opportunities,  EOE / M / F / D / V , to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Sequence or an affiliated Sequence business may not be eligible for consideration.

We are unable to sponsor at this time.

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Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.

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