Director leading operational risk and resilience for Manulife’s Canadian retail bank. Managing controls, third - party risk, anti - fraud oversight, and resilience testing across channels.
About the role
- Directeur de l’innovation développant de nouveaux produits et repositionnant des molécules pour renforcer le portefeuille pharmaceutique de Pendopharm. Pilotage des projets d’innovation de l’idéation à la soumission réglementaire, avec les communautés médicales et universitaires canadiennes.
Responsibilities
- Lead research and evaluation activities to identify internally developable product opportunities to strengthen Pendopharm's portfolio
- Reposition established molecules through new formulations, new routes of administration, or new indications to address unmet medical needs
- Develop and mobilize a network of key opinion leaders to identify unmet medical needs and innovative opportunities
- Collaborate with organizational functions to guide product development decisions and secure necessary financial resources
- Develop, plan, and execute innovation projects from ideation through regulatory submission
- Lead relationships with Canadian medical and academic communities, key opinion leaders, research institutes, and academic and scientific institutions
- Serve as the point of contact with external investigators for investigator-initiated studies
- Lead the ideation process to identify, prioritize, evaluate, and recommend product opportunities
- Present internal development projects and obtain funding approval
- Influence the product development team to ensure project execution, resource allocation, and adherence to timelines
- Oversee the full product development lifecycle, including design, testing, evaluations, clinical development, and regulatory submission
- Foster a culture of creativity and collaboration
- Collaborate with internal multidisciplinary teams and external partners to ensure the success of innovation programs
Requirements
- Advanced scientific or clinical degree required (M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D., etc.)
- More than 15 years of experience in the biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical industry
- Broad expertise across multiple therapeutic areas
- Proven experience conducting complex evaluations, from scouting to governance decision-making
- Established network with investigators, researchers, and innovation ecosystems across Canada
- Proficiency in valuation concepts, the option value approach, scenario modeling, and risk assessment
- Ability to clearly articulate value drivers and transaction-related concepts
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to communicate complex information to scientific and non-scientific stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal skills, leadership, and professionalism
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to solve complex problems, lead projects, and engage teams
- Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams in a dynamic environment
- Capability to exercise both direct leadership and influence-based leadership
- Bilingual in French and English to collaborate with regulatory authorities and vendors and/or clients outside Quebec
- Ability to travel at least 30% of the time
Benefits
- Ability to travel at least 30% of the time, primarily within the country
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