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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Executive Director, Global Trial Strategy & Operations

Cambridge, MAPosted 3 weeks ago

Job Description

  • Partner across Development study teams, and cross-functional partners to drive strategic operational planning, including defining approaches, execution assumptions, timelines, risk management strategies, and delivery frameworks.
  • Develop portfolio-level tracking mechanisms, dashboards, KPIs, and performance analytics to support transparency and data-driven decision-making.
  • Drive prioritization and scenario planning across their respective TA/s ensuring alignment to critical path and effective deployment of resources.
  • Represent the portfolio in leadership and governance forums, ensuring continuity of strategy, alignment, and clarity of decision pathways.
  • Develop, institutionalize, and continuously refine best practices, operating models, playbooks, and standards that reinforce planning rigor, predictable execution, and operational excellence.
  • Partner with study and program leaders to ensure operational plans are documented, actively managed, and responsive to risks, external changes, and portfolio dependencies.
  • Collaborate with peer and cross-functional leaders to support operational readiness, including inspection readiness, vendor oversight frameworks, and compliance.
  • Contribute to Establish and evolve operating rhythms and governance structures that streamline communication, clarify accountability, and enable timely decisions across programs.
  • Serve as a strategic thought partner to elevate execution focus, challenge assumptions, integrate lessons learned, and support continuous improvement.
  • Partner closely with CROs and external vendors to ensure proactive execution, scope adherence, and high-quality delivery while establishing best practices for oversight.
  • Assist in financial oversight across programs, including forecasting, budget management, investment planning, and long-range portfolio planning.
  • Partner with SM&H, GTO, CPS, and other clinical operations groups to align strategies, improve processes, and drive portfolio delivery.
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    1001-5000 employees
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
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