Ridgefield, CT ED, Medical Initiatives,Operations & Project Management Lead Unit

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City Custom Field 2 Custom Field 3 Custom Field 4 Location Clear Apply now » ED, Medical Initiatives,Operations & Project Management Lead Description As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees. The ED, Medical Initiatives, Operations & Project Management is accountable for establishing and governing the integrated strategic and operating agenda for US Medicine. The role translates enterprise and Medicine priorities into portfolio choices, resource and investment decisions, transformation priorities, execution roadmaps, governance, and measurable organizational outcomes. The role combines strategic planning, business operations, enterprise performance and transformation oversight, portfolio/project management, learning and capability development oversight, KPI/dashboard governance, financial and resource planning support, and cross-functional leadership to advance US Medicine priorities in a highly matrixed pharmaceutical environment. In supporting the US Medical Director’s leadership responsibilities on both the Human Pharma Leadership Team and the Country Management Committee, the role operates across the full breadth of US Human Pharma and the broader US enterprise, while enabling alignment with Global Medicine across all regulated medical activities. The incumbent leads the US Medicine Initiatives, Operations, and Project Management organization, with direct accountability for the Medical Operations & Practice Exchange Group, Medicine Learning & Development, and the Administrative Support Center. Through accountable functional leaders, the role sets strategic direction, priorities, performance expectations, and resource deployment across process improvement, transformation, portfolio and project management, organizational learning, and administrative services. The role approves and governs the deployment of improvement and project-management capacity against the highest-value enterprise priorities; resolves or escalates portfolio, capacity, and execution trade-offs; and holds leaders accountable for delivery, adoption, and measurable benefits. Aligned with the US Medical Director, the incumbent establishes the operating disciplines, decision rights, and performance expectations required to translate US Medicine priorities into coordinated execution while ensuring alignment with applicable governance standards, policies, and patient-focused outcomes. The role establishes enterprise operating disciplines for performance visibility, prioritization, cross-Medicine coordination, resource and financial planning, leadership decision support, capability development, and organizational learning. It partners closely with Medical leadership, Medical Impact & Data Enablement, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Compliance, Information Technology and digital/AI stakeholders, among others, to resolve cross-functional dependencies, scale effective practices, strengthen organizational capabilities and advance US Medicine priorities in a compliant and sustainable manner. Duties & Responsibilities US Medicine Strategy, Enterprise Planning, and Executive Decision Support: Lead the annual and multi-year strategic planning process for US Medicine in partnership with the US Medical Director and US Medicine Leadership Team, translating enterprise and Medicine priorities into an integrated strategic agenda. Define the portfolio of strategic priorities, desired outcomes, execution roadmaps, decision points, and accountable owners required to deliver the US Medicine strategy. Establish the leadership governance, operating rhythm, and decision architecture required to prioritize work, resolve cross-functional trade-offs, and maintain accountability for execution. Advise and challenge the US Medical Director and senior leadership by framing strategic choices, identifying enterprise implications, and making risks, dependencies, resource requirements, and opportunity costs explicit. Ensure leadership decisions are translated into clear actions, ownership, resource commitments, and measurable outcomes across US Medicine. Enterprise Operating Model, Governance, and Performance Leadership: Establishes the US Medicine operating model and management system; including business operations processes, governance routines, KPI management, operating dashboards, resource planning inputs, meeting coordination, and continuous improvement practices. Establish consistent, repeatable processes for tracking initiative execution, portfolio health, business priorities, and operational risks. Sets the service strategy, operating expectations, and performance standards for the Administrative Support Center and holds its accountable leader responsible for service quality, scalability, compliance, and organizational value. Sponsors or directs selected enterprise initiatives requiring cross-Medicine leadership, rapid mobilization, or resolution of organizational ambiguity. Coordinate global, regional, and local dialogue as needed to align US Medicine priorities, communications, and execution expectations. Maintain an integrated view of performance, cross-TA and cross-functional dependencies, and enterprise risks; ensure material issues are translated into clear actions, owners, escalation paths, and leadership decisions. Learning and Capability Development Leadership Oversight: Provide management oversight for Medicine Learning & Development and ensure development and implementation of strategic learning and capability programs aligned with US Medicine priorities, capability needs, compliance expectations, and functional development goals. Partner with Medicine leaders and subject matter experts to identify current and emerging training needs, translate gaps into practical learning solutions, and monitor adoption and impact. Align learning solutions to business needs, corrective/preventive actions where applicable, performance indicators, and functional readiness priorities. Support harmonization of learning approaches across Medicine teams and enable continuous improvement in learning governance, deployment, and measurement. Ensure the Medicine Learning & Development role(s) operate in a complementary manner, with one being focused on strategic learning and development priorities and the other supporting disciplined training operations, curricula, learning enablement, quality, deployment, and effectiveness measurement. Compensation The base salary range for this position is $223,000 to $334,600. The position may be eligible for a role specific discretionary bonus, relocation, and/or other compensation elements. We continuously review market data and may adjust salary ranges as needed in the future. Actual compensation will be based on job-related factors such as skills, experience, and qualifications, and other factors permitted by law. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement savings opportunities, paid time off, paid holidays, disability and life insurance benefits, and other company-sponsored programs. For additional information regarding our benefits and Total Rewards offerings, please click here. Requirements Enterprise Performance, Improvement and Transformation Portfolio Leadership: Set the mandate for strategic priorities, investment criteria, and outcome expectations for the Medical Operations & Practice Exchange capability as aligned with the US Medical