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Asset Planning Process and Data Integrity Lead

Ipsen Group
City of London
3 weeks ago
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Cookie NoticeTitle:Asset Planning Process and Data Integrity LeadCompany:Ipsen Pharma (SAS)About Ipsen:Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation. Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!For more information, visit us at and follow our latest news on and .Job Description:WHAT - **Summary & Purpose of the Position**Asset Planning Process and Data Integrity Lead, you won’t just guide strategy—you’ll roll up your sleeves to actively support Asset Operations Leads (AOLs), sub-teams, functional leads, and portfolio reporting. This role is deeply embedded in the day-to-day operations of planning and execution, ensuring consistency, quality, and maturity across programs.You will be responsible for establishing and applying standards, resolving operational challenges, and personally engaging in planning activities to improve delivery efficiency. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on being in the trenches—working closely with teams, solving problems, and driving continuous improvement through direct action.WHAT - Main Responsibilities & Technical Competencies Program Enablement & Governance Act as the hands-on expert for program management practices across R&D assets, directly supporting AOLs, functions, and sub-team leads. Personally monitor and troubleshoot planning standards, milestone tracking, and integrated schedule management. Provide real-time, tactical support to resolve planning-related issues and ensure cross-functional alignment. Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders through active engagement and collaboration. Share best practices and lessons learned through direct involvement in team activities and retrospectives.* Capability Building & Process Maturity Design, test, and implement scalable processes and tools—working side-by-side with teams to ensure usability and impact.* Identify execution gaps through direct observation and lead hands-on initiatives to improve consistency and operational rigor.* Proactively assess risks in planning workflows and develop mitigation strategies through active engagement with teams.* Lead change management efforts by embedding yourself in the rollout of new processes and ensuring adoption through coaching and support.* Mentor and develop project managers and planners through active collaboration, shadowing, and skill-building sessions.* Data Integrity & Quality Oversight Maintain direct oversight of data integrity across key program datasets, validating inputs and outputs personally.* Partner with stakeholders to ensure data is accurate, timely, and actionable—often through direct data reviews and reconciliation.* Ensure traceability and consistency between asset-level data and portfolio-level aggregation through hands-on validation and reporting.HOW - Behavioural Competencies RequiredCompetencyExcellence in execution (25)• Approaches priority setting and setting the stage through the lens of execution; • Establishes clarity about the goals, accountabilities, timelines, and next steps; can identify/spot opportunities for real impact on patient and society; • Able to be focused and performance-driven with clear KPIs • Plans and aligns effectively (steps, resources, timelines etc.); • Displays a commitment to best practice sharing and setting • Promotes single point of accountabilities.The role is deeply embedded in day-to-day operations, requiring hands-on planning, prioritization, and delivery of results. Excellence in execution ensures consistency, quality, and maturity across programs.Ensures Accountability (26)• Ensures single accountable referents per task/project/outcome (independent of organizational context or multi-team projects); • Builds and anchors an environment where people have the skills and habits to ask for clarification when accountabilities are unclear; • Consults/seeks relevant stakeholder views/expertise and coaches/ensures decisions are made by consent vs. consensus; • Takes personal accountability for decisions, actions, successes and failures, and fosters the same for others; • Follows through on commitment and makes sure others do the same;The role requires direct oversight, personal engagement, and follow-through on commitments, making accountability critical for success.Collaborates (23)• Collaborates and communicates without boundaries, continuously removes organizational barriers; • Focuses on continuous improvement; integrates and leverages key learnings, showcases resourcefulness, learning/experimenting at scale, demonstrates strong entrepreneurial behaviors and mindset.The role is highly collaborative, requiring strong partnerships with AOLs, sub-teams, functional leads, and project planners to drive program enablement and process maturity.Manage Complexity (6)• Identifies contradictory information/demands/inputs to effectively solve problems; • Develops and evaluates alternative scenario and solutions; • Able to identify what truly matters and ruthlessly focus/ prioritize on making decisions with real impact.The role involves troubleshooting, resolving operational challenges, and improving delivery efficiency in a complex R&D environment.Develops/ coaches Talent (15)• Able to identify and align career goals, and blend organizational objectives into a cohesive development plan for self and team; • Able to coach • Provides structured, actionable, regular and directional feedback and acts as a coach to empower people to own their own growth/development; • Prepares their own succession plans; • Displays a radically human-centered mindset; puts people first; focuses on doing good; • Demonstrates ability to build team effectiveness.The role includes mentoring and developing project managers and planners, making talent development a key competency.HOW - Knowledge & ExperienceKnowledge & Experience (essential):* Minimum 10 years of experience in R&D program management, planning excellence, or cross-functional asset leadership within a global organization* Strong proficiency in PPM and reporting tools, with a track record of hands-on tool usage and implementation.* Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams through direct involvement and coaching.* Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a bias toward action and problem-solving.* Adaptable and innovative, with a strong desire to be embedded in operational activities.* Experience in pharmaceutical or life sciences industryKnowledge & Experience (preferred):* Experience implementing and maintaining a functionally integrated project planning tool and process within the pharmaceutical R&D, Medical and commercial space.* Experience with integrated planning software such as OnePlan or Smartsheet* Experience with integrating with iPeople and SAP S/4HANA* Experience with Microsoft Power Apps and Power AutomateEducation / Certifications (essential):* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Life Sciences, Business Analytics, Engineering, or related field.Education / Certifications (preferred):* Advanced degree preferred* Certifications
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