Strategic Initiatives, Associate Director

Requirements

• Minimum Education Requirement
• 4 Year / Bachelors Degree
• BA/BS or equivalent combination of education and experience considered
• At least 8 years' experience in project management
• Preferred Education Requirement: Graduate Degree
• Additional Qualifications
• Demonstrated expertise in leading large, complex programs that span multiple functions or business units, with accountability for outcomes and value realizati

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Additional Information

Strategic Initiatives, Associate Director Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®. Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know. WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE Why Syneos Health We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program. We are committed to our Total Self culture - where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people. We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives - we're able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong. Job Responsibilities Job Summary The Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives leads complex, enterprise-level initiatives that deliver sustained business value for Syneos Health . This role is accountable for directing high-impact programs including post-M&A integrations, strategic partnerships, and large-scale business transformations by leading senior, cross-functional teams and influencing outcomes across multiple functions and business units. The Associate Director translates enterprise strategy into executable initiatives, drives decision-making at the program level, and ensures alignment with organizational priorities. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, partners closely with executive leadership, and champions a culture of accountability, recognition, and continuous improvement while delivering measurable results at the operational and business unit level. Core Responsibilities - Provides leadership and direction for complex, cross-functional programs, ensuring alignment with enterprise and functional strategies and business priorities. - Leads and oversees matrixed teams, including senior professionals and subordinate project leaders, establishing clear accountability, governance, and performance expectations across programs. - Owns end-to-end program execution, including development and oversight of program charters, integrated delivery roadmaps, dependency management, resource strategies, and governance frameworks. - Drives execution excellence by monitoring progress against milestones, KPIs, and value realization targets, proactively addressing risks to ensure successful delivery of outcomes. - Identifies, evaluates, and resolves complex, cross-functional risks and issues, escalating strategic decisions to executive sponsors and governance bodies as appropriate. - Provides oversight of scope, budget, and resource planning, ensuring initiatives are delivered within approved financial and operational parameters. - Influences and validates financial forecasts, monitors program-level spend, and partners with finance leaders to ensure reconciliation of resources and expend tures across initiatives. - Leads enterprise-level change management and business readiness efforts, ensuring adoption, sustainability, and realization of intended benefits across impacted functions. - Serves as a primary liaison to executive sponsors and steering committees, delivering concise, insight-driven updates and framing decisions that impact multiple functions or business units. - Represents strategic initiatives in governance, portfolio, and cross-enterprise forums, influencing prioritization, sequencing, and investment decisions. - Coaches and mentors project managers and senior team members, building organizational capability and reinforcing best practices in program delivery. - Drives continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and contributing to the evolution of strategic initiative methodologies, tools, and standards. - Partners with functional leaders to identify opportunities for process optimization and operational improvements that support long-term business objectives.

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