Flatiron Research was started in 2014 with the goal of serving cancer patients by accelerating research. We believe that existing clinical research paradigms are ill-equipped to answer the research questions that face drug developers, academic researchers, and regulators in the oncology space today. By focusing on technology solutions that can be deployed widely across the Flatiron network of providers, Flatiron Research has the opportunity to generate insights that were previously impossible.

Today, Flatiron Research is focused on innovating in the Real-World Evidence (RWE) space. Our technology-first approach has allowed us to build RWE data sets with higher quality, accuracy, recency, and scale than any other data set that is available. We have active partnerships with top-tier academic medical centers, 8 of the top 10 oncology biopharma companies, and the FDA, all focused on using RWE to answer clinical questions quickly and safely.

Responsibilities:

The Senior Director of Research Operations will be responsible for the operations of Flatiron’s Real-World Evidence (RWE) business line, which is Flatiron’s largest revenue driver today. Specifically:

• Oversee operations for the business line. Be ultimately responsible for the on-time, high-quality execution of all research projects, and for scaling capacity over time.
• Partnering with our customers and partners from biopharma and academic medical centers to generate high-quality data and insights.
• Managing a diverse team of Project Leaders, Compliance/Regulatory, and Medical Writers. Setting the strategy and vision for this team as it grows over time.
• Recruiting and retaining extraordinary talent across all functions.
• In partnership with other leaders, setting the go-to-market strategy for the RWE business line.
• Building process, structure, and playbooks for Research Operations, and adapting the teams to grow and change with the business.
  

Requirements:

• Excellent ability to understand the operational requirements and hiring needs for a research organization to anticipate and fill in operational gaps early
• Amazing people manager; experience leading groups of 10+ people; extremely thoughtful about management style, culture and leadership generally
• Customer facing experience as a vendor
• Extremely strong understanding of market strategy; ability to see how Flatiron’s products fit into the competitive landscape; ability to break down complex markets into components and develop strategy
• Extremely strong understanding of his/her own weaknesses and how to fill those gaps; self-aware, humble, motivated & curious

Bonus Points:

• Experience working in healthcare technology
• Advanced degree in medical or scientific discipline