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About this Clinical Development Strategy & Business Partner role at Fortrea

Fortrea · Onsite · Shanghai

Job Overview:

Clinical Development Strategy & Business Partner serves as a strategic and operational partner to a Clinical Delivery leader. This role translates business strategy into execution plans, monitors performance metrics, and drives process improvements within the assigned department. This role acts as a liaison between the functional leader and other stakeholders, ensuring alignment with Clinical Development goals and operational excellence.

Summary of Responsibilities:

Support strategic initiatives ensuring alignment with Clinical Development and functional goals and objectives.

  • Translate business strategy into execution plans, helping prioritize initiatives based on ROI, risk, and resource availability.
  • Monitor delivery performance, quality, and financial metrics and provide insights on trends, risks, and opportunities.
  • Drive development of Clinical Development Review (CDR) materials and leverage them to manage delivery and operations.
  • Streamline internal processes to improve delivery, timelines, resource utilization, and quality metrics.
  • Identify and resolve bottlenecks, process inefficiencies, and quality risks.
  • Develop business cases and recommendations to support investment in tools, talent, and process enhancements.
  • Assist in budget planning and forecasting for project portfolios.
  • Support functional leader on in-depth P&L analysis and trending.
  • Track financial performance and support cost optimization efforts.
  • Act as a liaison between functional and delivery leaders, senior leadership, and peers.
  • Support communication strategies and message development, ensuring consistent messaging and reporting across all levels.
  • Foster shared consciousness and dot connecting, helping the functional leadership team stay focused and aligned on priorities.
  • Anticipate challenges and remove roadblocks, acting as a sounding board and problem solver for the functional leader.
  • Act as a trusted advisor, providing candid feedback, strategic counsel, and a safe space for leadership reflection.
  • Prepare executive-level presentations, delivery updates, and strategic communications.
  • Coordinate executive meetings and strategic planning sessions, including agenda setting, follow-ups, and tracking of action items.
  • Facilitate strategic planning sessions, quarterly reviews, and leadership offsites.

And all other duties as needed or assigned.

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At Fortrea, we're all about turning the “impossible” into "I'm possible." Together, we break barriers to deliver exceptional service to our patients, fueled by a shared commitment to teamwork and excellence. Regardless of your role, we're all family, working together to achieve extraordinary results. At Fortrea, your career isn't just a job – it's a journey of making the exceptional possible, every day.

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