Site Budgets & Payments Operational Excellence Lead

MSD

. Support implementation of the global Site Budgets & Payments Operational Excellence strategy and roadmap within the assigned region .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $142,400 - $224,100 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Site Budgets and Payments processes, with a strong focus on operational excellence, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. Proficient in gathering requirements, implementing solutions, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Clinical Research ExperienceSite Budgets and Payments ExpertiseB2P Processes KnowledgeGCP/ICH Compliance KnowledgeData Analysis and Automation Skills

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Hard Skills

Clinical Financial OperationsProcess ImprovementRequirements GatheringData AnalysisTesting and Validation

Soft Skills

CollaborationStakeholder ManagementCommunicationChange LeadershipPrioritization

Tools & Technologies

ExcelAnalytics ToolsBusiness Intelligence ToolsAutomation SolutionsAI-Enabled Solutions

Industry Keywords

Pharmaceutical IndustryBiotech IndustryFair Market Value PrinciplesOperational ExcellenceGlobal Governance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support implementation of the global Site Budgets & Payments Operational Excellence strategy and roadmap within the assigned region
Serve as the primary regional connection point for Site Budgets & Payments process and system matters
Bring country requirements, user experience, risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities into global governance and prioritization
Promote globally consistent end-to-end processes, documentation, controls, and ways of working
Coordinate regional triage of complex or recurring budget and payment process or system issues
Escalate systemic issues for cross-functional root-cause analysis and permanent remediation
Partner with Site Budgets and Site Payment Operations to clarify business needs, rules, functional requirements, controls, and acceptance criteria
Support integrated solution design, testing, implementation, adoption, and validation
Gather, document, and translate regional business requirements and operational insights for enhancements across platforms, reporting tools, automation, and integrations
Participate in user acceptance testing, operational-readiness assessment, controlled pilots, release evaluation, and post-implementation monitoring
Use operational data, trend analysis, quality findings, stakeholder feedback, and user experience to identify issues and improvement priorities
Lead or support regional enablement through training, communications, onboarding, knowledge management, office hours, job aids, and self-service resources
Identify and help scale practical automation, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions
Represent the region in governance forums, working groups, vendor discussions, and cross-functional initiatives
Communicate decisions, risks, dependencies, and actions to affected stakeholders
Foster accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, organizational learning, and responsible digital and data-driven ways of working

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required (scientific, business, finance, technology, or related discipline preferred)
A minimum of seven (7) years of clinical research experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry
Meaningful experience in site budgets, site payments, clinical financial operations, process improvement, implementation, or related operational-excellence work
Strong working knowledge of B2P processes, systems, controls, data flows, Fair Market Value principles, and regional or country operating requirements
Ability to gather and document requirements, analyze data and recurring issues, support testing and validation, coordinate cross-functional resolution, and translate global process or system changes into practical regional execution
Strong collaboration, influencing, stakeholder management, communication, presentation, change leadership, and prioritization skills in a global matrixed environment
Knowledge of GCP/ICH and applicable regulatory and compliance requirements
Technical aptitude with Excel, analytics or BI tools, automation, and responsible AI-enabled ways of working
No visa sponsorship
10% travel required
Valid driving license: No

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable
Medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits for employee and family
Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
Paid holidays
Vacation
Compassionate and sick days
No relocation