Director, Operations & Process Excellence

Telix Pharmaceuticals is a dynamic, fast-growing radiopharmaceutical company with offices in Australia (HQ), Belgium, Japan, Switzerland, and the United States. Our mission is to deliver on the promise of precision medicine through targeted radiation. At our core, we exist to create products that seek to improve the quality of life for people living with cancer and rare diseases. You will be supporting the international roll-out of our approved prostate cancer imaging agent and helping us to advance our portfolio of late clinical-stage products that address significant unmet need in oncology and rare diseases.

See Yourself at Telix

The Director, Operations & Process Excellence is a senior leadership role within the Business Improvement Office responsible for defining and driving the strategic direction, execution priorities, and performance outcomes across the TMS Business Unit.

This role sets the operational strategy and portfolio vision, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and long-term growth ambitions. The Director serves as a trusted advisor to BU and enterprise leadership, shaping critical decisions, driving cross-functional alignment at scale, and ensuring disciplined execution of initiatives that materially impact business performance.

The position has end-to-end accountability for the strategic initiative portfolio, including prioritization, governance, resource alignment, and value realization. It requires a leader who can translate enterprise strategy into actionable roadmaps, influence at the executive level, and lead through complexity and ambiguity.

The ideal candidate is a strategic enterprise leader with strong business acumen, capable of setting direction, mobilizing organizations, and delivering measurable business outcomes across a diverse portfolio of initiatives.

Key Accountabilities:

Strategic Leadership & Business Direction

Define and set the operational strategy and long-term roadmap for the TMS Business Unit in alignment with enterprise priorities

Lead annual and multi-year strategic planning processes, ensuring clear priorities, investment focus, and measurable outcomes

Serve as a key advisor to BU and senior executive leadership, shaping business direction, growth strategies, and transformation agendas

Own evaluation and prioritization of strategic investments, including business development, partnerships, and M&A opportunities

Provide forward-looking, enterprise-level insights on performance, market dynamics, and competitive positioning

Portfolio Oversight & Governance

Own and lead the end-to-end strategic initiative portfolio, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals and delivery of measurable business value

Establish and enforce governance frameworks, decision rights, and operating cadence across initiatives

Drive prioritization, trade-off decisions, and resource allocation across competing initiatives at the BU level

Ensure clear accountability, execution rigor, and value realization across all strategic initiatives

Provide regular executive-level reporting and insights on portfolio performance, risks, and opportunities

Decision Support & Executive Advisory

Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to executive leadership, shaping high-impact decisions

Lead executive forums and decision-making processes, ensuring alignment, clarity, and timely outcomes

Deliver insight-driven recommendations supported by rigorous analysis and financial evaluation

Influence decisions across enterprise stakeholders, driving alignment in complex and ambiguous situations

Cross-Functional Leadership & Alignment

Lead cross-functional alignment at scale, partnering with leaders across Development, Sales, Finance, IT, and other functions

Drive enterprise-wide collaboration to ensure cohesive execution of strategy

Resolve complex interdependencies and organizational barriers, ensuring forward momentum on critical initiatives

Build strong, trusted relationships with senior leaders across the organization

Operational Excellence & Capability Building

Define and institutionalize best-in-class frameworks, tools, and operating models for strategy execution and portfolio management

Drive continuous improvement and transformation initiatives to enhance scalability, efficiency, and performance

Build and lead high-performing teams (directly or through influence), developing strategic, analytical, and execution capabilities

Establish a culture of accountability, performance, and continuous improvement across the Business Unit

Serve as a mentor and leader of leaders, elevating organizational capability

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Life Sciences, or related field required. Masters’s in Business, Economics, Finance, Operations, Health Management preferred.

12+ years of experience in analytical, strategy, operations, project management, or business improvement roles required

Ability to work in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment with cross-functional and cross-BU stakeholders

Demonstrated experience overseeing multiple complex initiatives and guiding work across cross‑functional resources

Strong analytical and finance capabilities, including proficiency in MS Office to synthesize quantitative and qualitative inputs into executive-level recommendations.

Experience conducting primary and secondary research, data analysis, and documentation to support business cases, operational improvements, and decision-making.

Proven ability to operate with limited direction, manage ambiguity, and influence outcomes through structured thinking and collaboration

Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or MedTech preferred

Management Consulting, Investment Banking, PE/VC or internal advisory experience a plus

Ability to travel 25-30%

Skills

Strong business and financial acumen, including the ability to interpret P&L statements and assess financial impacts

Ability to create financial statements and NPV models for business cases as well as M&A and strategic partnerships

Analytical skills with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and synthesize insights.

Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills suitable for leadership audiences

Strong organizational and prioritization skills across multiple concurrent initiatives

Comfortable working with ambiguity evolving scope and competing priorities

Project management, executive-level presentations and financial modeling

Key Capabilities:

Commitment to excellence: Take pride in your work and consistently strive for excellence in everything you do

Results-oriented: Driven to achieve goals and objectives, with a strong focus on delivering measurable results

Creativity and innovation: Possess a willingness to think outside the box and come up with unique and creative solutions to challenges

Strong communication skills: Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, using clear and concise language

Collaboration: Work effectively as part of a team, actively sharing knowledge and expertise to achieve common goals

Resilience: Demonstrate the ability to bounce back from setbacks and persevere in the face of challenges

Inclusive mindset: Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation for diversity, and actively work to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected

Adaptability: Comfortable working in a dynamic environment, able to adjust to changing priorities, and willing to take on new challenges

Ethical behavior: Act with integrity and demonstrate a commitment to ethical behavior in all interactions with colleagues and stakeholders

Continuous learning: Show a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development, continually seeking out opportunities to expand your knowledge and skills

At Telix, we believe everyone counts , we strive to be extraordinary , and we pursue our goals with determination and integrity . You will be part of an engaged and supportive group of colleagues who all have a shared purpose: to help people with cancer and rare diseases live longer, better quality lives. Being a Telix employee means being a part of a unique, global, interdisciplinary team working to deliver what's next in precision medicine. We have hybrid and remote employees located all around the world. We offer competitive salaries, annual performance-based bonuses, an equity-based incentive program, generous vacation, paid wellness days and support for learning and development.

Telix Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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