Dir GSD
Date:
Aug 22, 2025
Location:
Bangalore, India, 560064
Company:
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Job Id:
63526
Who we are
Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.
The opportunity
- The Director reports directly to the Head of Global Statistics, Data Science, and Medical Writing (GSD) and serves as a member of the GSD Leadership Team. This role oversees GSD India-based employees across Data Management, Statistics, Programming, and Medical Writing, managing key administrative responsibilities such as timesheet approvals, time-off requests, performance evaluations, and career development. The Director collaborates with HR to resolve employee concerns and partners with global functional heads for resource planning and assignments. While functional project leads provide day-to-day guidance, the Director ensures team members receive clear direction and coaching to support successful execution. A core focus of the role is fostering a unified GSD India community that is well-integrated with the global organization.
- In addition to operational leadership, the Director brings deep expertise in data functions, drug development, and clinical research, including regulatory interactions both within and outside the U.S. They provide strategic guidance across compounds or therapeutic areas, offering critical thinking that influences clinical development programs, study design, and analysis. The Director is well-versed in drug development principles, innovative trial approaches, and relevant tools and software. Strong communication skills and the ability to influence cross-functional teams are essential, as this role has significant visibility and impact across drug development programs and senior leadership
How you’ll spend your day
- Provides strategic and scientific leadership to the clinical development, registration strategy, submission, health authority interactions, and medical affairs/market access plans for complex programs across multiple diseases
- Organizational leader that is a key contributor in defining and driving the line function strategy
- Leads and optimizes the contribution from the team(s) by collaborating and consulting with key partners, exhibiting a comprehensive understanding of drug development and associated operational requirements whilst demonstrating modern, enterprise, global leadership skills
- Strategic and/or managerial responsibilities for GSD India team across multiple programs/indications of Teva. Independently lead (large) programs and accountable for the GSD India deliveries and influence for the programs
- A modern drug development global leader – operate as a full partner to clinical and scientific leadership. Ensures effective partnership with other functions including clinical, regulatory and other strategic functions to drive quantitative decision sciences / making in drug development and enable successful impact on CDPs (Clinical Development Plan), programs and trials
- Interacts and manages KOLs/CROs and represents the company in external scientific and industry forums
- Is seen as a strategic Business partner involved in high-level decisions having an impact on the organization globally
- Drives GSD India Team it through the use of novel/innovative clinical trial designs and statistical or other data related methodology
- Becomes proficient in the knowledge of the therapeutic area and competitive landscape of the specified therapeutic area
- Prepares, or oversees the preparation of, statistical sections of clinical protocols in collaboration with GSD global team and Clinical Research personnel as needed
- Supports due diligence activities
- Forecasts and maintains budgets
- Primarily works at the TA / Functional Level
- Oversee direct reports; Oversee contingent workers and/or vendors; Provide training to others; Strategically analyze needs to manage resources and accountable for resource allocation
- Accountable for delivering assignments with quality and within timelines
Your experience and qualifications
- Ph.D./MS in Statistics/Biostatistics (or data related field or Medical Writing related field )
- MS with a minimum of 8 years of related experience; PhD with a minimum of 6 years of related experience
Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment
Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's global policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran status, national or ethnic origin or any other legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable laws. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.
