Manager - Strategy and Operations
Job description
Strategy & Operations Manager at a remote-first biotech company, partnering with senior leadership to shape firm-level strategy and improve the day-to-day operations of running clinical trials. Reports directly to the COO.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
What you'll do
- Partner with senior leadership to define, pressure-test, and execute firm-level strategy
- Identify high-leverage operational problems, analyze data (SQL, dashboards, ad-hoc analysis), and design solutions that materially improve speed, quality, or cost
- Build and scale tools that enable better decision-making, from dashboards to lightweight AI workflows and internal operating tools
- Drive cross-functional execution across Clinical Ops, Product, Engineering, and other teams to ensure trials run smoothly and efficiently
- Create clear, compelling exec-ready narratives through written memos, dashboards, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
- Help define best practices, operating rhythms, and scalable processes as Vial continues to grow
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of experience in Finance and/or Operations and/or Strategy and/or Analytics
- Problem solving and analytical skills, including proficiency in and expertise in building dashboards, SQL, AI workflows, and Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets)
- Combine business context and analytics to take on a problem area and implement a customized solution
- Deeply analytical, systems thinker, focused on finding scalable solutions
Nice to have
- Experience in Consulting, Investment Banking + Startup S&O/BizOps roles preferred
- Entrepreneurial mindset, experience in startup environment preferred a plus
Benefits
12 Company-Observed Holidays (in addition to Holiday Break). Regional statutory holidays are also observed based on your location.
- Competitive Equity Compensation
- 100% Employer-Covered Base Health Plan for Employee (Coverage Varies by Location)
- One time, Remote Office Setup Stipend
- Retirement Savings Plan with Company Matching (after 90 Days of Employment)
- 16 Weeks of Fully Paid Paid Parental Leave (after 90 Days of Employment)
- Remote-First, Flexible Work Schedule
- Unlimited Vacation
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About Vial
Reimagining drug development
Vial is a hyper-scalable biotech company advancing programs into the clinic by leveraging dramatically cheaper trials and computationally designed therapeutics. Vial is rebuilding the infrastructure to advance research; by deploying technology at every step, it is creating a more efficient future for drug discovery.
Mission
To reimagine drug development in order to cure all human diseases.
Key facts
- 50+ employees
- 2020
- Biotech
- Fully remote
- Founded by Simon Burns in October 2020
- Over $100 million in funding
Partners & customers
What they value
- Innate curiosity
- Fostering autonomy
- The pursuit of mastery
- Move fast, stay humble