Phorum Operations Director
Employer: BioPhorum
Location: This is a home-based role with UK and international travel required to support member events, internal meetings, and wider business activities.
Working hours: Full Time
Salary: Not listed
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Drive operational excellence across a global life sciences collaboration network
Established in 2009, BioPhorum is a leading business-to-business membership organisation that enables the global life sciences industry to collaborate, innovate, and accelerate progress across the sector.
With more than 150 member organisations — including 18 of the world’s top 20 biopharmaceutical companies — BioPhorum facilitates industry-wide collaboration across areas including Drug Substance, Fill Finish, Technology Strategy, Supply Chain, Digital, Regulatory, Sustainability, and Advanced Therapies.
As BioPhorum continues to grow, we are seeking a highly organised, strategic, and delivery-focused Phorum Operations Director to act as a key operational partner to the Group Phorum Director and wider leadership team.
The Role
The Phorum Operations Director will act as the operational backbone of the Phorum organisation, ensuring governance, communication, strategic projects, publications, and events are delivered effectively across all Phorums.
This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on execution. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders to drive operational rhythm, monitor KPIs, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, and remove barriers to delivery in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
You’ll also play a central role in overseeing:
governance frameworks and leadership cadence
strategic project tracking and reporting
publication and webinar schedules
cross-Phorum collaboration and communication
annual events planning and operational delivery
process improvement and scalability initiatives
What you’ll be doing
Key responsibilities include:
Driving governance and operational consistency across the Phorum organisation
Coordinating strategic projects and surfacing risks to leadership teams
Managing KPI tracking, leadership meetings, and quarterly reviews
Preparing executive-level presentations, reports, and briefing materials
Supporting internal communications and organisational alignment
Overseeing publication processes and annual publication schedules
Leading coordination of Phorum events and webinar programmes
Managing cross-functional collaboration across Commercial, Executive Engagement, Product, and Events teams
Identifying and implementing operational improvements as the organisation scales
About You
We’re looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with operational delivery and thrives in collaborative, fast-moving environments.
You will bring:
Experience managing complex programmes within life sciences, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, consulting, or related sectors
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Excellent organisational and project management capabilities
The ability to synthesise complex information into clear, actionable outputs
Experience working across cross-functional teams and driving delivery through influence
A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong commercial awareness
You’ll be comfortable operating in evolving environments, balancing strategic priorities with hands-on execution, and building strong relationships across all levels of the organisation.
Why Join BioPhorum?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation at the centre of global biopharmaceutical collaboration. You’ll play a highly visible role helping shape operational excellence across a business driving meaningful change throughout the life sciences industry.
Location
This is a home-based role with UK and international travel required to support member events, internal meetings, and wider business activities.
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