Senior Manager, Operations & Strategic Enablement

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary

We are seeking a high-impact strategic operations senior manager to partner closely with the Site Lead for CVS Ireland’s R&D organisation .

This is a hybrid role combining strategic operations, R&D enablement, executive-level coordination, communications, and culture leadership . The role exists to ensure the site operates with clarity, pace, and cohesion - freeing the Site Lead to focus on strategy, growth, and external engagement while ensuring nothing important drops.

You will act as a force multiplier for the site: translating strategy into action, bringing structure to ambiguity, and ensuring strong alignment across engineering, product and other enterprise stakeholders.

What will you do?

Key Responsibilities

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Partner with the Site Lead to enable execution of R&D site strategy and operating plans, translating strategy into coordinated action .

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Translate R&D objectives into clear priorities, tracking progress and surfacing risks early .

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Coordinate cross ‑ functional and cross departmental R&D workstreams to ensure alignment, clarity of ownership, and disciplined execution.

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Enable effective R&D operational governance, supporting planning cycles, portfolio reviews, delivery health forums, and leadership rhythms without introducing unnecessary bureaucracy.

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Prepare and quality ‑ assure materials for executive forums, business reviews, weekly site syncs, and enterprise leadership discussions .

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Act as an operational point of coordination with Government agencies, research institutions and Universities for R&D matters, supporting site reviews, governance, and investment narratives .

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Coordinate governance and reporting for R&D commitments, including headcount, capability development, and innovation outcomes, in collaboration with Finance, Legal, and R&D leaders.

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Ensure operational readiness for audits, reviews, and RD&I information requests, maintaining evidence ‑ based documentation and clear accountability.

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Support culture, engagement, and site communications, reinforcing a high ‑ performing , inclusive R&D culture as the organisation scales.

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Provide operational support and financial coordination for site charity and community initiatives, ensuring appropriate governance , budgeting discipline, and sustainable local partnerships.

We are looking for someone with

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5+ years in roles spanning strategic operations, program management, R&D operations, consulting, or business/operations management

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Experience supporting R&D organisations (healthcare, medtech, or regulated environments a plus)

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Proven success working closely with senior leaders in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

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Demonstrated ability to influence without formal authority

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Strong systems thinker - able to see the big picture while managing detail where it matters

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Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with excellent experience creating visual presentations and reports.

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Highly organised with a track record of bringing order to complexity

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Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution

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Able to move effortlessly between e xecutive conversations , o perational detail and p eople and culture topics

Personal Attributes

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Trusted, discreet, and values-driven

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Proactive, curious, and anticipatory

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Collaborative but confident-able to challenge constructively

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Deeply aligned to purpose-driven, people-first cultures

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is

€65,000.00 - €165,000.00

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 01/07/2026