Sr. Operations Manager - Content Excellence

Position Title: Sr. Operations Manager - Content Excellence

Work Location: 1 DNA Way South San Francisco, CA USA 94080 (Hybrid)

Assignment Duration: 6 months (possible extension or conversion to FTE (Depending on performance and business needs)

Work Arrangement: Hybrid 3 days onsite (Anchor days Tues & Wed)

Position Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Operations Manager for Content Excellence to join the Chief Marketing Office (CMO) to cover a temporary maternity leave. In this pivotal, high-impact role, you will lead operational frameworks that elevate strategic planning, streamline content supply chains, and ensure seamless, high-quality execution across key CMO teams and the broader Marketing organization.

Background & Context:

As our Content Excellence team rolls out modern content capabilities across the enterprise, you will serve as a key operational and change lead. You will bridge strategic alignment with tactical execution, guiding teams through learning journeys, removing cross-functional friction, driving system and process adoption, and ensuring content initiatives deliver measurable business impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Learning Journey Strategy & Delivery: Design, structure, and execute comprehensive learning journeys and enablement programs that onboard and upskill cross-functional teams on newly deployed content capabilities, tools, and guidelines.
• Content Operations & Workflow Management: Lead operational support for end-to-end content workflow strategy and governance, ensuring cross-functional alignment across stakeholders.
• Process Optimization & Systemic Efficiency: Diagnose operational opportunities in content processes and asset management, designing scalable efficiencies and guidelines that simplify complex approvals and accelerate speed-to-market.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Facilitation: Facilitate key operational content forums, review sessions, and alignment meetings with strong executive presence, translating high-level requirements into clear action plans.
• Change Management & Enablement: Deliver targeted change management, training, and documentation to support marketing teams in adopting new content tools, guidelines, and modern practices (including generative AI enablement).

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and 5-7 years of experience in content operations, marketing operations, or creative project management.
• Proven track record of managing end-to-end content workflows, digital asset management systems, and multi-channel campaign ops.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Strong understanding of commercial marketing processes within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry (e.g., MLR/PRC review processes).
• Experience with enterprise Content Management Systems (CMS) and Digital Asset Management (DAM) platforms (e.g., Veeva Vault, Adobe Experience Manager).
• Expertise in Agile marketing methodologies, creative agency workflows, and modern content capabilities (including AI tools for content generation/management).