ClinDev Operations Data & Analytics Lead

Boehringer Ingelheim; Biberach an der Riß; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits and wellbeing

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim is seeking a Data & Analytics Lead to guide the CDO Data Domain and governance, enabling proactive insights and data readiness across Clinical Development Operations. You will partner with CDO leadership, Medicine, IT and global stakeholders to drive analytics and data-driven decision-making.

This leadership role can be filled in Ingelheim or Biberach, with hybrid working arrangements and a focus on transforming how data informs clinical development and patient value.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in a related field
• Extensive experience in pharmaceutical/healthcare industries
• Proven leadership in building high‑performing data and analytics teams
• Strong governance, regulatory and privacy understanding in pharma
• Ability to translate complex data topics to senior leaders

Responsibilities

• Lead global data and analytics ecosystem across CDO and Medicine
• Define and operationalize the CDO data domain and digital flow processes
• Develop and rollout CDO health KPIs at global, regional and operational levels
• Build a unified data and analytics demand management process
• Inspire and develop a high-performing global data and analytics team
• Drive adoption of data-driven decision-making to enable efficient trial delivery

Skills

Data governance

Data strategy

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Digital transformation

Healthcare industry knowledge

Education

Master’s degree in data science / related field

Job description

The Position

We are seeking a visionary and experienced Data & Analytics Lead to join our CDO Business Operations team. In this strategic leadership role, you will enable organizational health monitoring, proactive data and analytics insights and data readiness across Clinical Development Operations (CDO) by leading the definition and operationalization of the CDO data domain, establishing transparent data governance and embedding data-driven decision-making into daily business routines. You will partner with CDO leadership, Medicine functions, IT and global stakeholders to provide timely global analytics and insights, strengthen KPI-based steering, improve data quality and readiness, and foster a mature digital and data-driven mindset across CDO and Medicine.

This position can be filled in Ingelheim or Biberach.

Tasks & responsibilities

• Lead, integrate, and optimize CDO’s global data and analytics ecosystem including appropriate self-service access and benchmarking to ensure high-quality, trustworthy, and strategically aligned data-driven decisions across CDO and Medicine.

• Define and operationalize the CDO data domain and digital flow processes to ensure data readiness, compliance, privacy transparency, and smooth integration across functions.

• Lead the definition, rollout, and continuous improvement of CDO organizational health KPIs across global/enterprise, regional/functional and operational levels to enhance transparency and better decision making.

• Build and operationalize a unified, transparent data and analytics demand management process for CDO that ensures prioritization aligned to strategic objectives, efficient delivery, clear expectations and alignment across demand sources and delivery paths.

• Inspire and develop a high-performing global data and analytics team, fostering collaboration, learning, innovation, smart risk-taking and continuous improvement to accelerate clinical trial delivery and drive patient value.

• Drive adoption of organizational health KPIs and data-driven decision-making as strategic enablers of efficient execution and predictable trial delivery by fostering a digital and data mindset, making impact visible and enabling leaders and teams to use insights confidently in business routines.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent, preferably in data science, computer science, statistics, medicine, life sciences, business administration or a related field.

• Extensive experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, with a strong track record in data strategy, analytics, digital transformation and clinical development operations.

• Proven leadership in building and guiding high-performing teams across data, analytics and digital domains and across global, cross-functional and cross-geographical settings.

• Deep understanding of clinical development processes, data governance, regulatory and legal requirements, data privacy and compliance expectations in a pharmaceutical environment, with the ability to translate requirements into pragmatic data domain and digital flow processes.

• Proven ability to lead, integrate and optimize data and analytics ecosystems across global, cross-functional and cross-geographical settings, including alignment of analytics resources and operating practices.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex data and analytics topics into clear, actionable messages for senior leaders and diverse audiences.

• Demonstrated financial and digital acumen, including experience with advanced analytics platforms, emerging technologies, resource optimization, and data-driven value realization.

As part of our commitment to transparency and fairness, salary information will be shared during the recruitment process. We also offer a comprehensive benefits and wellbeing package.

Applications from persons with severe disabilities are warmly welcomed. In cases of equal qualifications, such applicants will be given preferential consideration in the selection process.

Ready to contact us?

If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: [phone] or via mail: [e-mail]

Recruitment process:

Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until 28 October 2026.

Step 2: Virtual meeting

Step 3: On-site interviews

JOB ID

36462

Job function

Development, Research, Medicine

Career level

Leadership

Organization

BI Pharma GmbH&Co.KG

Working time

Full-Time

Job flexibility

Hybrid

Boehringer Ingelheim is an equal opportunity global employer who takes pride in maintaining a diverse and inclusive culture. We embrace diversity of perspectives and strive for an inclusive environment, which benefits our employees, patients, and communities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law