Delivery Director – Life Sciences & Healthcare (Paris) – Hybrid

EPAM Systems; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days paid leave

Meal vouchers

Private medical insurance

Pension fund

ESPP

Transport allowance

Learning & development

Remote work (approval)

IT equipment

HR-organized afterwork

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Paris seeks a Delivery Director to lead Life Sciences & Healthcare initiatives, shaping delivery strategy and guiding large-scale data-driven, AI-enabled transformations. The role requires managing multi-disciplinary teams and advising senior executives to ensure measurable outcomes.

You'll drive pre-sales, partner with clients on AI business cases, and collaborate with global teams and hyperscalers. Hybrid work model in Paris with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in Life Sciences or regulated technology services.
• Strong network within the French pharmaceutical ecosystem and technology partners.
• Solid experience with AI (including Generative AI) and Digital Twin, from PoC to production.
• Strong grounding in modern software delivery practices – Agile, DevOps, microservices, API-driven integration.
• Excellent communication skills in French and English, capable of influencing at C-suite level.
• Proven success in delivering cloud and data programs (AWS/Azure/GCP, data platforms, AI/ML) in regulated environments.
• Demonstrated leadership across distributed teams; ability to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale multi-disciplinary teams delivering GxP-aware data and cloud transformation programs.
• Partner with clients to define AI business cases, roadmaps and architectures, collaborating with AI/ML Engineers, Data Scientists, Software Engineers, UX designers and product owners.
• Own account delivery excellence, including KPIs, quality, risk and compliance.
• Act as billable CXO-level advisor on data, cloud, R&D, manufacturing and digital transformation strategies.
• Contribute to pre-sales and proposal development, working with Account Management and Sales to drive renewals, resales, cross-sell and upsell opportunities.
• Identify and integrate emerging GenAI capabilities within enterprise ecosystems.
• Build and leverage a strong French Life Sciences network to drive growth and strengthen client partnerships.
• Align with global EPAM capabilities, working closely with hyperscaler partners and offshore/nearshore delivery centers.

Skills

Executive leadership

GenAI capabilities

AI/ML strategy

Cloud transformation

Data platforms

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

French & English

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

AI/ML platforms

Job description

EPAM Systems in Paris seeks a Delivery Director to lead Life Sciences & Healthcare initiatives, shaping delivery strategy and guiding large-scale data-driven, AI-enabled transformations. The role requires managing multi-disciplinary teams and advising senior executives to ensure measurable outcomes.

You'll drive pre-sales, partner with clients on AI business cases, and collaborate with global teams and hyperscalers. Hybrid work model in Paris with travel as needed.