Change & Business Transformation Director

Devonshire Hayes Recruitment Specialists Ltd.; Bracknell, Reading; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment company is seeking a Change & Business Transformation Director to lead transformational change initiatives. This role requires a seasoned leader with strong experience in business transformation, particularly within pharmaceutical and regulated industries. You will be responsible for driving multi-year transformation programmes and ensuring strategic initiatives deliver value, while influencing senior stakeholders throughout the process.

Qualifications

• Numerous years experience in business transformation and change leadership.
• Proven track record delivering multi-year, global transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of the pharma value chain.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver transformational change across the organisation.
• Lead multi-year business transformation programmes.
• Ensure strategic initiatives deliver tangible value.

Skills

Business transformation

Change leadership

Stakeholder influence

Change management methodologies

Program management frameworks

Job description

The Change & Business Transformation Director will have overall accountability for designing, delivering, and embedding transformational change across the organisation. This includes leading multi-year business transformation programmes, enhancing operational efficiency, and ensuring that strategic initiatives deliver tangible value.

The role requires a seasoned leader who can balance visionary thinking with pragmatic execution, influencing senior stakeholders and inspiring teams through periods of significant change.

• Numerous years experience in business transformation and change leadership, ideally in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, or highly regulated industries.

• Proven track record delivering multi-year, global transformation programmes with significant budget responsibility.

• Strong understanding of the pharma value chain, including R&D, regulatory affairs, manufacturing, and commercial operations.

• Expertise in change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci, Kotter) and programme management frameworks (e.g., MSP, PRINCE2, Agile at scale).

• Demonstrated ability to influence C-suite executives and manage complex stakeholder landscapes.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in digital transformation and technology-enabled change in a pharma context (ERP, CRM, manufacturing systems, AI/ML in R&D).

• Lean Six Sigma or operational excellence background.

• International transformation programme delivery experien.