Director External Digital Ecosystem Lead

CSL Behring; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biotherapeutics leader in Maidenhead is seeking an External Digital Ecosystem Lead to oversee relationships with partners in a digital framework. This role requires 12+ years in R&D or digital innovation and a strong background in leadership, technology expertise, and strategic thinking. Responsibilities include defining the digital ecosystem vision, fostering innovation, and ensuring seamless integration of services. The position offers a unique opportunity to enhance customer experience and drive business value through collaboration.

Benefits

Innovative therapies

Diverse workforce

Inclusion and belonging culture

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in R&D, digital innovation, or external partnerships within a scientific or research-driven organization.
• Strong skills in building and managing relationships with external organizations.
• Proven ability to manage and drive organizational change and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the company's vision for its external digital ecosystem.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external partners.
• Assess and integrate emerging technologies.
• Foster innovation by identifying new service opportunities.
• Lead the organization through necessary changes.

Skills

Leadership and strategic thinking

Digital technology expertise

Partner relationship management

Change management

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Bioinformatics, Data Science, Life Sciences, or related field

Job description

Position Description Summary

The External Digital Ecosystem Lead is a role in R&D responsible for managing and nurturing relationships with external partners, and suppliers within a digital framework. This role drives innovation and digital transformation by strategically connecting different players to create a collaborative network that enhances the customer/user experience and business value. This role oversees the development of platforms, partnerships, and services to ensure they work together seamlessly and create new opportunities.

Main Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Strategic vision: Define and execute the company's vision for its external digital ecosystem, identifying how partners, suppliers, and customers can create and exchange value.


• Partnership management: Build and maintain strong relationships with external partners, ensuring that the digital ecosystem is a win-win for all involved.


• Technology evaluation: Assess and integrate emerging technologies to improve the performance and functionality of the digital ecosystem.


• Innovation and value creation: Foster innovation by identifying opportunities for new services, products, and revenue streams within the ecosystem.


• Change management: Lead the organization through the necessary changes to adopt and benefit from the new digital ecosystem model.


• Performance monitoring: Track key metrics and outcomes to ensure the ecosystem is meeting business objectives and delivering a seamless customer journey.

Required skills and experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Bioinformatics, Data Science, Life Sciences, or related field


• 12+ years of experience in R&D, digital innovation, or external partnerships within a scientific or research-driven organization


• Leadership and strategic thinking: Ability to develop a long‑term vision and lead a cross‑functional team.


• Digital technology expertise: Deep understanding of digital platforms and how they can be leveraged for expediting business outcomes in collaboration with external partners.


• Partner relationship management: Strong skills in building and managing relationships with external organizations.


• Change management: Proven ability to manage and drive organizational change and innovation.


• Business acumen: Understanding of business models and how to create value through digital collaboration.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

Our Benefits

For more information on CSL benefits visit https://www.csl.com/.

You Belong at CSL

At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.

To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging

Equal Opportunity Employer

CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.