Director, R&D Digital Enablement

CSL (EMEA); United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biotherapeutics company based in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced professional to lead the execution of digital enablement initiatives across R&D. This role involves guiding agile teams, driving process transformation, and ensuring alignment of digital programs with business needs. The candidate should have a strong background in digital transformation and stakeholder management, as well as expertise in agile methodologies. The position offers comprehensive employee benefits and supports the wellbeing of staff.

Benefits

Health care benefits

Financial protection resources

Mental health resources

Charity matching contributions

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in digital transformation, business analysis, or agile program delivery.
• Proven success leading agile teams in R&D or scientific organizations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate digital strategy into executable programs and initiatives across R&D functions.
• Lead business analysis and partner with stakeholders to identify digital needs.
• Oversee agile delivery teams and ensure alignment with stakeholders.

Skills

Agile program delivery

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Digital transformation

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Business, Life Sciences, or Technology-related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Miro

Smartsheet

Job description

Leads the execution of digital enablement initiatives across R&D by guiding agile teams, driving process transformation, and supporting change management. Acts as a key partner to R&D functions to ensure alignment of digital programs with business needs and successful adoption of digital solutions.

Responsibilities

• Translate digital strategy into executable programs and initiatives across R&D functions.
• Lead business analysis and partner with stakeholders to identify digital needs and prioritize opportunities.
• Guide process design, reengineering, and change adoption for digital initiatives.
• Oversee agile delivery teams and ensure alignment with product owners and stakeholders.
• Implement change management strategies and user engagement plans to foster adoption.
• Monitor project impact and value realization through defined KPIs and feedback loops.
• Contribute to the evolution of digital operating models across the scientific organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Business, Life Sciences, or Technology-related field.
• 10+ years of experience in digital transformation, business analysis, or agile program delivery.
• Proven success leading agile teams in R&D or scientific organizations.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, and Smartsheet.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Our Benefits

CSL employees that work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for benefits effective day 1. We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. CSL offers resources and benefits, from health care to financial protection, so you can focus on doing work that matters. Our benefits are designed to support the needs of our employees at every stage of their life. Whether you are considering starting a family, need help paying for emergency back up care or summer camp, looking for mental health resources, planning for your financial future, or supporting your favorite charity with a matching contribution, CSL has many benefits to help achieve your goals.

Please take the time to review our benefits site to see what’s available to you as a CSL employee.

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.

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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. Learn more Inclusion and Belonging | CSL.

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