Director, R&D Digital Platform & Domain

BioSpace; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 188,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

Jazz Pharmaceuticals in the United States seeks a Director, DEC R&D Digital R&D Domain Lead to guide digital product strategy across R&D and to advise leaders in Research, Nonclinical Development, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Evidence Generation, and Medical Affairs.

You will lead a team of capability leaders, oversee platform health, governance, vendor relations, and data/AI enablement, ensuring compliant, scalable digital solutions.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of progressive leadership in delivering or managing R&D related systems and products, Pharma experience required.
• Proven ownership of R&D solutions supporting research, nonclinical, clinical, regulatory, or related domains with integration platforms.
• Experience with governance, validation, audit readiness, and compliance in GxP environments.

Responsibilities

• Translate business priorities into plans, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes for DEC R&D digital products.
• Prioritize enhancements with stakeholders and deliver platform improvements that meet functional needs.
• Mature the product operating model with governance and prioritization for R&D platforms.
• Oversee day-to-day health and evolution of platforms supporting research, nonclinical, clinical, regulatory, and medical affairs systems.
• Ensure platforms operate in line with GxP and regulated requirements, including validation and audit readiness.
• Maintain strong controls for security, data integrity, access, and change management.
• Lead a high-performing team of capability leaders delivering digital products for R&D operations.
• Manage vendor and partner relationships to support digital product delivery and service quality.
• Collaborate with architecture, delivery, and business teams to align with enterprise standards.
• Plan product capacity, lifecycle management, upgrades, and service improvements.
• Support integration planning and apply data standards across platforms.
• Collaborate with Data & AI leaders to enable analytics features and data integration.

Skills

Leadership

R&D systems

Stakeholder management

GxP/regulatory

Digital product strategy

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related science/technology/information systems

Job description

Jazz Pharmaceuticals in the United States seeks a Director, DEC R&D Digital R&D Domain Lead to guide digital product strategy across R&D and to advise leaders in Research, Nonclinical Development, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Evidence Generation, and Medical Affairs.

You will lead a team of capability leaders, oversee platform health, governance, vendor relations, and data/AI enablement, ensuring compliant, scalable digital solutions.