Head of Clinical Data & Digital Strategy

Exelixis, Inc.; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 272,000 - 344,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan with company contributions

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Discretionary annual bonus program

Stock purchase program

Long-term incentives

Vacation days and holidays

Sick days

Job summary

Exelixis, Inc. is seeking an Executive Director of Clinical Data & Digital Strategy in Alameda, CA. You will lead a high-performing team to shape data architecture, governance, and digital platforms across Development Sciences, ensuring scalable, compliant solutions and adaptive roadmaps.

The role requires extensive biotech/pharma experience, proficiency with Databricks/Spark/Delta Lake, and coding in R and Python. Strong leadership and FDA-regulated environment knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Education: BS/BA with 18+ years, MS/MA with 16+, PhD with 15+ years, or equivalent.
• Experience in Biotech/Pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience with Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake and cloud-native data platforms.
• Experience writing code in R and Python.
• Experience recruiting, hiring and supervising analysts.
• Experience authoring SOPs and work instructions.
• Experience in oncology and study phases I-III desirable.
• Knowledge of FDA regulations and GxP compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee data and digital strategy in Development Sciences.
• Define scalable data standards and digital solutions with IT, Quality, Programming and Governance.
• Develop future-state digital ecosystem, roadmaps, business cases and trade-off decisions.
• Lead training, mentoring and professional development for staff.
• Ensure FDA training records, guidelines and SOPs are followed.
• Communicate milestones and issues to department management.

Skills

Databricks

Spark

Delta Lake

Vector databases

Cloud-native data platforms

R

Python

leading analysts

SOPs

FDA regulations

Education

BS/BA in a related discipline

MS/MA in a related discipline

PhD in related discipline

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

Databricks

Cloud platforms

Job description

Exelixis, Inc. is seeking an Executive Director of Clinical Data & Digital Strategy in Alameda, CA. You will lead a high-performing team to shape data architecture, governance, and digital platforms across Development Sciences, ensuring scalable, compliant solutions and adaptive roadmaps.

The role requires extensive biotech/pharma experience, proficiency with Databricks/Spark/Delta Lake, and coding in R and Python. Strong leadership and FDA-regulated environment knowledge are essential.