Senior Director, Global Digital & Technology Systems Engineering

Scorpion Therapeutics; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Senior Director of Global Digital & Technology Systems Engineering to lead strategic and technical directions for biopharma platforms, AI architecture, and infrastructure. You will partner with Enterprise IT to oversee HPC, containerized environments, and data pipelines while designing advanced AI systems such as RAG and multimodal pipelines.

Travel and hybrid work are expected.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in data, digital, or IT within pharma/biotech/medical devices.
• 7+ years in senior leadership managing multi-skilled teams.
• Strong expertise in ML/AI/genAI systems, cloud architectures, and GxP compliance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison to Enterprise IT and align IT with business objectives.
• Oversee platform and systems engineering, including HPC, containerized environments, and data pipelines.
• Design advanced AI systems such as RAG architectures and multimodal pipelines.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a global high-performing team.
• Ensure compliance with GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, and security standards.
• Collaborate with R&D and external vendors to align systems with business objectives.

Skills

ML/AI systems

Cloud architectures

GxP compliance

Data pipelines

HPC systems

Leadership

Tools

RAG architectures

AI frameworks

Job description

Role: Senior Director of Global Digital & Technology Systems Engineering at a biopharma focused on cancer therapies, with a strategic and technical leadership scope in systems engineering, AI architecture, and infrastructure.

Responsibilities: serve as the primary liaison to Enterprise IT, oversee platform and systems engineering—including HPC clusters, containerized environments, and data pipelines—design advanced AI systems such as RAG architectures and multi-modal pipelines, and drive digital transformation initiatives like cloud migrations and infrastructure upgrades. Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing global team, ensuring compliance with GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, and security standards, while collaborating with R&D and external vendors to align systems with business objectives.

Requirements: 12+ years in data, digital, or IT within pharma/biotech/medical devices; 7+ years in senior leadership managing multi-skilled teams; strong expertise in ML/AI/genAI systems, cloud architectures, and GxP compliance.

Preferred: deep domain knowledge in biotech/pharma systems, experience with sophisticated AI frameworks, and familiarity with pharmaceutical regulations.

High-Value: focus on AI/ML infrastructure, scalable system architecture, GxP compliance, and cross-functional R&D collaboration in cancer therapeutics.

Work setup involves some travel and hybrid work arrangements.