Senior Manager, KOL & External Engagement Platforms Technical Lead

BioSpace; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 142,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Jazz Pharmaceuticals seeks a senior technical leader to design and deliver scalable, compliant engagement platforms across KOLs, HCPs, and patients. You will drive architectural decisions, partner with product and security teams, and mentor a mix of internal and vendor engineers.

10-20% travel is required. A strong background in enterprise platforms, integration, and cloud-based delivery is essential to advance Jazz’s global capabilities and patient-centric initiatives across markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in customer engagement, event operations, or related domains in pharma.
• 2+ years of experience as a Tech Lead or in a similar leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and operate scalable, secure, compliant technology solutions.
• Lead cross-functional technical work and mentor engineers.
• Translate engagement strategies into durable data and platform capabilities.
• Coordinate vendor partners and ensure delivery against roadmaps.
• Ensure compliance and regulatory requirements across engagement workflows.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud platforms

APIs & data

KOL engagement platforms

Agile methodologies

Vendor management

Mentoring

Full-stack development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

7+ years post-Bachelor experience

Tech Lead experience

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Veeva Events Portal

SpotMe

Cadence

HCP EngageNow

CRM integration

Job description

If you are a current Jazz employee please apply via the Internal Career site. Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information. At Jazz, we are reimagining how we design and deliver more precise customer experiences, enabled by new technologies, modern ways of working, and high performing team behaviors. Through this work, we enable teams to better understand patients, caregivers, and HCPs, anticipate their needs across the enterprise, deliver timely and personalized engagement, and orchestrate seamless, end-to-end experiences as One Jazz. To power this ambition with both speed and scale, we are embracing a new product-oriented operating model, allowing business and technology teams to partner side by side in building, advancing, and delivering global capabilities across our enterprise. Cross-functional, empowered Global Capability teams own outcomes—not just outputs—and work from clear capability visions, strategies, and measurable goals. We prioritize user problems, validate solutions through experimentation and data, and iterate quickly to create real value for our users and the business. As part of this model, you’ll collaborate closely with users, stakeholders, and technical teams across the organization, using discovery and delivery practices to ensure we’re building the right things, in the right way, at the right time.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy & Technical Roadmap Development
• Partner closely with the KOL & External Engagement Platforms Global Capability Owner to support the design of solutions that solve business problems, providing technical insight on what the technology can and cannot do, effort levels, and tradeoffs.
• Collaborate with the Customer Operations Technical Suite Lead and Architects to contribute to translating capability roadmaps into scalable technology architectures and development plans while assessing feasibility, constraints, dependencies, and risks.
• Convert complex business requirements into clear technical specifications and executable technical work tasks.
• Solution Architecture & Technical Delivery
• Execute Technical Activities For The Technical Team And Drive Work Plans, Building, Configuration, And Integration Of Software Aligned To Business Needs And Technology Standards, Including
• HCP EngageNow, Veeva Events Portal, and similar engagement platforms, enabling planning, coordination, and tracking of KOL, HCP, and patient engagement activities.
• Event and congress management platforms (e.g., SpotMe, Cadence), supporting execution and measurement of large-scale events and speaker programs.
• Integration frameworks, enabling connectivity between engagement platforms, CRM systems, analytics platforms, and compliance systems.
• Translate technical requirements into well‑defined work for the development team, lead agile ceremonies, and ensure disciplined execution of the capability roadmap, taking ownership of complex technical challenges end to end.
• Coordinate development teams in integrating engagement platforms with upstream and downstream systems (e.g., CRM, web, analytics platforms).
• Ensure solutions meet compliance, auditability, and regulatory requirements for external engagement and healthcare interaction workflows.
• Apply and reinforce standard engagement workflows across brands, markets, and channels.
• Enable automation and optimization of engagement processes to improve efficiency and user experience.
• Cross-Functional Technical Leadership
• Partner with business, IT security, and vendor teams to ensure the KOL & External Engagement Platforms team technical solutions adhere to organizational standards, security policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Organize and direct vendor partners to execute technical work, ensuring alignment with capability priorities, delivery timelines, and enterprise standards.
• Partner with the Technical Suite Lead, Customer Operations, to elevate and resolve complex technical challenges that span across Global Capability teams.
• Mentor and guide software engineers and developers, elevating the team's overall technical capability.
• Lead cross-team problem solving and resolution of technical challenges within the Global Capability team.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Technical Skills

Experience designing, testing, deploying, operating, and enhancing scalable, secure, and compliant technology solutions for large scale organizational use.

Understanding of enterprise software architecture, cloud platforms, and modern engineering frameworks. Knowledge of system integration patterns, APIs, and data architecture across enterprise technology platforms.

Knowledge of KOL identification and engagement strategies, event execution workflows, HCP compliance and consent requirements, speaker program management and governance, and performance tracking frameworks.

Ability to translate engagement strategies into durable, reusable data and platform capabilities. Experience managing vendor‑heavy ecosystems, including roadmap alignment, integration standards, and delivery accountability. Ability to integrate engagement platforms with CRM, analytics, and data platforms for measurement and optimization.

Strong understanding of event and engagement management platforms, KOL identification and engagement tools, and vendor-supported engagement solutions. Experience designing and integrating enterprise digital platforms such as Veeva Events Portal, SpotMe, Cadence, HCP EngageNow, IFI/MB4, and Patient Advocacy/Conference Engagement Tools.

Preferred: Proven experience as a full-stack application builder for external-facing (customer / consumer) apps, with track record of partnering closely with business teams. Ability to design scalable KOL and external engagement capabilities beyond just integrating tools.

Ability to partner with Global Capability Owners to translate executive and Franhcise requirements into scalable, well‑governed technology solutions with roadmaps and prioritization. Provide technical leadership on standardization, KPI implementation, and architectural trade‑offs to ensure enterprise technology assets remain consistent, performant, and extensible across brands and regions.

Experience leading mixed teams of internal developers and vendors, including technical direction, code and dashboard reviews, estimation, and delivery accountability. Proven ability to collaborate with UX researchers and UI designers, with user‑centric mindset applied to technical development.

Experience working within Agile product development teams and product operating models.

Business Skills

Customer Journey Understanding – ability to see customer’s end-to-end experience clearly and use it on an ongoing basis for go to market strategic, tactical and measurement decisions, while anticipating needs across touchpoints. Make practical decisions that improve journey and outcomes.

Digital-first Mindset — ability to look for opportunities to streamline and improve the customer experience and Jazz performance through digital tools, data and automation to create better, faster and more scalable outcomes.

Cross functional Matrix Collaboration – ability to work fluidly across teams and reporting lines respecting SME, coordinating shared work, ensuring progress even when accountability is distributed – supporting decisions with professional alignment and focus on collective success. Deeply understands and values unique capabilities and perspectives of diverse functions.

Critical Thinking - The ability to assess a range of inputs objectively, challenge assumptions with curiosity, and generate sound, forward‑looking judgments that improve decisions.

Adoption — ability to quickly embrace new tools, new WoW, and behaviors applying with confidence and practical improvement.

Qualifications

Required/Preferred Education and Licenses

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related technical field.

7+ years of experience after Bachelor's degree (or 5+ years of experience after Master's degree) in customer engagement, KOL management, event and congress operations, patient advocacy, or related domains in pharma, with expertise in engagement platforms, speaker programs, and compliant customer experience delivery across HCPs, patients, and caregivers.

2+ years of experience as a Tech Lead, Technical Program Manager, Engineering Manager, or other roles involving managing a team of developers.

Expertise in engagement platforms, speaker programs, and compliant customer experience delivery across HCPs, patients, and caregivers.

Demonstrated experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale digital platforms such as engagement platforms, event management systems, CRM‑integrated solutions, or external interaction management systems.

Experience working within complex, matrixed organizations with multiple technology and product teams.

Proven ability to mentor and guide developers and vendor partners to deliver high‑quality solutions.

Preferred / Additional Qualifications

Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare industries preferred.

Experience partnering with enterprise platform teams or Product teams supporting digital and operational capabilities.

Experience working in rare disease or specialty brands, with strong understanding of unique stakeholder dynamics.

Working Requirements

10-20% travel will be required.

Jazz Expected Behaviors

• Demonstrates ownership and accountability, taking responsibility for outcomes and driving work forward with urgency, clarity, and a focus on impact.
• Leads with curiosity and a Growth Mindset, actively exploring user needs, emerging technologies, and new ways of working to elevate capability and innovation.
• Embraces change as a learning opportunity, adapting quickly, modeling resilience, and helping others navigate dynamic environments.
• Acts with a One Jazz mindset, prioritizing enterprise value, breaking down silos and building strong, trust‑based partnerships across teams.
• Delivers high performance results, setting ambitious goals, challenging assumptions, and consistently driving measurable business impact.
• Models inclusive, collaborative leadership, creating space for diverse perspectives and empowering others to contribute their best work.
• Invest in continuous learning, developing personal skills while coaching and elevating the capabilities of colleagues and cross functional partners.
• Navigates ambiguity with confidence, using sound judgment, data, and user insights to make informed decisions even when information is incomplete.
• Communicates with clarity and influence, simplifying complexity, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring shared understanding of priorities and outcomes.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

FOR US BASED CANDIDATES ONLY Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the full and complete base pay range is: $141,600.00 - $212,400.00. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, and other pertinent factors. The goal is to ensure fair and competitive compensation aligned with the candidate's expertise and contributions, within the established pay framework and our Total Compensation philosophy. Internal equity considerations will also influence individual base pay decisions. This range will be reviewed on a regular basis. At Jazz, your base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on the role), in accordance with the terms of the Company's Global Cash Bonus Plan or Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazz's Long Term Equity Incentive Plan.

The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation. For more information on our Benefits offerings please click here: https://careers.jazzpharma.com/benefits.html.