Director - Preclinical Development, Digital Insights (Hybrid)
About The Position
We are seeking a Director, Digital Insights to join our Digital Insights team within the Development Sciences and Clinical Supply (DSCS) Digital Technologies organization. Digital is the multiplier that will allow DSCS to deliver better experiments faster, efficient filing and launch, more robust supply chains and higher-confidence decisions across the portfolio. The DSCS Digital Technologies organization is responsible for the invention and application of new digital tools/workflows to support scientists across drug substance development, drug product development and analytical development. We aspire to embed digital technologies into the fabric of DSCS culture to drive transformational impact. The Director is a leadership role within the DSCS Digital Technologies organization reporting to the Executive Director of Digital Insights. The Director is responsible for shaping and executing high‑impact digital insights capabilities that accelerate pharmaceutical development across DSCS. This leader will drive strategy, delivery, and adoption of advanced data, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions that deliver measurable value across the pipeline and organization. The role combines scientific domain fluency, digital strategy, people leadership, and enterprise execution, operating at the intersection of DSCS functions, IT, and enterprise digital initiatives. The Director will lead a multidisciplinary team of digital scientists, data analysts, data engineers, and predictive scientists, translate business needs into scalable digital capabilities, and ensure measurable value realization.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex scientific or business problems into digital solutions
- Strong people leadership, influencing, and change‑management skills
- Excellent communication skills, demonstrated creativity, and effective interpersonal skills
- BS +9 years
- MS + 8 years
- PhD + 6 years
- Experience spanning pharmaceutical development, scientific data/analytics, analytical characterization, and digital insights
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) space covering drug substance processes, drug product processes and analytical methods
- Experience with the development and implementation of data analysis and modeling (including machine learning) workflows or solutions
- Experience with one or more drug modalities being developed internally such as small molecule, biologics, vaccines, peptides, drug conjugates
- Familiar with programming in R and/or Python and Posit/RStudio/Jupyter
- Experience with data visualization tools (Shiny, Streamlit, Spotfire, Dash, PowerBI, or Tableau)
- Exceptional employee development skills gained through prior people management or mentorship roles.
- Ability to work in a team environment with cross-functional interactions
- Motivated to learn new skills, willingness to take on new challenges, and scientific curiosity.
- Proven track record of peer-reviewed publications and external research presentations
Responsibilities
- Serve as a team leader who leads and mentors team members specializing in data engineering, data science, software development, and predictive sciences. Inspire effective employee development.
- Contribute to the collaborative design, implementation, and optimization of modern, automated, and contextualized data pipelines that enable seamless data flow, integration, and accessibility across scientific and operational domains. Guide the creation of advanced data visualization platforms and dashboards to support decision-making, enhance data-driven insights, and democratize access to analytics for scientists and business partners. Champion the development and deployment of in silico modeling.
- Partner with operational subject matter experts to develop and implement change management strategies.
- Provide clear elucidation of the business value being realized through digital efforts. Drive establishment and measurement of project metrics aligned with program goals.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
- retirement benefits, including 401(k)
- paid holidays
- vacation
- compassionate and sick days
- annual bonus
- long-term incentive
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
