Executive Director, Technical Product Management

MSD • Rahway, NJ

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Our company is seeking an Executive Director to lead the Value Team responsible for the Development Data Platform & Services — the backbone of our company's modern clinical, safety, regulatory, and quality data ecosystem. This leader will own three integrated product lines: Core Data Platform, Data Processing Services, and Platform Services, collectively enabling data-driven Clinical Trial development at global scale. The role combines enterprise technology leadership with deep data platform expertise to deliver trusted, governed, and AI-ready data products across our Research and Development (R&D) Division. Scope of Responsibility - Three Product Lines: Core Data Platform — End-to-end data lifecycle management: ingestion (Clinical, Safety, Regulatory, External Partners, Self-Serve), Data HUB (Raw/ Curated), Data Model/Domain (Clinical Operational, Patient, Analytics, Master & Reference), and Data Products (SDTM, ADaM, Operational Reports). Governed access via the Data Integration & Access Layer (DIAL) serving Databricks, Domino, visualization tools, and citizen application developers. Data Processing Services — Managed services for core clinical data operations: Encoding, Database Lock, Masking & Blinding, SDTM Mapping/Generation, P21 Validation, and extensible service framework. Platform Services — Shared foundational capabilities including Centralized Clinical Trial Metadata Repository (MDR), Unified UI, and OneTouchID (identity governance and management Engine) enabling consistency and governance across the platform.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Enterprise Technology Leadership: 15+ years of progressive IT leadership; 5+ years at the Director/Executive Director level managing large-scale data platform programs in a regulated industry.
• People & Organization: Demonstrated ability to attract, develop, and retain globally distributed technical talent. Experience leading large teams across multiple geographies and cultures. (Multi Team Leader Experience)
• Strategy & Value Delivery: Track record of translating business strategy into platform roadmaps, articulating ROI to C-suite and Board-level stakeholders and delivering measurable outcomes.
• Stakeholder Management: Skilled at navigating complex multi-stakeholder environments spanning IT, R&D, Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, and external partners (CROs, technology vendors).
• Product Operating Model: Experience operating under a product-led or value-stream organizational model; ability to prioritize backlogs, manage platform OKRs, and balance innovation with operational excellence.
• Program Governance: Strong command of portfolio management, risk mitigation, vendor governance, and compliance in GxP or other regulated environments.
• Change Leadership: Proven ability to lead organizational transformation — migrating from legacy systems to modern cloud-native data platforms while maintaining continuity of critical operations.
• Modern Data Management: Deep expertise in data product thinking, data mesh/fabric architectures, data governance, metadata management, and data quality at enterprise scale.
• Data Platform Engineering: Hands-on background or strong oversight experience in building and operating cloud-native data platforms — ingest, transform, model, serve — supporting both application consumers and analytical users.
• AI/ML Enablement: Experience enabling AI/ML workloads on a shared platform — supporting federated learning, model development (Domino Data Lab, Databricks ML), and ML-driven applications embedded in business workflows.
• APIs & Data Access Patterns: Familiarity with data integration patterns, API-based data access, DIAL-style access layers, and serving data to downstream consumers ranging from BI tools to citizen developers.
• Data Security & Compliance: Experience with data masking, access control, audit logging, and GxP/regulatory compliance (21 CFR Part 11, GDPR, ICH guidelines).
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (preferred), cloud data architecture, IaC principles, and operating at enterprise cloud scale.
• Accountability
• Asset Management
• Benefits Management
• Management System Development
• Product Management
• Product Strategies
• Requirements Management
• Software Product Management
• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Strategic Planning
• System Designs

Nice To Haves

• Databricks
• Immuta (data access governance)
• Domino Data Lab
• AWS (S3, Glue, Lake Formation, SageMaker)
• Reference & Master Data Management platforms
• Machine Learning / MLOps frameworks
• Clinical Data (CDISC, SDTM, ADaM, P21)
• Drug Safety & Pharmacovigilance
• Regulatory Submissions
• Pharmaceutical Quality Systems
• Pharma R&D / Drug Development lifecycle

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees