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Position Summary:
The Director, Development & Operations Lead (DevOps Lead) - Global Regulatory Sciences is accountable for leading the technical engineering, technical operations, and technical architecture teams in support of all Global Regulatory Sciences IT (GRS IT) Product Lines supporting the Global Regulatory Sciences (GRS) organization and impacted adjacencies. The Director will work closely with leaders across the GRS IT organization and GRS to ensure that technical solutions align with business goals, meet regulatory requirements, and support operational excellence. Additionally, the Director will be accountable for the effective management and execution of the run and managed services budgets and related operations of the teams under their supervision.
This position will also hire, train, and manage a team of technical professionals, providing mentorship and support to ensure their continued growth and development while also developing and maintaining relationships with vendors, industry experts, and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with technical strategy and business goals. Strategic planning, executive relationship management, and value delivery of IT capabilities and services primarily supporting the GRS organization with additional stakeholders in GRS adjacencies are critical expectations of this role.
Skills and Experience:

• 10 years of experience in technical engineering, technical operations, and technical architecture including cloud in a pharmaceutical or life sciences environment, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of Drug Development business processes, systems, and data requirements.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex application systems following a structured SDLC process, services-based application integrations, reporting and analytics, and supporting infrastructure with significant regulatory, reliability, performance and security requirements.
• Extensive experience in leading and managing complex DevOps initiatives: The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of successfully leading and managing DevOps projects in a complex IT environment. They should possess a deep understanding of DevOps principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills: The candidate should possess exceptional leadership qualities and be able to effectively communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and senior management. They should have the ability to influence and drive change, foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement, and effectively manage resources and budgets.
• The candidate must project a strong strategic perspective and deep knowledge of the various technologies and platforms supporting the GRS domain.
• Overall accountability for technical engineering and operations teams managing technology assets throughout their lifecycle supporting value delivery for a portfolio of IT-driven capability projects across 2 major Product Lines including Regulatory Information Management and Labeling.
• Line management of 4 IT professionals, 3 dotted line direct report and team, plus consultant teams, and associated operational budget.
• Matrix leadership of a broad range of IT functions and external partners, as required to ensure successful portfolio delivery and platform support.
• Scale of budget responsibility: currently approximately $12M cash per year of run and managed services spend.

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