Executive Director, Digital Regulatory And Safety
At our company, we aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. We're at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world.
Reporting to the Associate Vice President, Clinical and Development Digital Solutions (CDDS IT), the Executive Director, Digital Regulatory and Safety, will lead our efforts in transforming regulatory submissions and pharmacovigilance through modern platforms and responsible generative AI.
Primary Responsibilities :
- Develop and promote a multiyear product strategy for Digital Regulatory & Safety, aligning with IT and Research and Development (R&D) priorities, including prioritized roadmaps and investment cases to deliver enterprise value, focusing on innovation, risk, regulatory compliance, and scalability.
- Act as a senior technology business partner to various stakeholders, translating strategic needs into product investments.
- Define and drive adoption of target-state architecture and reusable capability layers across Regulatory and Pharmacovigilance, with a focus on integrated platforms and thoughtful end to end capabilities.
- Lead the responsible adoption of generative AI technologies for regulatory authoring and translations across R&D, partnering with enterprise technology teams, Legal and Compliance.
- Develop and support the practice of product management, building the mindset and practice of end-to-end accountability of product lifecycle, resolving uncertainty early through product discovery and agile practices, and identification of reusable patterns that enable scale and efficiency in product delivery.
- Build and scale a high-performing product organization, manage a group of 40-60 technology professionals, promoting career development and continuous upskilling of talent to build incredible teams and the ecosystem to empower them.
- Develop an external presence and strong internal networks to recruit highly skilled and diverse talent, stay current with industry trends, and establish effective vendor partnerships.
Education :
Bachelor's degree in IT, computer science, life sciences, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.Required Experience and Skills :
12+ years of progressive technology / product leadership in pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated life sciences.5+ years of experience in technology enablement for regulatory or safety, with management responsibilities.Proven track record in setting and delivering product strategy in regulatory affairs and pharmacovigilance domains, with an ability to execute consistently, rapidly, and effectively.Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills; adept at working with colleagues from diverse disciplines and at all levels of the company, articulating complex technical topics at the right level of detail for specific audiences.Proven experience in team building, mentoring, and leadership with a demonstrated ability to inspire others to follow a common vision.Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills at senior levels across global organizations.Experience managing strategic vendor relationships and third-party platform implementations.Preferred Experience and Skills :
Experience with Veeva (Vault Regulatory, Vault Docs) or equivalent regulatory authoring / publishing platforms.Demonstrated experience delivering regulatory affairs and pharmacovigilance technology solutions (authoring / publishing, PV case management / reporting, labeling / registrations, translations).Hands-on experience with LLM-based enterprise applications for authoring or translation.Experience with enterprise AI / ML programs, including generative AI / LLM applications and model governance in regulated contexts.Required Skills :
Asset Management, Benefits Management, Communication, Computer Science, Digital Strategy, Generative AI, Immunochemistry, Life Science, Management Process, Management System Development, Product Management, Product Management Leadership, Product Strategies, Regulatory Affairs Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, System Designs, Veeva Vault
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