Senior Director – Head of Research, Early Development

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🌐 United States, United Kingdom, +1 more countries – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote 🇮🇪 Ireland – Remote

💵 $228k - $342k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2003

🏥 Healthcare

🏭 Manufacturing

🧬 Biotechnology

Healthcare • Manufacturing • Biotechnology

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative medicines that address serious unmet medical needs. With a strong commitment to research and development, Jazz focuses on creating life-changing therapies, emphasizing the importance of collaboration, diversity, and employee engagement in its operations. The company prides itself on transforming patients' lives through its meaningful product offerings and a culture that fosters enthusiasm and flexibility.

📋 Description

• Establish scalable, world-class project management capabilities across discovery and early pipeline development • Drive process optimization from Candidate Drug Nomination through First-in-Human clinical trials • Ensure cross-functional project execution across Oncology, Neuroscience, and emerging Rare Disease indications • Cultivate high-performing project managers operating as operational leaders of drug programs • Institutionalize the Orchestra Team Operating Model across early-stage project teams • Monitor early portfolio risks, dependencies, opportunities, timelines, milestones, and budgets • Partner with Governance and Portfolio Management to align governance templates and project tracking • Partner with Chief Scientific Officers, Corporate Strategy, Governance, and Finance on prioritization and portfolio decisions • Collaborate with Late Development Project Leads to ensure transitions, continuity, and resource balancing • Directly manage, mentor, and develop global early development project managers • Allocate resources across early development programs and provide cross-portfolio support • Partner with R&D Finance on budget formulation, forecasting, and financial governance • Champion use of Planisware, Smartsheet, and Oracle for planning, tracking, dashboards, and financial analysis • Personally lead high-priority projects and perform hands-on project work as needed

🎯 Requirements

• Extensive progressive biopharmaceutical industry experience • Extensive direct experience in early drug development from Discovery and Pre-clinical through IND enabling and FIH • Proven experience line-managing, coaching, and developing senior project/program managers • Ability to lead, align, and influence executive-level scientists, C-suite leaders, and scientific governance bodies without direct authority • Hands-on experience and professional proficiency with Planisware, Smartsheet, and Oracle • Proven, referenceable track record of optimizing drug development pathways, driving process redesign, and reducing pre-clinical cycle times • Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, or related field required • PMP or equivalent professional project management certification is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation • Discretionary equity grants through the Long Term Equity Incentive Plan • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • 401k retirement savings plan • Flexible paid vacation