Director, Product Line Technical Lead, Composition of Matter

Job DescriptionWe are seeking an energetic and collaborative person to join the Research and Development Sciences (RaDS) value team responsible for enabling data and technology products and services that accelerate our scientists’ ability to discover and develop innovative medicines that change the course of human health.As the technical leader of the Composition of Matter (COM) product line, you will develop and evolve a technology vision for the suite of products that enable the Design, Make, Test, and Analyze cycles of Discovery and Development. You will direct a cross-functional team to the successful realization of that vision, solving challenging business problems by bringing together technologies, capabilities, and talent to create products that deliver insight, efficiency, and fantastic user experience.You will be responsible for identifying opportunities that lead to the growth of our products through constant improvement and innovation while also ensuring consistent delivery and stable operation of products. You will use your knowledge of these products to promote their meaningful use by giving product demos, sharing user stories, and showing the connection of our data and technology products to our mission to serve patients.ResponsibilitiesSingle point of accountability for COM Product line technology vision, roadmap and delivery ensuring strong architectural alignment of products in the product line. Proactively seek to understand technology trends, vendor marketplace and upcoming business needs to guide product teams on providing forward-looking technology solutions.Ensure strong architectural alignment of products in the product line with the overall outcomes and success metrics of the Research and Development Sciences value team through setting and managing Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).Evaluate and provide input into strategic plans for other product lines across the RaDS value team, identifying opportunities for experiment design and execution platform products to accelerate value delivery by user-experience product teams through creation of reusable services and capabilities.Coach, guide and manage a team of technical leads, engineers, architects across the COM product line to own technology solutions from conception to retirement, aligned with key architectural design patterns. Potentially manage other RaDS architecture and engineering team members.Ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory safety, Good Practice (GxP) and Validation requirements when required. Ensure all systems are designed, built, and operated to full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) requirements.Ensure products within the product are meeting/exceeding business enablement, life cycle management Service Level Agreements (SLA)s and adherence to policy compliance procedures with performance metrics in place to track actual relative to goals and identify opportunities for improvement.Become the key evangelist of COM technology solutions and engage with experts within and outside of our company.EducationB.A./B.S. or M.A./M.S. in a scientific or technical discipline (such as computer science, engineering, biology, chemistry, etc.). Pharmaceutical experience preferred but not mandatory.PrerequisitesMinimum of ten years in technology product management or in IT leadership roles in complex matrix environments supporting scientific discipline such as biology, chemistry, or computational sciences.Has managed technical product teams and/or architects. Proven experience in team building, mentoring, and leadership with a demonstrated ability to inspire others to follow a common vision. Ability to function in geographically distributed culturally diverse environment.CoM spans from the early discovery and characterization of matter through labeling of clinical supplies. As such a broad experience with the tools and processes of Drug Discovery and Development will be necessary for success.Awareness of relevant industry business, information and technology trends in lab systems. Demonstrated knowledge of business processes and industry/market trends within the biopharmaceutical scientific space.Strong communication skills with ability to align the organization on complex technical decisions. Proven negotiation and guiding through influence skills, along with good problem-solving skills.Demonstrated strategic thinking skills and an eagerness to learn scientific processes, drug discovery and development processes, regulatory requirements as necessary to solve problems.PreferredSeven or more years in a Drug discovery or development environment is preferred.Worked with Product Management tools like Jira and Project and has worked in agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban etc.).Extensive hands-on experience with one or more tools in the domain such as modeling tools (CCG MOE, Schrödinger), scale up tools (DeltaV, PAS-X), CMC / tech transfer tools (Emerson PSM) or clinical supplies management is desired for this position.Experience producing architecture artifacts.Current Employees apply

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