Senior Director, Global Development Technology Solutions

BeOne continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer. The Senior Director, Global Development Technology Solutions is the principal Global R&D Technology Solutions (GRDTS) leader responsible for the ecosystem of externally developed digital & technology-related systems & platforms for the Global Development function within R&D. The Global Development function consists of multiple sub-functions including Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Safety, Clinical Development etc.   As a member of the GRDTS Leadership Team, the Senior Director is an active contributor to developing and executing BeOne’s R&D digital & technology strategy, defining necessary technology investments, and driving transparency in prioritization and planning. The Senior Director and their team are responsible for ensuring the strategy is fully aligned with business needs, positioning GRDTS to deliver and realize compelling business value. The Senior Director, Global Development Technology Solutions oversees & manages the ecosystem of digital & technology systems, solutions & portfolio of projects for the Development function & its sub-functions. This Leader collaborates with other GRDTS & Global Statistics & Data Science team members to identify risks, interdependencies, and opportunities to inform financial responsibility, robust planning, and reliable execution, and partners with Global Technology Solutions (Enterprise IT) to ensure adherence to BeOne’s Enterprise technology architecture, security & compliance, and system and project life cycle governance. A successful candidate is a dynamic leader who brings deep end-to-end pharma / biotech Clinical Development domain knowledge with technical expertise related to digital & technology systems, processes, data science, analytics, AI, & genAI. Strong experience in cloud/SaaS environments, ability to manage multiple projects across different sub-functions in a global, geographically diverse environment, and building and sustaining teams in times of ambiguity are all critical success factors for this role. An ideal candidate will adapt communication cadences and problem-solving skills to accommodate stakeholders, partners, and team members, exercise diplomacy and effective influence to reach consensus, and build strong relationships. Essential Functions of the job: Digital & Technology Alignment & Roadmap Development: Collaborate with the Clinical Development functions (Clinical Operations, Safety, Regulatory, Clinical Development, Pharmacology etc.) to understand their scientific strategy, priorities, and unmet digital/technology needs. Define and own a multi-year Digital & Technology Roadmap for the Clinical Development organization within R&D, with a focus on externally / vendor developed solutions & systems, ensuring it directly enables key scientific milestones, accelerates discovery, and aligns with overall R&D strategy. Scientific Requirements & Solution Delivery: Translate complex scientific & technical needs into clear, documented, and prioritized data, digital & technology requirements and use cases. Oversee the end-to-end process , from identification, assessment, onboarding, development / deployment, launch of technology systems & solutions specific to Development functions (Clinical Operations, Safety, Regulatory, Clinical Development, Pharmacology etc.). Digital Transformation & AI/ML/GenAI Subject Matter Expertise (SME Advisory) Utilize subject matter expertise to advise and provide guidance to Development function & sub-function teams on ML/AI/genAI-related asks and needs for externally developed systems. Lead end-to-end process assessments to identify, design and implement automation, optimization, embedded ML/AI/genAI, technology components & digital tools to enable digital transformation of Development-function processes. Governance & Risk Mitigation: Oversee the enforcement of rigorous data formatting, semantic consistency, and interoperability standards for all data ingested from external vendor systems, ensuring external data seamlessly maps to internal architectural requirements. Partner actively with internal Data Management teams to align vendor system outputs with enterprise-wide master data management strategies, and core reference models. Oversee data governance guardrails for third-party platforms, ensuring that external ecosystems handle internal datasets in strict adherence to data security, lineage tracing, and compliance mandates. Change Management & Digital Adoption Lead change management programs for externally developed systems & platforms. Manage the behavioral shift required for digital adoption & change management initiatives. External Innovation: Scan the external landscape for novel digital & technology products, platforms & systems to inform the needs of the Development function. Digital & Technology SME for Vendor Selection & Management: Provide digital & Technology-related SME for the identification, evaluation, and management of technology vendors who provide cutting-edge scientific platforms, solutions, software etc. and / or AI/ML capabilities, as needed. GRDTS Leadership: Team Leadership & Talent Development: Lead, mentor, and manage a high-performing GRDTS team dedicated to the Development function. Foster a culture of innovation, accountability and drive professional development. Operational Excellence, Compliance & Governance: Ensure all Development-related systems and platforms adhere to relevant pharmaceutical industry regulations and internal security policies. Liaise with vendors, Enterprise IT partners, audit, and compliance to coordinate system implementation and change activities Ensure the team is trai