[Hiring] Director, Business Strategy & Operations @Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Role Description

The Director, Business Strategy & Operations (BS&O) – Discovery & Research serves as the strategic business partner and Chief of Staff to the Chief Scientific Officers (CSOs) in Neuroscience and Oncology and their respective Discovery and Research Leadership Teams. In this high-impact, cross-functional role, you will orchestrate strategic planning, executive operating rhythms, organizational communications, workforce planning, and continuous improvement across early research and discovery.

Reporting directly to the Head of R&D Business Strategy and Operations, you will partner closely with the HR, Resource Management, and R&D Finance to lead functional workforce planning and manage the overall functional budget. You will also serve as a key operational bridge between functional Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Resource Management to ensure robust resource data stewardship (including named allocation tools and timecard compliance). Additionally, you will partner with the R&D Chief of Staff and Research Project Management to prepare high-stakes materials for executive, Board, and scientific governance forums, as well as play an active operational role in early-stage business development due diligence and post-deal functional integration.

Qualifications

• Extensive progressive experience in the biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry, with substantive exposure to drug development, portfolio/project management, data science/informatics, or R&D business operations.
• Experience operating in a strategic business operations, Chief of Staff, or PMO leadership capacity partnering directly with executive leaders (VP/SVP level).
• Direct experience leading workforce planning, capacity modeling oversight, named resource allocations, and timecard compliance.
• Demonstrated track record managing departmental budgets, financial forecasting, and variance tracking in collaboration with Finance.
• Experience participating in business development due diligence and leading post-deal functional integrations or external platform onboardings.
• Bachelor’s degree in a Life Sciences discipline (Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacology, Neurobiology, Oncology, etc.) or related business/scientific field required.
• Advanced degree (MS, PhD, or MBA) strongly preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or Project Management (PMP) certification is a plus.

Requirements

• High emotional intelligence with a proven ability to advise and influence senior functional executives (VP/SVP level) across diverse technical, analytical, and operational disciplines.
• Exceptional ability to synthesize complex project management narratives, data science strategies, and operational data into polished, compelling executive- and board-level presentations.
• Strong capability to interpret complex resource models, algorithm demand outputs, and financial analyses to formulate actionable business strategies.
• Demonstrated financial acumen managing multi-million-dollar functional operating budgets (OpEx, vendor contracts, software licensing) and multi-year workforce plans.
• Proven track record in orchestrating multi-faceted initiatives across matrixed global teams, balancing competing priorities across distinct functional domains.
• Deep experience in process optimization, change management frameworks, and the practical application of digital and AI tools to enhance operational efficiency.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401k retirement savings plan.
• Flexible paid vacation.
• Discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation.
• Discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazz’s Long Term Equity Incentive Plan.

Company Description

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide.