[Hiring] Director, Clinical Data Analytics @Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Role Description

The Director, Head of Clinical Data Analytics is a strategic and functional leadership role within the Integrated Data Analytics and Statistical Programming (IDASP) department. Reporting directly to the Senior Director, Head of Integrated Data Analytics & Statistical Programming, this individual is responsible for leading, defining, and driving the enterprise-wide clinical data analytics and data visualization capabilities at Jazz.

The primary focus of this role is to transform multi-source clinical trial data into dynamic, intuitive visual intelligence and self-service analytics suites that empower Clinical Development teams. The Director oversees the development and delivery of interactive tools supporting medical monitoring, safety surveillance, patient profiling, ongoing study surveillance, and clinical operational oversight across our Neuroscience and Oncology pipelines. This leader manages a dedicated team of analytics and visualization professionals, ensuring robust collaboration with Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, Biostatistics, and Clinical Data Management to accelerate insights and drive data-informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Data Science, Health Informatics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative life sciences discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or CRO industry, with at least 5 years in a dedicated people management and functional leadership role within clinical analytics or statistical programming.
• Direct experience implementing centralized clinical trial monitoring dashboards, patient profile viewers, or safety surveillance tools in support of global clinical trials.
• Experience with clinical data ingestion platforms, data repositories (e.g., elluminate, Medidata Detect, or custom cloud data layers), and validation in GxP environments is highly desirable.

Requirements

• Proven expertise designing and delivering interactive clinical data dashboards and analytics solutions (e.g., TIBCO Spotfire, R/Shiny, Tableau, Power BI) specifically tailored for medical monitoring, safety reviews, or study execution.
• Strong proficiency in programming languages and tools used for clinical data wrangling and visualization, such as R, SAS, Python, or SQL.
• Thorough understanding of clinical trial workflows, phases (Phase I–IV), data streams (EDC, eCOA/ePRO, lab data, biomarkers), and foundational clinical data structures (CDISC SDTM and ADaM).
• Demonstrated success in recruiting, developing, and leading technical teams within a biopharmaceutical or clinical research organization.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and storytelling abilities, with a proven track record of bridging technical programming concepts with clinical and medical user needs.
• Thorough knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), 21 CFR Part 11 requirements, and quality control procedures for analytical and reporting outputs.

Benefits

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