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Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Senior Director, Head of R&D Resource Management

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

. Define and lead the multi-year strategic vision, roadmap, and operating standards for R&D Resource Management .

Posted 9/21/2026full-timeRemote • Pennsylvania • United States, Canada, Ireland, France, United Kingdom, SpainSenior💰 $228,000 - $342,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in R&D Resource Management, including strategic vision development, capacity planning, and enterprise portfolio management. Proficient in leveraging AI and machine learning for demand forecasting and resource analytics within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Planisware MasteryEnterprise Resource ManagementQuantitative Business AnalyticsCapacity PlanningLeadership in Pharmaceutical R&D

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Hard Skills
Resource ManagementPortfolio AnalyticsCapacity PlanningData VisualizationStatistical AnalysisAlgorithm DesignPredictive Tools ImplementationWorkload Curve ModelingTimecard AnalysisVariance Analysis
Soft Skills
Outstanding Communication SkillsChange ManagementCollaborationMentoringInfluencing Stakeholders
Tools & Technologies
PlaniswarePowerBITableauAnaplanWorkday
Industry Keywords
Pharmaceutical R&DLife SciencesClinical OperationsDrug DiscoveryRegulatory SubmissionCommercialization Lifecycles

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Tableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Define and lead the multi-year strategic vision, roadmap, and operating standards for R&D Resource Management
  • Establish an integrated operating model connecting Functional Line Management, Global Program Teams, R&D Finance, and Governance Committees
  • Serve as the authoritative voice for functional capacity, demand trade-offs, and resource bottleneck resolutions during portfolio reviews and corporate planning cycles
  • Lead the strategic application of AI and machine learning models for FTE demand forecasting
  • Oversee Planisware algorithm design, calibration, and optimization
  • Build trust in resource data through baseline metrics, standardized benchmarking, automated validation checks, and on-demand data access
  • Sponsor and deploy Named Allocation workforce management tools
  • Manage analysis of resource supply versus demand, functional constraints, skills shortages, and burnout risks
  • Own global R&D resource analytics, dashboards, executive scorecards, and enterprise portfolio reporting
  • Lead quantitative scenario modeling for portfolio prioritization, operational trade-offs, budget cuts, pipeline expansions, and business development integration
  • Establish processes for timecard and effort actuals and variance analysis against forecasts
  • Influence Functional Vice Presidents, Global Program Leaders, and Finance Directors on resource priorities and investments
  • Direct and mentor Resource Management specialists and analytical experts

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences, Business Administration, Data Analytics, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
  • Minimum of 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology R&D, life sciences management consulting, or clinical operations management
  • Minimum of 6–8 years of dedicated, hands-on leadership in enterprise Resource Management, Portfolio Analytics, or Capacity Planning within a pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical enterprise
  • Proven track record of architecting and deploying enterprise-wide resource management software
  • Planisware experience required
  • Deep conceptual and operational understanding of drug discovery, preclinical, clinical trial execution, regulatory submission, and commercialization lifecycles
  • Mastery of Planisware enterprise portfolio management software, including algorithm customization, resource driver setup, workload curve modeling, and system integration
  • Mastery of quantitative business analytics, data visualization platforms such as PowerBI and Tableau, statistical analysis, and practical implementation of AI/ML predictive tools in resource planning
  • Hands-on leadership implementing Named Allocation, capacity planning, and resource management modules within enterprise systems such as Planisware, Anaplan, or Workday
  • Outstanding oral and written communication skills
  • Strong change management capabilities
  • Ability to navigate matrixed global organizations and build collaborative bridges across technical, operational, financial, and executive groups

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 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