Associate Director Database Design

Own enterprise database design operating model evolution for strategy, governance, modernization, and operational excellence across global portfolios.

Ensure delivery of scalable, compliant, inspection-ready, and analytics-enabled database solutions across studies and programs.

Lead and develop Senior Managers and functional leadership teams while driving standardization, automation, innovation, and organizational capability development.

Influence enterprise database operating models, governance frameworks, digital transformation, and future-state clinical data capabilities.

Drive portfolio-level operational performance, scalability, modernization, and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with enterprise objectives.

Establish enterprise and therapeutic area database design strategy and governance frameworks.

Approve portfolio-wide metadata standards, reusable libraries, validation methodologies, and modernization initiatives.

Influence enterprise clinical technology roadmaps and automation strategies related to database design.

Allocate leadership resources and prioritize portfolio-level database delivery activities.

Escalate and resolve enterprise-level operational, compliance, and database design risks.

Define organizational priorities, leadership expectations, and capability development strategies.

15+ years of clinical research, clinical data management, or database design experience.

Leadership experience with Vault CDMS, Medidata Rave, and enterprise clinical data ecosystems.

Proven experience leading enterprise-scale transformation initiatives.

Expertise in metadata-driven design and analytics-ready data solutions.

Experience defining operating models, governance frameworks, and enterprise database delivery strategies.

Demonstrated success leading organizational change and digital transformation initiatives.

Experience building and leading high-performing global organizations and leadership teams.

Strong portfolio leadership experience across complex global therapeutic area programs.

Strong understanding of CDISC, SDTM, RBQM, inspection readiness, and regulatory compliance frameworks.

Experience influencing executive stakeholders and enterprise-level strategic decisions.

Enterprise leadership in database design strategy and clinical data modernization.

Ability to shape enterprise-wide governance, operating models, and transformation frameworks.

Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and organizational influence skills.

Strategic thinking combined with strong operational execution orientation.

Expertise in automation, metadata-driven design, interoperability, AI-enabled validation, and scalable clinical data ecosystems.

Ability to lead organizational transformation and enterprise modernization initiatives.

Strong leadership development, mentoring, succession planning, and talent management capabilities.

Ability to influence enterprise decisions across highly matrixed global organizations.

Strong risk management, inspection readiness, and compliance leadership capabilities.

Demonstrated ability to build scalable, high-performing global organizations and delivery models.

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