Senior Director – Research Solutions
Core
Lead and scale the Research Digital & Technology organization within the India Global Capability Center, serving as a strategic partner to global Research and Technology leaders to accelerate scientific discovery and preclinical research.
Role type
Senior Director, Research Solutions (Leadership)
Builds
Research technology capabilities, digital strategies, scientific applications, laboratory automation, bioinformatics platforms, data engineering, AI/ML capabilities, and cloud-native solutions.
Domain
Biotechnology / Life Sciences / Research Digital & Technology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Strategic leadership, organizational design, talent development, digital strategy definition, end-to-end delivery of scientific applications, operational excellence (Agile), engineering governance, vendor ecosystem management, executive communication, AI/ML platform enablement, security and compliance.
Preferred skills
Advanced degree (MS, MBA, PhD), experience in biotechnology/pharma/life sciences, leading large-scale distributed engineering teams, enterprise digital transformation, matrixed global organization collaboration.
Technologies
Cloud technologies, distributed systems, research data platforms, APIs, integration architecture, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, observability, data quality frameworks.
Responsibilities
Lead and scale the Research Digital & Technology organization within the India GCC; Build and expand Research technology capabilities through strategic hiring and organizational design; Partner with leadership to define and implement business-aligned digital strategies; Lead end-to-end delivery of scientific applications, lab automation, and AI/ML capabilities; Drive operational excellence through Agile and engineering standards; Establish secure, compliant, and scalable engineering standards; Drive adoption of advanced analytics and AI; Act as a strategic advisor translating research challenges into tech solutions; Lead vendor and partner ecosystem management; Communicate with executive leadership and global stakeholders.
Seniority
Senior Director, strategic leadership & organizational scaling