Associate Director – DEC Supply Chain Capability Lead

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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. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information.

Job Description

Brief Description:

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is seeking an Associate Director, DEC Supply Chain Capability Lead to support digital product strategy and act as a strategic technology partner and trusted advisor to Global Supply Chain.

The Associate Director, DEC Supply Chain Capability Lead is a technology and business leader responsible for strategy, delivery, and operational excellence of platforms and products supporting Global Supply Chain. This role operates with a product operating model mindset, supporting a portfolio of platforms and products to ensure they are secure, scalable, and continuously optimized to deliver measurable business outcomes including business process improvement, operational efficiencies, and innovation.

The role provides cross-functional domain leadership and technical ownership for digital platforms and capabilities supporting Technical Operations platforms and adjacent data and workflow platforms, spanning process enablement, integrations, data integrity, security, and operational resilience.

As a trusted partner to Global Supply Chain leaders, this role supports technology priorities and investment tradeoffs, aligning product development with business strategy, regulatory obligations, and value realization goals.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

Drive Cross-Channel Digital Excellence

• Support the DEC strategy across Global Supply Chain by translating business priorities into clear plans, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to prioritize enhancements, manage tradeoffs, and deliver platform improvements that meet functional needs.
• Help mature the product operating model by establishing practical ways of working, governance, and prioritization for Supply Chain platforms.
• Oversee the day-to-day health and evolution of platforms supporting Supply Chain.

Risk & Controls (GxP)

• Ensure platforms supporting Supply Chain operate in line with GxP and other regulated requirements, including support for validation, audit readiness, and issue remediation.
• Partner with internal teams to maintain strong controls related to security, data integrity, access, and change management.
• Monitor risks, escalate issues as needed, and support actions that improve platform stability, resilience, and compliance.

Leadership & Operating Model

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of capability leaders responsible for digital products supporting Global Supply Chain operations, delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Manage vendor and partner relationships to support digital product delivery, service quality, and business priorities.
• Collaborate with architecture, delivery, and business teams to align solutions with enterprise standards and functional needs.
• Support planning for product capacity, lifecycle management, upgrades, and service improvements.

Integration & Data & AI Enablement

• Support integration planning across Technical Operations products to enable reliable data flow and business processes.
• Work with technical teams, the Data & AI Product Tech Lead and the enterprise data capability owners to apply consistent integration and data standards across Global Supply Chain platforms.
• Partner with Data & AI Product Tech Lead and enterprise analytics and AI leaders to enable AI and analytics features within products and to integrate data & AI products into capability roadmaps.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 8-10 years of progressive leadership in delivering or managing Technical Operations related systems and products, Pharma experience required.
• Demonstrated ownership of Technical Operations solutions supporting research and nonclinical development or related domains, along with adjacent reporting and integration platforms.
• Proven accountability and ownership in GxP-regulated environments, including audit management, validation support, and governance of regulated operations.
• Experience with enterprise ownership of digital platforms supporting Technical Operations and regulated operations.
• Strong enterprise mindset with the ability to balance functional needs with product delivery standardization and long-term value.
• Product-oriented leader with experience delivering measurable, value-based outcomes rather than project outputs.
• Trusted advisor to business leaders, with strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience in leading and developing high-performing teams.

Required/Preferred Education and Licenses

• Bachelor’s degree in a related science, technology or Information Systems field

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation. For more information on our Benefits offerings please click here: https://careers.jazzpharma.com/benefits