Senior Director, Medical Information

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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

The Senior Director, Global Medical Information, is a newly created leadership role that reflects the increasing strategic importance of Medical Information within the Global Commercialization Organization, Medical Affairs (GCOMA).

This role represents a significant evolution of the Medical Information function and combines global strategic leadership with operational accountability across all current and future therapeutic areas. The position will provide enterprise-wide leadership for Medical Information activities supporting Oncology, Epilepsy, Sleep Medicine, and future therapeutic areas as the organization continues to grow and diversify its portfolio.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Global Medical Services, GCOMA, the Senior Director will be responsible for establishing and executing a forward-looking vision for Global Medical Information that advances scientific excellence, customer experience, innovation, operational effectiveness, and business impact.

The successful candidate will lead the transformation of the Global Medical Information organization from a traditional service-oriented model into a highly customer-centric, insight-driven, digitally enabled, and innovative global capability.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Leadership
• Develop and execute the global vision, strategy, and long-term roadmap for Medical Information aligned with GCOMA and enterprise priorities.
• Lead and manage the Global Medical Information organization across all current and future therapeutic areas.
• Position Medical Information as a strategic capability that contributes to scientific leadership, customer engagement, evidence communication, and organizational decision-making.
• Ensure the function remains scalable and adaptable to support future portfolio expansion.

Transformation and Innovation
• Lead the continued transformation of the Medical Information function into an industry-leading, customer-centric organization.
• Identify and implement innovative approaches that improve customer experience, scientific engagement, operational efficiency, and organizational effectiveness.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, automation, digital content solutions, knowledge management platforms, advanced analytics, and self-service capabilities.

Customer-Centric Medical Information Excellence
• Establish a customer-first philosophy across all Medical Information activities.
• Ensure delivery of accurate, balanced, scientifically rigorous, compliant, and timely medical information globally.
• Advance omnichannel approaches that provide customers with access to scientific information through preferred channels and formats.

Global Medical Information Operations
• Provide strategic oversight of all Medical Information operations and associated vendor partnerships.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators, service level agreements, quality measures, and customer satisfaction metrics.

Scientific Content Strategy and Knowledge Management
• Oversee development, maintenance, approval, and lifecycle management of global Medical Information content.
• Drive implementation of innovative approaches to scientific content creation, governance, and dissemination.

Medical Insights and Analytics
• Elevate Medical Information's role as a strategic source of actionable medical insights.
• Utilize data and analytics to identify emerging trends, customer needs, evidence gaps, and opportunities.

People Leadership
• Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing global Medical Information organization.
• Drive succession planning, talent development, and organizational capability building.

Financial and Resource Management
• Develop and manage the Global Medical Information budget.
• Oversee vendor strategy, partner governance, contract management, and performance oversight.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education
• Advanced scientific or healthcare degree required (PharmD, PhD, MD, MBBS, Nurse Practitioner, PA, or equivalent).

Experience
• Minimum 15 years of relevant pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry experience.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership experience in Medical Information, Medical Affairs, Scientific Communications, or related functions.
• Demonstrated success leading global teams and transformational change initiatives.

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.

FOR US BASED CANDIDATES ONLY
 

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the full and complete base pay range is:

Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, and other pertinent factors. The goal is to ensure fair and competitive compensation aligned with the candidate's expertise and contributions, within the established pay framework and our Total Compensation philosophy. Internal equity considerations will also influence individual base pay decisions. This range will be reviewed on a regular basis.

At Jazz, your base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on the role), in accordance with the terms of the Company's Global Cash Bonus Plan or Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazz’s Long Term Equity Incentive Plan. 

The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation. For more information on our Benefits offerings please click here: https://careers.jazzpharma.com/benefits.html