Associate Director, Clinical Data Strategy and Insights

SUMMARY/JOB PURPOSE (Basic purpose of the job):

The Associate Director of Clinical Data Strategy and Insights supports the development of the Clinical, Operational, CPPM, and Translational Data acquisition, standardization, and analytics strategy while focusing on corporate and Development priorities. The Associate Director of Clinical Data Strategy and Insights provides key cross-functional liaison services and technical alignment to the on-time delivery of pivotal initiatives that involve significant business, technical, and process improvements across the organization. This role supports and influences the strategic direction and priorities of the function and partners closely with the Development organization, which is directly supported.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides problem-solving ability to resolve conflict and deal with a wide range of complex problems independently and through others.
• Provides mindset, ability to think beyond traditional working methods, influence and inspire change.
• Effectively contributes highly developed analytical skills, conceptual thinking, and integrative vision required to drive customer needs, business performance, and risk management.
• Strong ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical members of the organization.
• Displays knowledge of clinical development process, industry standards, and resources needed to manage trials of differing complexities.
• Tried ability to influence relevant stakeholders and global teams.
• Leads change with a positive approach for the self, team, and the business. Sees change as an opportunity to improve performance and contribute to the business.
• Demonstrates global and inclusive line management, development, and mentorship of others, identifying and providing opportunities to improve other people's capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to set and handle priorities, resources, performance targets, and project initiatives in a global environment.
• Excellent collaboration skills and proven ability to effectively work in a cross-functional/matrix environment
• Uses broad expertise or unique knowledge and skills to contribute to development of company objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways.
• Identifies and implements methods, techniques, procedures, and evaluation criteria to achieve results.
• Develops technical and/or business solutions to complex problems.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Capable of leading or managing the work of others by providing guidance to subordinates based on organizational goals and company policy, with responsibility for results, including costs, methods, and staffing.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in computer sciences, Data in a related field (e.g., Information Services, Data Science) or equivalent and a minimum of eleven years of related experience; or,

Master’s degree in computer sciences, Data in a related field (e.g., Information Services, Data Science) or equivalent and a minimum of nine years of related experience; or,

Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience:

• Same as above – Minimum of eleven years of Related Experience with a Bachleor’s Degree, or a minimum of nine years of related experience with a Masters, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Intermediate Skills in configuration and management of Databricks UC
• Intermediate Skills in programming languages including R and Python.
• Intermediate Knowledge and enterprise experience leading data acquisition, analytics, and AI-based capabilities across multiple Clinical domains.
• Intermediate Knowledge of Delta Lake, Data Modelling Best Practices and Data Lakehouse architecture.
• Intermediate Knowledge of Metadata Management and Data Lineage Tracking in Unity Catalogue
• Intermediate Knowledge of Enterprise Data Governance Methodologies and Data Cataloguing Tools (e.g. Atlan, Colibra, Reltio)

• Advanced Skills developing and administrating BI Platforms including Spotfire, Tableau, PowerBI.
• Advanced Technical Expertise in SaaS AWS Cloud Infrastructure including SE, EC2, Lambda, Glue, Redshift
• Intermediate Skills with CI/CD Tooling and Version Control as part Data Pipeline and Data Integration Strategies.
• Intermediate Abilities in Data Modeling and Warehouse Infrastructure Architecture
• Advanced Knowledge and Abilities in Data Modeling, Data Integration Development, Dev Ops and Data Governance.
• Intermediate Knowledge and Skills Administrating and Developing with classified sensitive data and analytical products.
• Advanced Knowledge and ability to provide data services and system ownership in a GxP-governed enterprise setting.
• Intermediate Knowledge of Databricks Maintenance and Monitoring Implementation Strategies
• Advanced Knowledge of pharmaceutical and/or CRO industry practices with broad experience in one or more of the domains of Clinical Data Strategy and Insights.
• Advanced interpersonal, influencing, presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced organizational and time management skills.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The base pay range for this position is $160,000 - $227,000 annually. The base pay range may take into account the candidate’s geographic region, which will adjust the pay depending on the specific work location. The base pay offered will take into account the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, experience and internal equity, among other factors.

In addition to the base salary, as part of our Total Rewards program, Exelixis offers comprehensive employee benefits package, including a 401k plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts. Employees are also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus program, or if field sales staff, a sales-based incentive plan. Exelixis also offers employees the opportunity to purchase company stock, and receive long-term incentives, 15 accrued vacation days in their first year, 17 paid holidays including a company-wide winter shutdown in December, and up to 10 sick days throughout the calendar year.

DISCLAIMER 
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.