Sr. Director, R&D Portfolio Operations
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Location: New Jersey, Hybrid Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who are hired for an in-person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week in accordance with Company policy. About our Company: Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 36,000 trials and 11 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million users trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. Discover more at www.medidata.com. About the Team: As the Sr. Director, Portfolio Operations, you will oversee operational excellence across the entire product and technology portfolio, directly enabling both private and public cloud engineering initiatives. You'll partner closely with the VP of Cloud Engineering to align strategy, capacity, budgeting, technical roadmaps, and execution from planning through deployment. This role demands not just operational leadership but also a strong technical understanding of cloud architectures, platforms, and engineering workflows to ensure effective governance and planning. You will be reporting to Senior Vice President, R&D Operations. Responsibilities: The Sr Director - R&D Portfolio Operations is the operational and strategic backbone of technology delivery, ensuring engineering teams have the capacity, budget, and plans they need to succeed. By combining operational rigor with technical literacy, this role bridges the gap between strategy and execution, making transformational hybrid cloud initiatives both achievable and sustainable. Oversee demand forecasting and resource planning across hybrid private/public cloud programs.
Qualifications:
Technical Proficiency
Leadership & Soft Skills
The salary range posted below refers only to positions that will be physically based in New York City/ New Jersey. As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location. Pay ranges for candidates in locations other than New York City/ New Jersey, may differ based on the local market data in that region. The base salary pay range for this position is $184,500-$246,000. Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, and many of Medidata's non-sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses. Medidata believes that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides best-in-class benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance; 401(k) matching; flexible paid time off; and 10 paid holidays per year. Equal Employment Opportunity: In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Medidata will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. #LI-Hybrid #L1-MM1 In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at 3DS are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. 3DS is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and above), disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. 3DS will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
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