Delivery Lead GDIT R&D

Title:

Delivery Lead GDIT R&D

Company:

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc.

 

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

 Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

For more information, visit us at https://www.ipsen.com/ and follow our latest news on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Job Description:

The IT Delivery Lead is responsible for driving high-quality, consistent, and efficient delivery across R&D and Medical Digital & IT initiatives. This role provides cross-team leadership to agile delivery squads, oversees DevOps practices, and ensures adherence to delivery standards in a regulated (GxP) environment. 

While IT Domain Leads connect with R&D to define priorities and value, the IT Delivery Lead ensures that IT teams are equipped to execute effectively, meeting the demands of innovation, compliance, and speed-to-market. 

Main Responsibilities & Technical Competencies

Strategic Delivery Enablement

• Translates IT leadership’s strategic vision into actionable roadmaps, aligning teams and resources to short, mid and long-term goals.
• Align squads and delivery teams with short-, mid-, and long-term goals.
• Support business agility while ensuring quality, compliance, and transparency.

Agile & Team Leadership

• Lead and coach cross-functional teams, to ensure high performance, focus, and continuous improvement.
• Promote the use of Agile/SAFe methodologies and support consistent delivery practices across teams.
• Facilitate sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to drive predictable and transparent delivery.

DevOps & Engineering Practices 

• Oversee the implementation and maturity of DevOps practices (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring).
• Collaborate with infrastructure and development teams to optimize release cycles and system stability.
• Ensure adoption of modern engineering practices and tooling across delivery teams.

Delivery Governance & Standards

• Establish and enforce delivery frameworks, standards, and best practices across the R&D and Medical Digital & IT portfolio.
• Monitor delivery KPIs (e.g., velocity, lead time, defect rate) and drive continuous performance improvements.
• Ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements in a GxP or controlled environment.

Operational Planning & Coordination

• Coordinate delivery timelines, dependencies, and resource needs across multiple initiatives and squads.
• Support capacity planning and help resolve delivery blockers and escalations.
• Provide visibility to leadership through regular delivery updates and dashboards.

Process Improvement & Performance

• Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, or risks in delivery processes and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Foster a culture of learning and operational excellence through retrospectives, metrics, and feedback loops.
• Encourage knowledge sharing and process reuse across the organization.

Key Stakeholders Collaboration

• Work closely with Program Managers, Business Partners, Product Owners, and Tech Leads to ensure alignment on scope, timing, and quality of deliverables.
• Translate delivery data into actionable insights to support prioritization and decision-making.
• Ensure alignment across IT and business teams on scope, timing, and quality expectations.

Knowledge, Abilities & Experience

Education / Certifications: 

• Preferred: Master's degree, 6-7 years of experience, including at least three years directing projects
• Minimum: Master's degree, 4-5 years of experience, including at least one to two years directing projects
• Project Management training and certification desirable (PMP) but not required.

Experience:

• Proven experience leading IT delivery in a matrixed and regulated environment (ideally in pharma or life sciences).
• Solid knowledge of purchasing / legal practices and of the IT management process 
• Strong knowledge of the technology landscape for Medical Affairs and Operations, including IT systems for Pt. Centricity, Promotional & Scientific Material Review, Investigator Sponsored Studies, Medical Information Inquiry, Grants, Portfolio Mgmt and Executive reporting.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.
• Ten or more years of progressively responsible IT experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving or ten years with responsibilities in business department and/or IT projects as project owner.
• Demonstrated experience in leading diverse teams and managing several external partners.
• Knowledge of project management methodology and experience or familiarity with major defined PM approaches (for example, PMI, Prince II or agile).
• Effective influencing and negotiating skills in an environment where this role may not directly control resources.

Languages:

• English, with French preferred

Key Technical Competencies Required

• Agile & Project Management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, SAFe, PMP, Prince2) GxP compliance and IT quality standardsFamiliarity with IT systems supporting Medical Affairs and Clinical Development Performance monitoring, delivery metrics, and continuous improvement
• Solid experience in the management of matrixed and transverse projects, potentially over several years

The annual base salary range for this position is $217,500-$319,000

This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentives program. At Ipsen we are proud to offer a comprehensive employee benefits package, including 401(k) with company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, as well as flexible spending accounts. Ipsen also provides parental leave, paid time off, a discretionary winter shutdown, well-being allowance, commuter benefits, and much more.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels heard, valued, and supported; where we embrace “The Real Us”. The value we place on different perspectives and experiences drives our commitment to inclusion and equal opportunities. When we include diverse ways of thinking, we make more thoughtful decisions and discover more innovative solutions. Together we strive to better understand the communities we serve. This means we also want to help you perform at your best when applying for a role with us. If you require any adjustments or support during the application process, please let the recruitment team know. This information will be handled with care and will not affect the outcome of your application. Ipsen is an equal opportunity employer that strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.