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Ipsen · 10 hours ago

Director, Data & Digital Enablement

Cambridge, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$177K/yr - $259K/yr

15+ years exp

Ipsen is looking for a proactive and visionary leader to advance the Data & Digital Enablement function in North America. This position is responsible for shaping business and data architecture strategies and ensuring dependable, compliant, and scalable digital and data solutions across the organization.

BiotechnologyPharmaceuticalProduct Research

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Own and deliver an enterprise-trusted data foundation and analytics-ready data products

Set direction and govern integration patterns across CRM (e.g., Veeva), Salesforce Clouds, MDM, Data Warehouse/Lakehouse

Define and drive a stable Health Cloud roadmap that addresses Patient Services pain points while establishing a scalable long-term architecture

Own the architecture for omnichannel essentials—Preference Center, identity resolution, and site tagging/telemetry

Establish a single front door for business intake, design reviews, change control, and vendor governance

Lead the NA commercial tech stack (e.g., One Analytics, Salesforce Health Cloud, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, OneTrust, etc.)

Shape and execute the roadmap for Ipsen Patient Hub in partnership with Value & Access/Patient Services

Partner strategically with the Data Strategy & Analytics team to operationalize trusted KPIs/dashboards and service levels across domains

Oversee program management, including regular updates, progress reporting, and communications to NA and global leadership

Liaise with Corporate IT and Security to deploy global tools/services that meet NA business requirements

Provide leadership across internal teams and external partners, ensuring strong vendor governance, effective prioritization, and delivery against strategic goals

Own budget responsibility for NA commercial data and omnichannel platforms, and ongoing run/optimization costs

Qualification

Data managementBusiness/data architectureCloud data platformsSalesforce EcosystemBiopharma data expertiseData governanceVendor leadershipBusiness acumenCommunicationOrganization skillsTime management

Required

15 years in data management and business/data architecture with proven cross-functional delivery

10+ years modernizing cloud data platforms and operationalizing KPIs

Strong knowledge of biopharma data assets (claims, SP, syndicated data, CRM, digital/omni)

Experience setting up and evolving pharma commercial business/data architecture, and integration patterns

Deep understanding of pharmaceutical/biotechnology value chain and compliance considerations

Ability to synthesize complex topics and communicate with senior leaders

Strong business and financial acumen; knowledge of current/emerging data/AI trends

Excellent communication, organization, and time management

Cloud/Data Platforms: AWS (S3, Glue), Snowflake/Redshift, Databricks; orchestration (Airflow); strong Python/SQL

Salesforce Ecosystem: Health Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud; CRM integration (e.g., Veeva)

BI & Semantics: Tableau and/or Power BI; semantic layers, certified datasets, and governed metrics

Data Governance & Quality: Catalog, lineage, privacy, and change control for regulated environments

Biopharma Data Expertise: Claims, SP/SD, syndicated datasets, CRM, and digital/omnichannel data

Workflow & Processing: Scaling workflows in Patient Services/Market Access contexts

Vendor & Stakeholder Leadership: Cross-functional leadership and vendor performance management

BA/BS in a technical or analytical field

English

Preferred

Leadership in vendor governance and large-scale transformation

Master's or MBA in technical, data, or business disciplines

Additional language a plus

Benefits

Short-term incentives program

401(k) with company contributions

Group medical, dental and vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

Short- and long-term disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Parental leave

Paid time off

Discretionary winter shutdown

Well-being allowance

Commuter benefits

Company

Ipsen

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Ipsen is a global specialty-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on innovation and specialty care.

Founded in 1929

Boulogne-billancourt, Ile-de-France, FRA

5001-10000 employees

http://www.ipsen.com

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