Medidata Solutions · 2 weeks ago
Director of Strategy (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$158K/yr - $210K/yr
8+ years expMedidata Solutions is a leader in powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions for clinical trials. The Director of Strategy will be responsible for translating corporate growth strategies into strategic roadmaps for a portfolio of products, collaborating with technical teams to ensure alignment and success.
BiotechnologyCloud ComputingInformation TechnologyProperty & Casualty InsuranceClinical TrialsCloud Data ServicesRisk Management
Responsibilities
For a portfolio of products within scope, define strategic priorities over the next 1-3 years based on unmet customer needs, market and competitive dynamics and 3DS / Medidata vision
Co-own the strategy of a portfolio of products with the Product Leads
Assess build/buy/partner approach to compete effectively and accelerate strategic priorities as required
Lead primary and secondary market research, including interpretation of output and final recommendations
Translate strategic priorities into an integrated 12+ month to 3 year roadmap for a suite of products, ensuring cross-product coherence and scalability
Guide Product, Delivery and Sales teams in testing and validating true unmet need and market fit of major roadmap building blocks prior to investing in GA development. Lead customer conversations, proposals and early adopter engagements
Collaborate with technical teams, including but not limited to Product Leads, Platform, Data Science, Data Operations and Engineering teams, to assess technical viability, gaps and resulting timing of building blocks to achieve strategic priorities, as well as guide reprioritization within roadmaps as necessary to achieve goals
Highlight risks, trade-offs, and identify accelerators needed to achieve goals
Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Clinical, and Customer Success teams to ensure successful roadmap execution
Liaise with Offering Management, Global Marketing and Product Marketing to roll-out aligned GTM strategy for new offerings, product launches and features
Facilitate alignment across departments, fostering transparency and shared accountability for strategic goals
Maintain strong market awareness by monitoring industry trends, competitive landscape and attending industry conferences
Lead strategic customer conversations on new innovation areas to validate longer term roadmap, and generate feedback
Collaborate with customer success and sales teams to gather and understand customer feedback and recommend strategic pivots as needed
Showcase thought leadership and represent the company at key industry and customer events
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of work experience or equivalent in management consulting, healthcare consulting, investment banking, or strategy / product management in high growth tech
Exposure to Life Sciences industry - including clinical trial ecosystem, regulatory environment, and healthcare tech landscape - or B2B software strongly preferred
Proven track record of leading strategic planning and roadmap development
Strong analytical, primary and secondary market research, business model, and financial modeling skills
Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities
Preferred
MBA or advanced degree in a related field is a plus
Benefits
Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents
Many of Medidata's non-sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses
Medical, dental, life and disability insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible paid time off
10 paid holidays per year
Company
Medidata Solutions
Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Medidata Solutions has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Represents job field similar to this job
Management and Executive
Engineering and Development
Product Management
Customer Service and Support
Sales
Creatives and Design
Accounting and Finance
Human Resources
Marketing
Legal and Compliance
Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2026 (20)
2025 (68)
2024 (68)
2023 (72)
2022 (95)
2021 (77)
2020 (64)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$20MKey Investors
TFS Trial Form Support
2023-11-06Post Ipo Equity
2020-07-01Post Ipo Equity
2019-06-12Acquired
Leadership Team
L
Linda Magrath
Senior Vice President
Paul Chang
Senior Vice President, Design and Experience
Recent News
Clinical Trials Arena
2026-06-24
Research & Development World
2026-06-20
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