Summary:
Internal Title: Director, DDIT Development - Regulatory Affairs
- #LI-Hybrid
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Imagine shaping how regulatory teams worldwide harness technology to deliver medicines faster, smarter, and with confidence. As Director, DDIT Development - Regulatory Affairs, you will be the strategic technology partner to the Regulatory Affairs organization, turning complex business priorities into a high-impact digital and technology roadmap. You will lead a global portfolio that connects strategy, architecture, and execution—empowering leaders with clear insights, enabling innovation, and ensuring technology consistently advances regulatory excellence and patient outcomes.

About the Role:
Key responsibilities:
- Act as the primary technology partner to Regulatory Affairs leaders, shaping strategy and digital priorities.
- Own the Regulatory Affairs technology portfolio, including governance, processes, metrics, and decision frameworks.
- Drive prioritization across initiatives using value, feasibility, impact, and capacity considerations.




- Oversee portfolio delivery, ensuring timelines, budgets, quality, and benefits realization.
- Lead development of business cases and project plans aligned to the Regulatory Affairs technology roadmap.
- Establish transparent reporting using key performance indicators and actionable portfolio insights.
- Anticipate risks, address delivery challenges, and drive timely resolution through stakeholder alignment.

Essential requirements:
- 10+ years of experience leading general technology or digital transformation in pharmaceutical or healthcare environments.
- Strong expertise in strategic technology partnering and project portfolio management.
- In-depth knowledge of software development life cycle and Agile Scrum delivery models.
- Demonstrated success leading complex programs with strong risk management and prioritization skills.
- Excellent leadership, analytical thinking, and executive-level communication acr

📌 Technology Business Partner (Barcelona)
🏢 Novartis
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