Clinical Digital & AI Acceleration Innovation Manager

Main Responsibilities Portfolio Management Co‑own and lead CSO Digital & AI transformation initiatives at function level. Set decision authority on prioritization, sequencing, and trade‑offs to maximize CSO‑wide value and time‑to‑impact. Align flagship transformation initiatives (e.g., ACT4Patients & eDEV) for coherence, integration, and early value realization. Recalibrate the transformation roadmap using business performance data, field feedback, and competitive intelligence. Provide global visibility and governance alignment across internal/external digital innovation initiatives. Evolve the Initiative Portfolio Management Office (iPMO) into a governance and decision‑enablement mechanism. Define and enforce governance standards (business cases, ROI logic, value tracking, scale‑up criteria, stop/pivot decisions). Hold transformation teams accountable for outcome‑based delivery and value realization. Transformation Projects Leadership Lead and sponsor high‑impact, multi‑million‑euro clinical‑development programs with Digital and/or AI components. Own end‑to‑end outcomes: alignment, financial performance, adoption, scale‑up, and sustained value delivery. Use competitive/technology intelligence to shape positioning, business needs, value hypotheses, and roadmap requirements. Guide vendor models, sourcing strategies, and contractual frameworks. Oversee financial planning, investment phasing, and resource allocation. Influence integration of strategic platforms (e.g., NEXUS, TrialPulse, Concierge). Ensure enterprise deployment/scale‑up and track realized benefits beyond pilots. Steer risks/dependencies/performance and escalating/arbitrate at CSO leadership level. Digital & AI Capability Building Define frameworks to measure ROI, impact, adoption, and maturity of digital/data/AI initiatives. Provide portfolio visibility on interdependencies, capability impacts, and end‑to‑end process transformation. Institutionalize lessons learned and drive continuous improvement. Scan external technology/AI/regulatory trends and translate them into transformation opportunities. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration Engage, influence, and challenge CSO senior leadership as a transformation/governance partner. Represent portfolio status, risks, and value realization in executive governance. Co‑lead CSO digital/AI strategy forums. Build/maintain enterprise partnerships beyond CSO (TMU, GRA, PV, Digital, etc.). Integrate business, technology, and data teams for alignment and accountability. Experience / Qualifications Minimum 8 years in enterprise digital transformation, portfolio leadership, or strategic program governance. Track record leading large‑scale digital/data/AI transformation in complex regulated environments. Experience with BVA modeling, ROI tracking, and benefit realization. Ability to influence executive decisions and steer outcomes without direct authority. Understanding of clinical development; exposure to GCP, ICH‑GCP, and operational quality frameworks. Leadership & Behavioral Competencies Strategic/systems thinker connecting initiatives to value chains and operating‑model shifts. Analytical rigor with executive judgment and decisiveness. Credible presence at senior/executive level. Outcome‑ and value‑oriented with clear ownership. Excellent cross‑functional, cross‑cultural leadership and orchestration. Education Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science/Analytics, Engineering with AI/ML focus); MBA a plus. Language Fluent in English. #J-18808-Ljbffr Scorpion Therapeutics