Business Technology Leader - Global Scientific Affairs & Quality

 

At Perrigo, we are driven by our mission to Makes Lives Better Through Trusted Health and Wellness Solutions, Accessible to All. We are proud to be a Top 10 player in the European Consumer Self-Care market and the largest U.S. store brand provider of over the counter and infant formula. Dedicated to providing The Best Self-Care for Everyone, we are the people behind the brands you trust. We are Opill®, Compeed®, Solpadeine®, NiQuitin®, ACO®, and many more. We Are Perrigo. We are committed to enhancing the wellbeing of our colleagues and consumers alike. We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture where each person can experience a sense of belonging.

 

Join us on our One Perrigo journey as we evolve to win in self-care.

 

Description Overview

This role will serve as a key digital partner to the Global Science Affairs responsible for product innovation, product quality and meeting product regulatory requirements.  This role will drive development of business-facing applications to enable the digital innovation, quality and regulatory strategies and ensure harmonization of business and digital roadmaps. The role will report direct to the CTO and be responsible for managing Global Science Affairs relationships, ideation and business cases, new software product design and positioning, and software product launch including development and testing. The Business Technology Leader may have a team of direct reports.

Scope of the Role

Manage business relationships

• Serve as the primary point of contact and relationship manager between the IT organization and the business
• Monitor the changing technological landscape to effectively advocate for innovative uses of technology for the business

 

Ideation & business case

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify technology solutions and improvements to resolve business problems
• Collaborate with the business to develop business cases including opportunity size and pro-forma financials with support from finance
• Establish and lead review team for new product requirements

 

New product design and positioning

• Draft the Product Requirements Document (PRD), or a detailed description of product technical requirements
• Design and develop overall user experience
• Coordinate with product and platform owners to design product roadmaps and develop products

 

Product launch, development, and testing

• Track overall progress and make trade-off decisions between content and timing
• Ensure product and/or platform(s) are deployed to production environment and user acceptance testing is conducted
• Confirm timely delivery of high-quality launches according development and deployment plans
• Identify and execute on improvements to performance and reliability

 

Additional, shared accountabilities include:

• Coordinate with Enterprise Architecture to define product/platform strategy and provide input on resourcing (internal & external)
• Rely on Product Owners to develop additional relevant products
• Rely on Product Owners to implement defined changes to create a consistent and compelling user experience
• Establish a customer feedback process with service and sales that gets incorporated into product plans

Experience Required

A bachelor's degree is typically required, or MBA with a focus in management or the area of the business that aligns with the client group, is preferred.
10-15 years of experience in product roles, tech or digital strategy

 

Technical Skills:

• Digital and business knowledge to manage digital delivery process E2E
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams
• Certified/experienced in project management methodology
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and make decisions 

 

Strategic & Interpersonal Skills:

• Exceptional leadership and team management skills (8-10+ years)
• Proven track record of leading successful digital transformation projects
• Execution and problem-solving capacity
• Ability to create compelling future customer experiences by understanding intersection of market, technology, competitive forces
• Assertive communication and teamwork skills
• Demonstrated passion for human-centered products and services

Benefits
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