Director, Scientific Product Delivery & Operations

About the role

The Director, Scientific Product Delivery & Operations reports to and partners closely with the Head of Scientific Product Engineering. The role translates agreed product strategy and portfolio priorities into coordinated delivery plans, governance, resource recommendations and measurable outcomes, working with Product Owners, technical leads, business stakeholders and end users. It is based in Barcelona, Spain, and is hybrid; relocation support is not offered.

Key responsibilities

• Lead product delivery: plan pilots, releases and rollouts with stakeholders, oversee execution and track progress, risks, dependencies and corrective actions
• Set up and maintain portfolio planning processes and delivery governance, and run portfolio planning cycles with evidence and capacity insights for leadership decisions
• Build and maintain executive dashboards and portfolio reporting, including cost of ownership, and manage cross-team dependencies
• Monitor risks and delivery issues, drive mitigation plans, and manage relationships with strategic vendors and delivery partners
• Support resource allocation and prioritization decisions
• Define and track success measures for each portfolio activity and work with product teams to track adoption, business outcomes and delivered value
• Coach product owners on planning, stakeholder management and delivery discipline, and promote operational excellence across the portfolio

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Life Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or a related discipline
• Extensive experience leading complex technology, product or portfolio initiatives, with delivery accountability across multiple teams and senior stakeholders
• Proven experience establishing delivery governance, portfolio management and operational processes
• Experience supporting product organizations or digital transformation initiatives
• Strong leadership and influencing skills in matrix organizations, and excellent communication and facilitation skills

Required skills

• Agile product development and modern software delivery practices
• Use of product KPIs to assess adoption, usage and delivered value
• Desirable: regulated environments and quality management principles, portfolio reporting frameworks and dashboards, background in life sciences, healthcare, analytics, scientific computing or enterprise technology

What we offer

• Expected annual base salary of 85,100 to 158,100 EUR, with a possible performance-based bonus and long-term equity awards
• Flexible and hybrid working options where possible, and at least 14 weeks of paid parental leave
• Insurance plans, retirement plans, wellbeing resources and global recognition programs