Director, Clinical Systems – Data Management
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Director leading clinical systems and data strategy for Praxis, a CNS biopharmaceutical company. Driving regulated clinical technology, data platforms, analytics, and scalable study operations.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of clinical systems and data capabilities supporting clinical development and study operations
- Translate clinical priorities and study milestones into technology priorities, investment decisions, and sequenced delivery
- Own the clinical systems and data capability within IT
- Partner with Clinical Operations, Data & Analytics, Quality, Regulatory, and external technology providers
- Lead clinical data engineering, data platform architecture, clinical systems delivery, and validation activities
- Establish decision rights, align stakeholders, resolve competing priorities, and drive timely decisions
- Improve the reliability, usability, and scalability of clinical systems and technology-enabled study workflows
- Evolve fragmented workflows toward governed, reusable analytics and practical AI-enabled tools
- Lead implementations, integrations, enhancements, upgrades, issue resolution, and transition to ongoing support
- Coordinate internal teams, vendors, and implementation partners across dependencies, risks, and milestones
- Own IT relationships with clinical technology vendors and service providers
- Partner on computerized systems assurance and validation, inspection readiness, remediation, and vendor deliverables
- Establish standards for lifecycle management, change control, access governance, security, data stewardship, incident management, business continuity, and operational resilience
- Provide hands-on technical leadership through architecture reviews, troubleshooting, vendor escalation, and technology evaluation
- Build a durable operating model enabling the clinical organization to scale
Requirements:
- 10+ years of relevant experience across clinical systems, clinical data platforms, data engineering, technology delivery, or related disciplines, including leadership of complex cross-functional initiatives
- Experience supporting pharmaceutical or biotechnology clinical development and delivering technology or data capabilities in a regulated environment
- Strong understanding of the clinical technology ecosystem, including data integrations, cloud platforms, data architecture, analytics, and the operational needs of clinical teams
- Experience with computerized systems validation, computer software assurance, GxP expectations, change control, data integrity, and inspection readiness
- Ability to translate clinical and business priorities into practical roadmaps, investment decisions, delivery plans, and measurable outcomes, while effectively managing technology vendors and budgets
- Technical fluency across data flows, APIs, integration patterns, cloud data platforms, and analytics tools
- Experience leading requirements definition, testing, user acceptance, change management, training, and transition to ongoing support
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders without relying solely on formal authority
- Strong ownership mindset; ability to step into ambiguity, surface risks early, make decisions with appropriate urgency, and stay engaged through resolution
- Comfort balancing speed with rigor in regulated environments
- Clear, direct communication and ability to adapt to different audiences while remaining technically engaged and contributing hands-on when needed
- Alignment with Praxis values of Trust, Ownership, Curiosity, and Results
- Comfort with regular computer and office-equipment use, clear communication, occasional movement, screen work, basic hand coordination, and focus
Benefits:
- 99% of the premium paid for medical, dental and vision plans
- Company-paid life insurance
- Company-paid AD&D
- Disability benefits
- Voluntary plans to personalize coverage
- Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 6% on eligible contributions
- Long-term stock incentives
- ESPP
- Discretionary quarterly bonus
- Extremely flexible wellness benefit
- Generous PTO
- Paid holidays
- Company-wide shutdowns
















