Director, Clinical Trial Feasibility & Site Intelligence

Director, Clinical Trial Feasibility & Site Intelligence

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life‑changing medicines for people with serious diseases—often with limited or no therapeutic options. Our portfolio includes leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing pipeline of cancer treatments. Our patient‑focused, science‑driven approach powers pioneering research and development across oncology and neuroscience.

Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries. Please visit  for more information.

• Provide strategic leadership of the global Clinical Trial Feasibility & Site Intelligence function, ensuring operational excellence across relevant activities.
• Accountable for processes and resources to enable study scenario and plans development, informing study timelines and budgets through robust cross‑functional assessment of country and site footprint, enrolment rate, and site activation projections.
• Deliver complex feasibility insights and study placement strategies as an input to study design and operational planning, participating in study team or leadership discussions to inform key clinical trial planning decisions.
• Drive accelerated site identification and selection through process and project leadership to define site identification strategy that aligns with study requirements.
• Develop, implement and oversee strategic feasibility and site intelligence processes, leveraging historical and predictive data to optimize protocol design, country and site selection through assessment of operational risk.
• Identify, assess, and integrate cutting‑edge technologies and data sources (e.g., real‑world evidence, EMR/claims data, AI/ML tools, geo‑mapping, patient registries) to improve accuracy and efficiency of feasibility planning and site targeting.
• Evaluate ROI and impact of new tools, vendors, and feasibility approaches on cost, speed, diversity, and data quality; make recommendations to scale those that provide measurable value.
• Establish and monitor KPIs and operational metrics for country and site quality across studies, using insights to inform process improvements and executive reporting.
• Provide cross‑functional leadership building effective partnerships with key functions including Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, to ensure feasibility insights are embedded into study design and execution strategies.
• Manage and develop a high‑performing feasibility team, including hiring, coaching, and resource planning across therapeutic areas and global regions.
• Functional oversight of CRO and vendor partnerships supporting feasibility, including governance oversight, performance management, and contract and budget management.
• Act as a strategic advisor and SME on feasibility, enrolment optimization, and site intelligence across the organization and industry forums.

• At Jazz, effective people leadership is essential. Jazz people managers champion a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and belonging, ensuring that everyone feels heard and valued.
• Experience in the development and implementation of global clinical trial process and change management activities.
• Proven success in strategic leadership of global site identification process, with expertise in data‑driven site selection across regions and therapeutic areas.
• Advanced expertise in global clinical trial feasibility assessment, enrolment modelling, and operational clinical trial execution.
• Experience integrating historical or real‑world data sources and digital technologies to enhance study planning decisions and optimize study timelines and budgets (experience in assessment or utilisation of AI/LLM preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a high‑performing team, manage complex projects, and drive…