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Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who are hired for an in-person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week following Company policy.
About our Company:
Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating over 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 38,000 trials and 12 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million registered users across approximately 2,300 customers trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes brand (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC. Discover more at www.medidata.com. Listen to our latest podcast, from Dreamers to Disruptors, and follow us at @Medidata.
About the Team:
The Senior Director, Platform Delivery at Medidata serves as the ultimate champion for the customer at the services level. The core mission is to shift the delivery paradigm from fragmented, product-specific interactions to a unified platform-level experience (the Medidata Clinical Cloud). By unifying the Professional Services, Implementation, and Center of Excellence (COE) teams, this leader ensures clients maximize the holistic value of their tech investment, driving long-term retention, platform adoption, and operational excellence. Leading our Multi-Product Enterprise Agreement (EA) Platform Delivery Strategy across one or more accounts. As the ultimate owner of multi-product platform delivery, you will manage large-scale governance structures, build out specialized Centers of Excellence (COE), and act as a true peer to Sales, Product, and Engineering to ensure long-term customer health, adoption, and account expansion.
Responsibilities:
Holistic Customer Ownership (Services Level)
- Unified Delivery Voice: Serve as the escalation point and strategic partner for key accounts, ensuring a seamless journey from post-sales implementation to ongoing lifecycle management.
- Value Realization: Shift the services relationship from tactical troubleshooting to strategic partnership, focusing on clinical trial optimization, faster study build times, and ROI.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Bridge the gap between Sales, Product/R&D, and Customer Success to ensure client feedback directly shapes the Medidata product roadmap.
Platform-Level Delivery Paradigm
- De-silo the Experience: Eradicate the "individual product" approach (e.g., treating Rave EDC, RTSM, and eCOA as disconnected silos). Implement a delivery framework that presents Medidata as an interconnected ecosystem.
- Integrated Solutions Architecture: Ensure implementation blueprints treat data as a continuous stream across the clinical trial lifecycle, optimizing workflows for sponsors and CROs rather than configuring isolated modules.
Driving the COE & Implementation Teams
- Scale the Center of Excellence (COE): Transform the COE into a powerhouse for global best practices, standardizing study build configurations, reusable templates, and governance models that accelerate time-to-live.
- High-Performance Execution: Lead and mentor a high-caliber implementation team, optimizing resource allocation, utilization rates, and delivery speed without sacrificing quality or regulatory compliance.
- Change Management: Champion internal and external change management to help clients adopt modern, decentralized, or hybrid clinical trial designs enabled by the platform.
Deep Product & Domain Fluency
- Technical Credibility: Maintain a strong conceptual and operational understanding of Medidata's core architecture, APIs, and data integrations.
- Industry Expert: Combine product knowledge with deep life sciences/clinical trials domain expertise to speak the language of clinical operations executives, ensuring data integrity, compliance (FDA, GCP), and security are baked into every services engagement.
Success Metrics (KPIs)
- Objective: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Client Success & Retention: Net Revenue Retention (NRR), Gross Revenue Retention (GRR), Net Promoter Score (NPS / CSAT).
- Platform Adoption: Multi-product attachment rates; percentage of clients utilizing the unified data platform vs. single-point solutions.
- Operational Efficiency: Time-to-Live (TTL) for study builds, services margin/profitability, and COE template utilization rates.
The Bottom Line: This role is not about managing software deployment; it is about leading a cultural and operational transformation that positions Medidata Services as an indispensable strategic asset, unlocking the full clinical and financial potential of the Medidata platform for global clients.
Qualifications:
- Experience Level: 10+ years of leadership experience within clinical trials life sciences operational delivery, including clinical technology deployment and or adoption dealing with complex customer delivery programs Director or Senior Director level.
- Organizational Transformation: Demonstrated experience turning fragmented, reactive operations into structured, scalable frameworks.
- Matrix Leadership: Experience managing complex delivery teams consisting of Program/Project Managers, Specialized delivery teams globally, including customer facing governance leadership.
- Executive Presence: Outstanding stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence C-suite clients and internal product/sales peers.
As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location.
- The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the NYC Metro Area is 135,000 - 180,000.
- The salary range for positions that will be physically based in all other locations within the United States is 120,750 - 161,000.
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, and many of Medidata's non-sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses. Medidata believes that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, 401(k) matching, family leave, flexible paid time off; and 10 paid holidays per year.
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Medidata will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
We will accept applications on an ongoing basis until we fill the position.
Inclusion statement
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at 3DS are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. 3DS is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and above), disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. 3DS will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state laws and local ordinances. We are committed to fair employment practices and will evaluate all candidates based on their qualifications, regardless of past arrest or conviction history.
Location: This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.
Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who are hired for an in-person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week following Company policy.
About our Company:
Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating over 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 38,000 trials and 12 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million registered users across approximately 2,300 customers trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes brand (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC. Discover more at www.medidata.com. Listen to our latest podcast, from Dreamers to Disruptors, and follow us at @Medidata.
About the Team:
The Senior Director, Platform Delivery at Medidata serves as the ultimate champion for the customer at the services level. The core mission is to shift the delivery paradigm from fragmented, product-specific interactions to a unified platform-level experience (the Medidata Clinical Cloud). By unifying the Professional Services, Implementation, and Center of Excellence (COE) teams, this leader ensures clients maximize the holistic value of their tech investment, driving long-term retention, platform adoption, and operational excellence. Leading our Multi-Product Enterprise Agreement (EA) Platform Delivery Strategy across one or more accounts. As the ultimate owner of multi-product platform delivery, you will manage large-scale governance structures, build out specialized Centers of Excellence (COE), and act as a true peer to Sales, Product, and Engineering to ensure long-term customer health, adoption, and account expansion.
Responsibilities:
Holistic Customer Ownership (Services Level)
- Unified Delivery Voice: Serve as the escalation point and strategic partner for key accounts, ensuring a seamless journey from post-sales implementation to ongoing lifecycle management.
- Value Realization: Shift the services relationship from tactical troubleshooting to strategic partnership, focusing on clinical trial optimization, faster study build times, and ROI.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Bridge the gap between Sales, Product/R&D, and Customer Success to ensure client feedback directly shapes the Medidata product roadmap.
Platform-Level Delivery Paradigm
- De-silo the Experience: Eradicate the "individual product" approach (e.g., treating Rave EDC, RTSM, and eCOA as disconnected silos). Implement a delivery framework that presents Medidata as an interconnected ecosystem.
- Integrated Solutions Architecture: Ensure implementation blueprints treat data as a continuous stream across the clinical trial lifecycle, optimizing workflows for sponsors and CROs rather than configuring isolated modules.
Driving the COE & Implementation Teams
- Scale the Center of Excellence (COE): Transform the COE into a powerhouse for global best practices, standardizing study build configurations, reusable templates, and governance models that accelerate time-to-live.
- High-Performance Execution: Lead and mentor a high-caliber implementation team, optimizing resource allocation, utilization rates, and delivery speed without sacrificing quality or regulatory compliance.
- Change Management: Champion internal and external change management to help clients adopt modern, decentralized, or hybrid clinical trial designs enabled by the platform.
Deep Product & Domain Fluency
- Technical Credibility: Maintain a strong conceptual and operational understanding of Medidata's core architecture, APIs, and data integrations.
- Industry Expert: Combine product knowledge with deep life sciences/clinical trials domain expertise to speak the language of clinical operations executives, ensuring data integrity, compliance (FDA, GCP), and security are baked into every services engagement.
Success Metrics (KPIs)
- Objective: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Client Success & Retention: Net Revenue Retention (NRR), Gross Revenue Retention (GRR), Net Promoter Score (NPS / CSAT).
- Platform Adoption: Multi-product attachment rates; percentage of clients utilizing the unified data platform vs. single-point solutions.
- Operational Efficiency: Time-to-Live (TTL) for study builds, services margin/profitability, and COE template utilization rates.
The Bottom Line: This role is not about managing software deployment; it is about leading a cultural and operational transformation that positions Medidata Services as an indispensable strategic asset, unlocking the full clinical and financial potential of the Medidata platform for global clients.
Qualifications:
- Experience Level: 10+ years of leadership experience within clinical trials life sciences operational delivery, including clinical technology deployment and or adoption dealing with complex customer delivery programs Director or Senior Director level.
- Organizational Transformation: Demonstrated experience turning fragmented, reactive operations into structured, scalable frameworks.
- Matrix Leadership: Experience managing complex delivery teams consisting of Program/Project Managers, Specialized delivery teams globally, including customer facing governance leadership.
- Executive Presence: Outstanding stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence C-suite clients and internal product/sales peers.
As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location.
- The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the NYC Metro Area is 135,000 - 180,000.
- The salary range for positions that will be physically based in all other locations within the United States is 120,750 - 161,000.
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, and many of Medidata's non-sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses. Medidata believes that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, 401(k) matching, family leave, flexible paid time off; and 10 paid holidays per year.
LI-MW1
LI-Hybrid
Equal Employment Opportunity:
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Medidata will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
We will accept applications on an ongoing basis until we fill the position.
Inclusion statement
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at 3DS are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. 3DS is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and above), disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. 3DS will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state laws and local ordinances. We are committed to fair employment practices and will evaluate all candidates based on their qualifications, regardless of past arrest or conviction history.
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Document your degree's field alignment
PERM requires your degree to align with the specific duties of the role, not just the title. A business administration or marketing degree paired with a director-level job description is a stronger match than a general management background.
Target employers with dedicated immigration budgets
Business Development Director roles at mid-sized B2B software or professional services firms often have legal budgets for PERM filings. Avoid early-stage startups unless they've sponsored foreign nationals in senior roles before, which you can verify through DOL disclosure data.
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Use Migrate Mate to filter Business Development Director openings by employers with active green card filing history, so you're applying to companies already familiar with the PERM process rather than educating a hiring team from scratch.
Clarify the EB-2 versus EB-3 classification early
If the job posting specifies a master's degree or five or more years of progressive experience, your employer may file under EB-2, which can mean shorter wait times for nationals from most countries. Confirm classification with the employer's immigration counsel before accepting an offer.
Request the prevailing wage determination timeline upfront
PERM filings begin with a prevailing wage determination from OFLC, which currently runs several months. Ask your prospective employer whether they've already initiated this step, since the clock doesn't start on your green card until OFLC issues the wage determination.
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Your employer must pay at least the prevailing wage certified by OFLC for your occupation and location. Run the OFLC Wage Search yourself using the SOC code for Business Development Directors before negotiations, so you can confirm the offer clears the DOL threshold.
Green Card Business Development Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Business Development Director role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Business Development Director positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled professional roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree. If the employer requires a master's degree or the equivalent in education and experience, EB-2 may apply instead. Your employer's immigration counsel determines the correct category based on the actual job requirements documented in the PERM labor certification.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa sponsorship is temporary and subject to an annual lottery, so there's no guarantee of approval. A PERM-based green card leads to permanent residency with no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most nationalities. The process takes longer overall, often two to four years from PERM filing to a green card, but the outcome is lawful permanent residency rather than a status that must be renewed.
What does the PERM process look like for a Business Development Director position?
Your employer first obtains a prevailing wage determination from OFLC, then conducts a supervised recruitment campaign to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role. After PERM is certified by DOL, the employer files an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. Once that's approved and a visa number is available, you file for adjustment of status or an immigrant visa to become a permanent resident.
How do I find employers who will sponsor a Business Development Director for a green card?
Use Migrate Mate to search Business Development Director roles filtered by employers with documented green card sponsorship history. This saves significant time compared to applying broadly, since many companies are unfamiliar with the PERM process for senior commercial roles and may withdraw sponsorship offers mid-process once they see the cost and timeline involved.
Can I change employers after my I-140 is approved?
Yes, under AC21 portability rules, you can change employers after your I-140 has been approved and your adjustment of status application has been pending for at least 180 days, as long as the new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. For Business Development Directors, a move to a comparable senior commercial role at a new company generally qualifies, but you should confirm this with an immigration attorney before switching.