Executive Director, D&T Quality Validation and Process

Parexel is in the business of improving the world’s health. We do this by providing a suite of biopharmaceutical services that help clients across the globe transform scientific discoveries into new treatments. We believe in our values,
Patients First, Quality, Respect, Empowerment & Accountability.

This role will work within our innovative Data & Technology group that continues to evolve to meet business needs, fuel Parexel's growth and enable improved support for stakeholders, including customers and ultimately patients, who will benefit from Parexel's integrated processes and systems.

This role can be based in the UK, Poland or Romania and can be fully home based. This position will involve enhancing and developing an innovative, collaborative environment by leading an international team, partnering with senior peers, and working closely with an engaged senior leader.

As the Executive Director, Systems Quality, Validation & Processes you will be the senior leader responsible for establishing and overseeing Parexel’s global technology quality lifecycle, computerized system validation (CSV), and process governance across all Data & Technology (D&T) solutions. You will ensure that all systems—particularly those impacting clinical development, safety, regulatory, and enterprise operations—adhere to GxP expectations, global regulatory standards, and internal quality frameworks.

You will provide enterprise‑level leadership to ensure “audit ready” consistent system validation practices, optimized processes, and strong collaboration between technology, business, quality, and compliance stakeholders.

• Define and lead the enterprise-wide technology quality strategy, ensuring alignment with GxP expectations, ICH, EMA, FDA, and internal quality policies.
• Govern compliance with the Technology SOPs
• Ensure systems remain in a validated and audit‑ready state throughout their lifecycle, including upgrades, changes, integrations, and decommissioning.

• Oversee lifecycle validation activities for all D&T systems, enabling a risk‑based, scalable, automated validation program
• Lead the enterprise validation framework—including planning, risk assessments, requirements, testing, traceability, reporting, and periodic review.
• Govern validation team roles (System Owner, Business Analyst, Technology Representative, Validation Representative, Quality Representative, SME)
• Drive standardization of validation documentation, templates, and tools across all technology domains.

• Lead the definition, deployment, and continuous improvement of technology delivery processes (SDLC, change management, testing, documentation, release management).
• Ensure cross‑functional alignment between D&T, Quality, Compliance, Clinical Operations, Safety, and Regulatory.
• Serve as the executive owner of validation policy updates and procedural improvements.

• Oversee and execute functional, automated, regression, integration, smoke, and user acceptance testing activities
• Promote continual improvement and automation capabilities that reduce validation burden while improving consistency and traceability.
• Establish enterprise standards for test evidence, defect management, and quality metrics

• Govern the process for reviewing vendor validation packages, reliance strategies, and partner oversight
• Ensure all third‑party systems meet Parexel’s quality and validation expectations.
• Lead risk‑based decision‑making frameworks for validation effort, documentation rigor, and mitigation plans.

• Collaborate with D&T and business executive leadership, Data Governance to ensure cross‑functional integration of quality and validation standards.
• Ensure alignment with broader D&T organizational strategies and roadmaps
• Partner closely with Clinical, Safety, Regulatory, and Operational groups to ensure their systems maintain compliance during rapid change.
• Lead a global…