Job Title:Head of Technology
Reporting into:CEO
Based:West London
Package:
-£150k
-26 days
-Private medical for spouse and employee
-Company car or Car Allowance to £850 pm
-Bonus: up to 20%
Our West London based Pharmaceutical client is looking for a Head of Technology to join their Senior Leadership Team. The role will be on a hybrid basis based out of their West London offices two days.
The Role
As a core member of the executive leadership team, the Head of Technology will be responsible for shaping and executing a technology and data roadmap that supports innovation, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence across the business. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive impactful change in a mission-driven organization, advancing digital health, data science, and technology solutions that improve patient outcomes.
A pragmatic leader who has experience in transitioning founder-run businesses into a more corporatised environment through investments in systems and processes. Exploitation of Technology and Data and leading and delivering a new, modern, bespoke Technology Platform that is used by external and internal users. Can bring structure and direction to an expanding talented IT team which is relatively young. This is the most senior Technology role, reporting directly to the CEO.
Responsibilities
Responsible for creating and executing the IT strategy, aligned to the business strategy with key responsibilities to include:
- Defining a technology roadmap that includes prioritising existing initiatives and adding new ones where needed
- Presenting business cases for priorities to the Board
- Defining and implementing a scalable, secure, and stable end-to-end target state architecture, aligned with key exit initiatives.
- Balancing hands-on technical problem-solving with strategic, commercial thinking.
- Delivering best-in-class IT operations, overseeing third-party vendors across networking, infrastructure, and security.
- Leading and developing a lean IT team (15 FTEs) spanning Development, PMO, and Infrastructure.
- Driving business-focused innovation through practical, differentiating tech solutions.
- Owning vendor relationships, including license, infrastructure and contract management.
- Engaging and influence senior stakeholders, including at Board level
- Leading the charge on infrastructure, innovation, automation, AI and GenAI opportunities
Must have:
- Experience in the pharma or healthcare related services sector
- Experience in building out Portal technology for external users
- Proven track record as a senior technology leader and experience of software engineering methods (at least 5 years' experience)
- Demonstrated success in digital and data transformation, including automation, infrastructure and process improvement
- Strong background in data strategy, including MDM and data governance
- Skilled in leveraging BI tools for actionable business insights
- Responding to and managing RFPs for external tenders
- Extensive experience delivering projects using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
- Ownership of departmental budgets (Opex and Capex)
Nice to have:
- Built scalable software platforms using Java (CentOS), HTML, modern UI frameworks (Angular, React, Vue), and MySQL
- Familiarity with CRMs
- Familiarity with modern cloud and data center hosting platforms
- Solid understanding of information and cyber security principles
- Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field (preferred)
Personal characteristics
- Strong communicator with a pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset
- Passionate about tackling new challenges with resilience and determination
- Commercially savvy with strategic vision and business acumen
- Low ego, adaptable, and thrives in dynamic environments
- Proactive, hands-on, and execution-driven
- Creative thinker with the ability to challenge norms and drive innovation
If this opportunity is of interest then please reply with an updated CV and we will call to discuss your application in due course.
