7 Center Director jobs in Saudi Arabia

• Sets the strategic vision for the DAH Scientific Research Center.
• Leads and promotes research by overseeing the production of high quality, peer-reviewed publications by the University community.
• Ensures adherence to professional standards and ethics in prospective research.
• Liaises with the national and international research community for strategic network building and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Ensures that the DAH Scientific Research Center develops an international reputation for research.
• Facilitates acquisition of sufficient research funding from various sources.
• Provides support – logistical and financial – to faculty research projects and coordinates joint research projects amongst DAH faculty, and between DAH faculty and outside researchers.
• Holds training, seminars on research methodology and publishing opportunities.
• Links faculty with research publishing outlets.
• Develops and oversees budgets, policies and procedures for the DAH Scientific Research Center.
• Monitors the progress and outcomes of all projects as well as the Scientific Research Center as a whole.
• Observes the internal and external environment to detect research needs and areas of focus for research.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Risk and Crisis Management Duties:

• Guides the implementation of risk management across DAH
• Communicates key risk issues to the Departmental and Divisional Quality Assurance Committees, Planning Committee (Risk Management Sub-Committee) and the Risk and Crisis Management Unit, as needed.
• Reports on progress of risks to the Departmental and Divisional Quality Assurance Committees, Planning Committee (Risk Management Sub-Committee) and the Risk and Crisis Management Unit, as needed.
• Allocates resources for risk management.
• Fosters a positive, risk-aware culture across DAH.
• Ensures new and emerging risks are identified, treated, monitored, reported, escalated and closed in line with DAH procedures
• Ensures that risk control activities in their area of responsibility are implemented
• Ensures their department members are aware of expectations in relation to risk management, by providing training.

Graduate Studies, Research and Business Division

Minimum of 3 years of experience in the field

• Ph.D. or equivalent.
• Strong record of published research.
• A minimum of three years of experience in a higher education management/leadership role.
• A minimum of three years administrative experience in research project management.
• Ability to develop national and international collaborations.
• Ability to create a strategic vision.
• Experience in team-leadership in research.
• Experience in supervising graduate students.
• Excellent command of both English and Arabic Language (spoken and written).
• Ability to foster a collaborative, customer-oriented working environment.
• Effective interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
  Ability to work independently, attend to multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.

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In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day and we need you as a Datacenter Operations Director (DCOD).

Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a CO+I DC Operations Manager, you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform. As a group, CO+I is focused on the personal and professional development for all employees and offers trainings and growth opportunities including Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion trainings and events, and professional certifications.

Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 100 datacenters and 1 million servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide.

With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations, we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class cloud provider.

Do you want to empower billions across the world? Come and join us in CO+I and be at the forefront of the action

As a Datacenter Operations Director, your success will be measured by:

People Management:

• Deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring.
• Live our culture, embody our values, and practice our leadership principles.
• Define team objectives and outcomes, enable success across boundaries, and help the team adapt and learn.
• Attract and retain great people, know everyone's capabilities and aspirations, and invest in the growth of others.

Data Center Operations:

• Document and drive alignment on dependencies, supplier contracts, success metrics, resource readiness, operational, supportability, and manageability criteria.
• Review Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) and provide input to improve or increase efficiency across IT and Critical Environment (CE) services.
• Partner cross-functionally to support global and regional initiatives (e.g., environmental health and safety, risk assessments, certifications).
• Manages/supports alignment to budget of the Data Center and makes tradeoff decisions to adhere to sound fiscal practices.
• Support budget planning and forecasting demand costs, driving awareness among business leaders on implications of service management issues and negotiating to win resources of costs, risks, and team leads as required.
• Plan and work with business partners when executing their requirements to maintain adherence to datacenter availability, safety, and security.
• Follows and adheres to run book provided by Environment, Health, & Safety division. Reports immediately any safety or security issues or concerns.

Service Delivery:

• Accountable for end-to-end service compliance, quality, and client satisfaction for the agreed-upon service levels.
• Manage relationships with clients to ensure that all expectations are clarified and understood and deliver solutions that exceed client expectations while maintaining a strong customer focus.
• Applies deep subject matter expertise and escalates to meet SLA/OLAs with minimal disruption to the client/customer and business and reviews metrics with team to ensure understanding of targets and current performance levels.
• Share common and repeating cases with regional and global teams, while providing best practices to address and mitigate recurrence of issues and implement more efficient solutions for resolution.
• Manage resources appropriately to accommodate pilot programs and task force participation and make recommendations for additional funding where necessary.
• Understand future business demand within the datacenter to ensure staffing levels are appropriate.
• Ensure teams complete the required training and partner with Learning & Development organization to evolve training portfolio.
• Participate in every Sev 1 and Sev 2 Incident Bridge meeting and approve root cause analysis and postmortem reporting.
• Empowers teams to work collaboratively and creates visibility to help other teams succeed with regional/global management teams.

Data Center Work Environment

• Remove barriers that inhibit agility to enable team to shift priorities quickly without losing productivity.
• Maintain a broad perspective and work to incorporate diverse viewpoints while identifying and evaluating opportunities to create strategies that cross organizational boundaries and drive broad business goals.
• Establish a culture of safety, quality, and customer obsession while ensuring the team's standards are consistent with overall service objectives.
• Create the type of conditions for successful collaboration, geared toward identifying and resolving organization-wide issues by bringing together creative and relevant solutions from diverse perspectives.
• Understand workforce capability and delegate work accordingly across team to effectively deliver results, finding ways to accomplish more by enabling others.
• Find opportunities for collaboration across groups within division, ensure that cross-team commitments are set, and achieve scale by enabling the work of others.
• Delegate to others to promote growth and development of future leaders.
• Act as a trusted resource and advisor to a wide network of colleagues with diverse viewpoints.
• Recognize team successes and reward teamwork and contributions to team success while driving a culture that's focused on meeting strategic goals

Ownership:

• Have pride and a sense of personal accountability for end-to-end service quality, completeness, and resulting customer experience.
• Identify unaddressed issues across service and resolve, escalate, or find the appropriate owner to ensure the highest level of quality.
• Drive and own the service management perspective to ensure that business leaders understand the business implications of risks, dependencies, and budgets to enable good business decisions and ensure the long-term value of the service.
• Model and foster accountability and morale for the team.

Other:

• Embody our Microsoft One culture and values.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent AND 5+ years' experience of mission-critical service management (e.g., providing IT services, manufacturing, warehouse, retail, military, or managing physical operations in an IT and/or critical environment infrastructure).
• 3+ years' experience in leading a diverse, technical team.

Background Check Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years enterprise-level experience managing large scale and complex projects/programs AND 6+ years' experience in Critical Environment infrastructures (e.g., UPS, Generator, AHU) AND 6+ years' experience in physical IT infrastructures (e.g., Servers, SANs, Networking, Capacity, DC Rack/Enclosures, structured cabling) AND Experience managing budget $1M+.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Math, Telecommunications, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• 5+ years' experience leading diverse, technical workforce or managing global and virtual teams.
• Applicable certifications: ASICS/Inventory Control, CompTIA, Microsoft, Network Certifications, CCNA Certifications, ITIL v3 Foundation, Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) Certifications, Leadership Development Certifications, PMP, CDCP.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

This opportunity is within one of Saudi Arabia’s largest healthcare providers, operating a network of 26 hospitals and numerous medical service centers. The healthcare system provides comprehensive services to active-duty personnel, retirees, their families, and referred civilians.

In recent years, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has become a national health priority. In response, the organization is launching a Center of Excellence in Autism Care (Autism CoE) aimed at transforming the landscape of autism treatment and support across the network. The Center will focus on capability development, service innovation, and improving the overall quality of life for individuals with autism.

The Autism CoE will:

• Serve as the national leader in autism care and act as the central hub of expertise within the organization’s ecosystem,
• Lead the development and oversight of clinical care models, policies, and standardized treatment pathways,
• Deliver specialized multidisciplinary services, individualized interventions, life skills training, school transition support, and family engagement programs,
• Oversee workforce development through structured training, certification, and fellowship programs,
• Drive the development of infrastructure and digital health capabilities,
• Promote research and innovation in autism care and related digital technologies,
• Standardize autism data collection, analytics, and reporting,
• Coordinate and integrate autism-related services across facilities and departments.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a rare opportunity for a senior healthcare leader to co-found a transformative institution dedicated to autism care in Saudi Arabia. The selected candidate will serve as Joint Managing Director of the Autism CoE and as a key advisor to senior leadership on autism-related healthcare strategies. They will work closely with a Saudi national counterpart to oversee both the establishment and long-term operations of the Center.

• Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Contract Type: Full-time preferred.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The selected leader will act as an executive coach and co-director, jointly responsible for all aspects of the Autism CoE’s launch and management. Key responsibilities may include:

• Developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy to realize the vision of excellence in autism care,
• Evaluating current capabilities and enhancing overall service performance across the autism care network,
• Conducting a strategic review of clinical services, research, outreach, and communication initiatives,
• Leading the transformation of existing departments to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and optimize the patient and family experience,
• Establishing partnerships with leading autism care and research institutions globally,
• Defining and monitoring performance indicators to ensure continuous improvement,
• Collaborating with senior leadership to integrate autism-related operations into the broader healthcare system.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

The ideal candidate should:

• Have a proven track record in establishing and leading autism care centers or multi-site programs of excellence,
• Hold a doctoral degree (Ph.D., Psy.D., or M.D.) in a relevant field such as clinical psychology or neuroscience, with specialized training in autism spectrum disorder,
• Demonstrate a strong research background in autism or related neurodevelopmental disorders,
• Bring at least 15 years of leadership experience in healthcare operations, with a minimum of 8 years in senior roles,
• Possess deep knowledge of care models, healthcare finance, and regulatory environments,
• Have a successful history of developing and executing strategic initiatives that drive improved outcomes and operational efficiency,
• Exhibit excellent leadership, communication, and team-building skills,
• Be experienced in managing complex organizations with a data-driven and outcomes-focused approach,
• Be committed to building local leadership capabilities through active coaching and mentorship.

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

This opportunity is with one of the largest healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia, operating a network of 26 hospitals and multiple medical service centers. The system provides healthcare services to a broad population that includes active-duty personnel, retirees, family members, and civilians referred through other healthcare systems.

In recent years, mental health has emerged as a national priority in Saudi Arabia. To address the increasing complexity and prevalence of mental health conditions, the organization is establishing a Center of Excellence in Mental Health (MHCoE) . This center will develop and apply world-class capabilities across its healthcare network. The MHCoE will:

• Serve as the central authority for military-related mental health within the healthcare system,
• Lead the development of clinical service models, policies, and standardized care pathways,
• Deliver specialized tertiary mental health services tailored to military-specific needs (e.g., trauma, PTSD, addiction, geriatric care, and complex psychiatric cases),
• Oversee the training, certification, and professional development of the mental health workforce,
• Guide infrastructure and technology development across facilities,
• Promote research and innovation with a focus on military and digital mental health,
• Standardize mental health data reporting and analytics,
• Coordinate and integrate mental health services across the network.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a unique opportunity for a seasoned mental health leader to shape a transformative initiative as the founding co-leader of a high-impact mental health institution in Saudi Arabia. Serving as Joint Managing Director of the MHCoE—and as a senior advisor on autism care—the selected candidate will work closely with a national counterpart to establish and operate a world-class mental health center.

• Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Contract Type: Full-time preferred

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The selected candidate will serve as an executive coach to the appointed Managing Director while also sharing accountability for the MHCoE’s establishment and operations. Key responsibilities may include:

• Developing and implementing a strategic plan to achieve the center’s vision of excellence in mental health,
• Evaluating and enhancing the operational performance of the mental health network,
• Conducting a comprehensive audit of care delivery, clinical operations, research, communication, and outreach,
• Leading transformation initiatives within psychiatry departments to streamline operations and improve patient experience,
• Establishing global partnerships with leading mental health institutions,
• Designing and tracking KPIs to measure performance and drive improvement,
• Supporting executive leadership in aligning mental health services across the system.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

The ideal candidate should:

• Have led the development or management of a recognized mental health center or multi-site program of excellence,
• Be a psychiatrist (preferred) or clinical psychologist with expertise in military mental health,
• Bring a minimum of 15 years of leadership experience in mental health operations, including at least 8 years in senior roles,
• Demonstrate a strong grasp of care models, financial management, and healthcare regulatory frameworks,
• Possess a proven track record of implementing strategic plans that drive efficiency and improve outcomes,
• Exhibit strong interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to build, mentor, and motivate teams,
• Be data-driven with experience managing large, complex healthcare organizations,
• Show adaptability and resilience in fast-paced healthcare environments,
• Be committed to developing local leadership through active coaching and knowledge transfer.

This opportunity is within one of the largest healthcare networks in Saudi Arabia, consisting of 26 hospitals and numerous medical service centers. The system delivers care to active-duty personnel, retirees, dependents, and referred civilian patients.

As part of its long-term vision to improve healthcare outcomes through evidence-based practices, the organization is expanding its current scientific research function into a Center of Excellence in Health Research (Research CoE) . This enhanced center will provide expanded capabilities, infrastructure, and leadership to position the organization as a national leader in clinical and applied health research.

The Research CoE will:

• Serve as the central authority for health research within the organization’s ecosystem and as a national leader in clinical research,


• Lead the development and governance of clinical research across key national healthcare priorities,


• Develop the necessary physical and technological infrastructure for research excellence,


• Drive workforce capacity through specialized training, certification, and fellowship programs,


• Promote innovation and establish research partnerships both locally and globally,


• Lead the dissemination and practical translation of research outcomes into clinical practice,


• Support the formation of national research alliances to advance strategic goals.

This is a rare opportunity for a senior, accomplished research and innovation leader to co-found and co-lead a flagship military health research institution in Saudi Arabia. The selected candidate will serve as Joint Managing Director of the Research CoE and a senior advisor on health research strategy. They will work in close collaboration with a national counterpart to jointly oversee the design, setup, and long-term operation of a world-class research center.

• Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


• Contract Type: Full-time preferred.

The selected leader will act as an executive coach to the appointed Managing Director and share joint accountability for the setup and management of the Research CoE. Responsibilities may include:

• Developing and executing a strategic roadmap aligned with the organization's vision for health research excellence,


• Assessing and improving the research and innovation infrastructure and performance across the healthcare system,


• Conducting strategic audits of research-related functions, including planning, budgeting, funding, infrastructure, execution, and results dissemination,


• Identifying and engaging leading global institutions as strategic research partners,


• Establishing and monitoring KPIs to ensure continuous improvement and impact,


• Working with senior leadership to ensure research operations are well integrated across the healthcare system.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have demonstrated success in establishing and leading reputable health research centers or institutions (experience in military or government-related health research is a plus),


• Hold an advanced degree such as a PhD, MD, or D.Sc., with extensive research credentials,


• Possess at least 15 years of progressive experience in health research leadership, including 8 or more years at a senior level,


• Bring deep research experience in fields such as military medicine, infectious diseases, trauma, or related specialties (preferred),


• Have held leadership roles in research institutions, academia, or public health agencies, and maintain active membership in relevant professional organizations,


• Exhibit exceptional leadership, collaboration, and people development skills,


• Be adept at data-informed decision-making and experienced in managing complex organizations,


• Show adaptability and commitment to excellence in a fast-evolving healthcare and research environment,


• Be committed to developing national capabilities through active mentorship and leadership development.