
Research & Development
That's the beauty of a career at Jazz.
The Research & Development (R&D) organization at Jazz is growing in strength and momentum. We are focused on assessing, developing and sustaining life-changing medicines for our patients.
We take pride in being one of the fastest growing parts of the organization with a strong commitment to deepening our scientific expertise and driving innovative R&D.
Being a mid-sized and fast growing biopharma company, each R&D member plays a significant role in advancing the development portfolio. We have a dynamic, global team and are excited about our robust R&D pipeline and expanding capabilities. We are innovating our approach to drug development using processes that are grounded in science and quality to ensure optimal safety and efficacy of our medicines. Following Jazz Values of Integrity, Collaboration, Passion, Pursuit of Excellence and Innovation, we continue to pursue excellence in R&D because we know that what we do and how we do it makes a difference for our patients.

The R&D organization relies on many functions working in unison to deliver innovative, life-changing medicines to patients.
The R&D organization is comprised of clinical development, early development, clinical operations, clinical data management, strategic outsourcing, biostatistics, medical affairs, pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs, R&D quality and compliance, and search and evaluation. The collaboration of these cross functional teams with others in the organization ensures our continued success not only in R&D, but for the company as a whole.
Research & Development by the Numbers
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Discover the stories behind Jazz Pharmaceuticals
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Jane Youdale
Senior Manager, PV Vendor & Alliance Management
Jane is responsible for coordinating the training of vendors on Adverse Event and Product Complaint Reporting, maintaining vendor relationships on behalf of PQS, and ensuring oversight of outsourced operational activities.

Kelly Artherholt
Sr. Manager, Clinical Contracts and Outsourcing
Kelly's career has progressed rapidly since she first joined Jazz four years ago, and her development path has taken her from an accounting role to her current position in Clinical Operations.

Trudy Vanhove, MD, PhD, MBA
Vice President, Head of R&D Search and Evaluation
Trudy started with Jazz in 2012, originally hired to head up Medical Affairs. In 2015, She was asked to create a new function called Technical Assessment, which is now called R&D Search and Evaluation.