Senior Director, Corporate & Commercial IT Business Systems

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and expand corporate (G&A) and commercial business systems, including establishing the commercial systems landscape from scratch prior to launch.

• Build capabilities in data, analytics, and AI.

• Collaborate with the IT PMO leader to enhance project and portfolio management within IT and the business.

• Act as a reliable business partner to Finance, HR, Legal, Compliance, and Commercial leaders.

• Convert business objectives into technology roadmaps and executed solutions.

• Assist R&D initiatives and CSV-governed systems as required.

• Take ownership of the corporate and commercial systems roadmap, encompassing build/buy decisions, prioritization, and budgeting.

• Spearhead the IT infrastructure setup to support the commercial technology ecosystem for launch.

• Construct and expand G&A applications, including Finance/ERP, procure-to-pay, HR/HCM, Legal and Compliance, collaboration tools, integrations, and IT controls.

• Develop enterprise data and innovation capabilities, focusing on IT architecture and vendor-supported data warehousing.

• Manage end-to-end implementations through requirements, design, testing, cutover, hypercare, and sustainable support models.

• Design and implement demand intake processes, portfolio prioritization, governance forums, portfolio reporting, status dashboards, resource and capacity views, and budget monitoring.

• Extend project management methodologies to business-led initiatives and mentor functional teams on planning, execution, and change management.

• Oversee implementation partners, managed service providers, and SaaS vendors; define SOWs and success criteria, negotiate contracts, and manage SLAs.

• Ensure timely and budget-compliant delivery with communication at the executive level.

• Support implementation, validation, audit, and inspection readiness for R&D initiatives.

• Implement risk-based CSV/CSA practices in alignment with the IT QMS, ensuring data security, integrity, and privacy.

• Collaborate across IT and contribute to IT strategy, standards, and budgeting as a member of the IT leadership team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline.

• Over 12 years of biopharma IT experience; preference for candidates with experience in commercial systems and product launches.

• Demonstrated ability to build G&A and commercial systems, including ERP, P2P, HCM, CRM, data, BI, and AI capabilities; experience with Veeva and NetSuite is highly preferred.

• Expertise in leading PMO, technical project, and vendor management activities across intricate, multi-vendor programs; PMP or similar certification preferred.

• In-depth knowledge of CSV/CSA, GxP, and biopharma IT regulatory and compliance standards.

• Proven ability as an executive-level business partner and hands-on builder who communicates effectively, influences stakeholders, and achieves results in a fast-paced, resource-constrained setting.

• Willingness to travel domestically, approximately 10% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity and various forms of compensation may be included as part of the overall compensation package.

• Medical benefits.

• Dental benefits.

• Vision benefits.

• 401k plan.

• Unlimited paid time off.

• Parental leave.

• Remote work environment.