Enterprise Technology Strategy & Leadership

• Define and execute a multi-year technology roadmap aligned with corporate and commercialization strategy.
• Serve as a senior advisor on technology strategy, investments, and risk.
• Establish governance, operating models, and decision frameworks to support scale.
• Lead IT strategy for transition to commercial operations, including launch readiness.

Commercialization & Business Systems Enablement

• Lead deployment of commercial systems (CRM, incentive compensation, territory alignment, analytics, omnichannel tools, etc.).
• Partner with Commercial leadership to enable field operations, customer engagement, and market access.
• Ensure integration of commercial platforms with ERP, HRIS, finance, and enterprise data systems.
• Drive enterprise application strategy across all business functions.

Enterprise Applications & Integration

• Own enterprise application strategy, implementation, integration, and lifecycle management.
• Develop scalable architecture supporting end-to-end business processes across all functions.
• Lead data governance, master data management, and enterprise reporting.
• Evaluate and implement technologies that improve efficiency and performance.

Cybersecurity, Risk & Compliance

• Lead enterprise cybersecurity, protecting IP, patient data, and regulated systems.
• Oversee IT risk management, business continuity, disaster recovery, and incident response.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal control requirements.
• Partner with Legal, Quality, and Internal Audit on risk mitigation and audits.

Validation & GxP Systems

• Oversee validation strategy for GxP systems and regulated environments.
• Ensure inspection readiness and compliance with regulatory expectations.
• Partner with Quality and Regulatory on validation governance and documentation.

IT Operations & Infrastructure

• Lead infrastructure, cloud, networks, collaboration tools, and end-user computing.
• Ensure reliable and scalable global IT service delivery.
• Oversee service desk operations, ITSM, and continuous improvement.
• Define service levels and operational standards.

Talent & Organizational Leadership

• Build and lead a high-performing IT organization for a growing public biotech company.
• Develop leaders across cybersecurity, applications, infrastructure, and operations.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and service excellence.
• Align workforce planning with business growth.

Vendor & Financial Management

• Lead IT sourcing, vendor management, and strategic partnerships.
• Oversee IT operating and capital budgets.
• Ensure vendor performance and value delivery aligned to business goals.

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related discipline. Master’s degree preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive IT leadership experience in biotech or pharma is a must.
• Demonstrated experience building and scaling technology organizations through commercial launch and rapid growth.
• Experience leading enterprise application implementation and integration initiatives, including ERP, CRM, data, and corporate systems.
• Experience enabling first commercial product launches and field force deployments.
• Significant experience leading cybersecurity, technology risk management, and compliance programs.
• Experience supporting GxP-regulated environments and computer system validation activities.
• Proven track record managing external vendors, systems integrators, and managed service providers.
• Proven leadership of multi-layer IT organizations and external partners.
• Strong Knowledge of commercial life sciences platforms and data ecosystems.