Role:Associate Director, Enterprise Applications

Location:San Francisco Bay Area

Summary

• Reporting to the Senior Director, IT and Corporate Services, the Senior Manager/Assoc.
• Dir Enterprise Applications will partner with business leaders to align IT efforts with business requirements and develop a technology road map to support the strategic business capabilities.
• Engage client leadership and IT to ensure that technology architecture, and governance are aligned to strategic business initiatives.
• Capture business requirements and processes and translate them into functional specifications and software requirements for various core systems.
  

Specific Responsibilities:

• Provide strong understanding of business core functions needs considering short and long term strategy
  
• Provides guidance and counsel on technology available that drives delivery of solutions consistent with business direction
  
• Manage technology investments to align with IT architecture and roadmap in partnership with the business.
  
• Collaborate with Legal and Compliance departments in development and implementation of compliance initiatives
  
• Lead / manage internal and external resources in support of business-related projects and activities.
  
• Collect and analyze business requirements, design and document work flow of data between systems to enable the application selection/development.
  
• Develop functional specifications to support systems and business process design that align with the IT Strategic plan
  
• Collaborate with business functions and technical team through the development and testing of solutions such as screen, interface and GUI designs; ensure all approved requirements are met.
  
• Facilitate the evaluation and selection of new applications and functions and determine issues in services and software
  

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science or Information Systems
  
• Master??s in Business is a plus.
  
• 7-10 years of experience in IT building and supporting enterprise applications
  
• Strong business knowledge and ability to operate as the IT applications SME
  
• Knowledge and experience working within an SDLC framework
  
• Public company experience including working in a regulated SOX environment
  
• Prior experience working in the Life Science industry including pharmaceutical, biotechnology or medical device, strongly preferred.
  
• Ability to analyze and define business requirements and translate into technical solutions.?
  
• Effective project management skills are essential; change management capability and desire to innovate and help lead change.
  
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and customer service skills; excellent communicator with active-listening skills.
  
• Proven adaptability to shifting project schedules, priorities and assignments; able to make effective decisions under pressure.
  
• Demonstrated problem-solver in a dynamic, fast-growing team environment.
  
• Experience with the following system types/platforms preferred: ERP, Expense reporting, udgeting & forecasting, ADP or an HRIS, CTMS, eTMF, SAS, Data warehouse, BI, Safety, QMS, CRM, BD tools, EDMS and CLM
  

Special Skills / Knowledge:

• Strong written and oral communication skills
  
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills
  
• Exceptional analytical, conceptual and problem solving abilities
  
• Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
  
• Exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
  
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to balance several on-going projects simultaneously
  
• Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
  
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
  
• Working knowledge with CFR 21 Part 11, GxP Validated Systems, and Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations