Background

Accumulus Synergy is a nonprofit trade association working on behalf of industry to address the global need for digital transformation. To help solve for this need, Accumulus is developing a transformative data exchange platform to enable enhanced collaboration and efficiency between life sciences organizations and health authorities worldwide. The Accumulus Platform aims to improve efficiencies in the regulatory process by leveraging advanced technology, including data science and AI, as well as tools for secure data exchange to improve patient safety, help reduce the cost of innovation, and ultimately bring patients safe and effective medicines faster. Accumulus is working with key stakeholders in the life sciences – regulatory ecosystem to build and sustain a platform that aims to meet regulatory, cybersecurity, and privacy requirements spanning clinical, safety, chemistry and manufacturing, and regulatory exchanges and submissions. Accumulus Synergy sponsors include Amgen, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, GSK, Johnson & Johnson, Lilly, Merck, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, and Takeda.

Job Description

Accumulus is seeking a Director of Information Technology. This will be a key role within the Security Team, reporting directly to the Chief Information Security Officer.

Starting day one, you will have the unique opportunity to support the growth of Accumulus Synergy by collaborating with leadership to align technology strategies with business objectives, assessing existing systems for improvement opportunities, overseeing hardware and software procurement with adherence to best practices and security protocols, coordinating cross-functional teams for effective project execution, and fulfilling any other assigned responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside leadership to understand business needs and translate them into actionable technology strategies.
• Identify opportunities for technological interventions by evaluating current systems, recommending enhancements, and implementing solutions to increase productivity and reduce operational cost.
• Provide leadership in identifying hardware and software needs and purchases, ensuring consistency across the company while meeting best practices and security guidelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Manage direct reports.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams, driving change, and managing complex projects from inception to implementation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Excellent analytical, logical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Participate in establishing internal controls for technology service goals
• Contribute to achieving the organization’s financial metrics and profitability targets
• Expert understanding of information technology procedures and practices as well as Microsoft O365, Azure, Sentinel, and Windows operating systems
• Define requirements for new technology implementations, changes to existing technologies, and communicate them to key business stakeholders
• Lead teams that focus on client ticketing, support, monitoring while focusing on improvement and optimization of technical and automated solutions
• Develop processes to analyze root cause and corrective action plans
• Ability to understand process workflows, analyze, and identify improvements
• Define roles and responsibilities within the IT team, recruit, train, and coach team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance
• Develop and implement IT policies and procedures for Change Control, Asset Management, Incident Management, and Infrastructure Management

Benefits

While we hope the Accumulus mission is what really attracts you, we also have a lot to offer. Organizations are built by great people, and to attract great people you need to offer a great employee experience. Accumulus can provide:

• Very competitive compensation w/ bonus plan. We must compete with big names in tech & pharma for top talent and compensate accordingly.
• 401(k) matching, immediately vested
• A full benefits package: multiple health plans, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance
• 100% remote work. Accumulus is a fully remote organization, and we intend to remain so
• Experienced leadership to mentor you. We have drawn successful leaders from the biopharma industry with a deep understanding of regulatory affairs and combined them with similarly successful leaders in SaaS product development. Learning opportunities abound.

Unsolicited Contact Policy

Please note that we do not consider resumes submitted by unsolicited third-party recruitment firms. Additionally, we kindly request that candidates refrain from sending unsolicited resumes or making unsolicited phone calls directly to Accumulus employees. To be considered for any open positions, please utilize our online job application system. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.