Senior Principal Analyst, Source-to-Pay Technology

Job Description

General Summary:

The Senior Principal Analyst, Source-to-Pay Technology will provide functional and technical expertise, partnership, and cross-functional support focusing on the Source-to-Pay process, including but not limited to Contract Lifecyle Management and Healthcare Entity Engagement tools. The role will focus on the initial implementation and subsequently support of the platforms. Primary responsibilities include collaborating with business partners on the entire Source-to-Pay process to identify and prioritize opportunities to improve business processes with technology and data, gathering and refining requirements, determining options for solution design, delivering enhancements, supporting integrations, and contributing to technology-driven projects and initiatives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted partner for internal stakeholders and functional teams to identify, prioritize, and deliver technology solutions to support and enable the business goals and objectives

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their current and future state strategy, needs, and requirements from a global perspective

• Proactively offer innovative technologies, solution ideas, and potential business process improvements in pursuit of driving efficiencies and meeting business needs

• Facilitate workshops and discussions to collect and document user stories / requirements for the future state Source-to-Pay process

• Develop and document functional and technical aspects for integrations with upstream and downstream platforms and applications

• Design, perform and document system configurations within in-scope platforms and applications

• Provide support the creation and documentation of testing strategies and execution plans

• Partner with offshore team members and peers for platform support and technical development for enhancements and projects

• Manage relationships with strategic software vendors and managed service providers (as needed)

• Establish, track, and report on project value drivers and financial impact

• Proactively identify business and technology risks and develop mitigation plans

• Work closely with Privacy, Compliance, and Internal Audit to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) regulations, data integrity policies, and Vertex’s system lifecycle and change management processes

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience with Contract Lifecycle Management platform (Icertis), Healthcare Entity platform (PwC Interactions Hub), Third-Party Risk Management platform (ProcessUnity), Electronic Signature platform (DocuSign), Procure-to-Pay platform (Coupa), Travel & Expense platform (Concur), and other sourcing user orchestration tools (Oro, Zip, or ServiceNow)

• In-depth knowledge of Biopharma industry and specific functions within the industry, including Sourcing and Corporate Services, as well as other functions supporting functions such as Legal, Compliance, and Accounting 

• Functional and technical expertise with application configurations, integrations, and documentation

• Demonstrated ability to understand, analyze, and document complex business processes, translate business needs, and functional requirements into technical or process-driven solutions

• Self-directed individual who is able to work independently and collaboratively in a matrixed team environment

• Ability to lead business partners, stakeholders, and technical team members to complete assigned workstream tasks in a timely manner and with expected level of quality

• Strong program and project management, demand management, resource management and system lifecycle expertise

• Results-oriented individual with a proven track record of on-time project delivery for large, complex projects with global stakeholders

• Exceptional analytical, quantitative, problem-solving, and prioritization skills, including the development of business cases and value propositions

• Experience with regulated (SOX) environments and relevant testing requirements

• In-depth experience in design, development, and deployment of technology solutions using agile software development practices and dev/ops model

• Demonstrated ability to solve complex business problems by collaborating across organizational boundaries

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to present in a clear and concise manner to influence technical and non-technical audiences

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in technology discipline or equivalent

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