Director, IT Business Partner - G&A Systems

The Company:
With deep expertise in chemistry, Nuvalent is working to create selective medicines designed with the goal to address the needs of patients with cancer.  Nuvalent is an exciting early-stage company, bringing together experienced scientists and industry veterans with a proven track record in drug discovery, oncology drug development, and company building. 

The Role: 

Nuvalent is seeking a seasoned IT Business Partner – G&A Systems.  This individual is familiar with leading a skilled IT team in implementing IT solutions across the Pharmaceutical G&A space.  In this hands-on role, you will work closely with the Finance, Operations, Legal, and HR teams to help identify, design, and support critical business applications at Nuvalent.  This position reports to the Vice President of Information Technology.

 Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the support of key IT applications for the G&A organization.
• Lead project lifecycle activities such as planning, requirement gathering, design, build, testing, implementation and post-implementation support of G&A applications.
• Act as the IT liaison between internal business partners and outside vendors.
• Ensure all SOX in-scope systems are maintained in compliance with Nuvalent IT general controls and appropriate SEC requirements.
• Serve as support for SOX related audits in conjunction with Finance and IT Security and Compliance.
• Responsible for all change control activities for G&A platforms.
• Lead business stakeholders through the Business Analysis life cycle.
• Identify and promote new platform features and drive adoption.
• Provide technical expertise on integration technologies such as APIs, Web Services and ETL to simplify our system landscape and enhance user experience.
• Ensure all service SLAs are met by developing strong partnerships with service providers.
• Assist in development and maintenance of the Nuvalent Project Management and Business Program.

Competencies Include: 

• Excellent problem solving, communication, and organizational skills are required.
• Flexibility with changing priorities, ability to work well under pressure, and take on unfamiliar tasks is required.
• Ability to communicate with end users is required.
• Ability to strategically plan, organize, and manage multiple projects simultaneously is required. 
• Strong work ethic with an ability to meet deadlines is required. 
• Some off-hours or evening work may be required.   

Qualifications:

• Bachelor or advanced degree in information technology/business solutions or equivalent work experience is required.
• Bio/Pharma industry experience in leading technology driven transformations preferred.
• A minimum of three (3) years hands-on technical Netsuite experience required. Ideal candidates will have experience performing Netsuite customizations (SuiteScript, workflows, etc.) and supervising Netsuite consulting developers.
• Experience with Agiloft contract management system and Paylocity HRIS desired.
• Experience in development of Interfaces/Integration between Netsuite and other systems, such as Agiloft, Paylocity, and OKTA.
• Experience with enterprise architecture.
• Experience with SDLC change control processes.
• Experience with the implementation and management of cloud/SaaS systems.
• Prior experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry and an understanding of G&A functions in this environment.
• Skilled in business analysis. Certification in Business Analysis (ex. PMI-PBA) desirable.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in Project Management
• Experience with Smartsheet as a project management system desired. PMP certification desirable.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work effectively in a WFH environment using self-management principles.

Nuvalent provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to religion, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, alienage or citizenship status, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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