Senior Manager, Research and Development IT Development

Some opportunities happen only once in a lifetime
– like a job where you have the chance to change lives.

At Alexion, people living with rare and devastating diseases are our Guiding Star.

We are driven to continuously innovate and create meaningful value in all we do to help patients and families fully live their best lives.

We value the uniqueness and diversity of our employees and recognize that nurturing the diverse perspectives and strengths of our people translates into innovative breakthroughs for patients.

*This position will be based from either the Alexion site in Boston, MA, or New Haven, CT, and may require up to 5% travel.

This is what you will do:

You will work with IT and business partners to create a best-in-class architecture framework to support the fast-changing needs of the company.

The resulting approaches will be based on industry best practices and Alexion standards, while periodically evolving in alignment with future business needs and capabilities.

You should have a mixed background of science, technology and informatics and have direct experience managing projects, and delivering a broad range of ‘validated’ solutions in Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Patient Safety, and portfolio management from a strategic plan.

You must have excellent communication and customer service skills and must be prepared to regularly use these skills in presentations to colleagues.

Constructive communication will be expected down to the most junior staff members as well as up the leadership ladder up to and including the CIO.

In all endeavors, they must maintain a professional level of preparation and performance.

In addition, you must stay abreast of new technologies and be willing to present and/or train fellow team members on the technologies.

You should have a continuous improvement mindset and strive to make one thing better every day.

You must also adopt Alexion’s corporate leader competencies; attract and develop top talent, drive results, possess a strategic mindset, mange ambiguity and complexity, optimize work processes and drive engagement.

You will be responsible for:

You will be a member of the R&D IT team reporting directly to the Sr.

Director of R&D IT that has accountability to Alexion’s Heads of Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Patient Safety, and Portfolio Management.

You are responsible for facilitating and leading IT strategies in alignment with business need while driving process, technology and use of R&D data across R&D Development functional areas.

The role will require the ability to execute IT and business strategies driven by R&D priorities with a “hands-on” approach in delivering IT and data solutions.

Key Areas of Responsibility will include:
Manage and oversee technology supporting R&D Development globally to meet business needs
Serve as a key point of contact and IT business partner with the following business areas: Clinical Development (includes biostatistics, medical directors, Global Development Team, clinical operations), Regulatory Affairs, Patient Safety, and Portfolio Management.

Create a business partnership and ensure close cooperation between all functions and IT.

Develop and execute strategies for the information, data, and process needs of the business areas listed
Author documentation such as requirements specifications, data models, test plans, and other SDLC deliverables
Partner with IT and Development leaders to clarify requirements and prepare appropriate project deliverables and requirements
Drive the execution of IT projects in collaboration with suppliers, business partners, team, and management.

Understand and communicate the implications of technical decisions on the business, application, and project timelines and influence decisions accordingly
Define, lead, and execute technical work, software integration, and data integration activities