Senior Director, IT Product Management - SAP Platform

** SUMMARY/JOB PURPOSE (Basic purpose of the job):
** The Senior Director IT Product Management, SAP Platform, will oversee and lead a portfolio of digital products critical to Exelixis's success and ambition to launch innovative medicines for patients. This role is pivotal in defining and driving the strategy, development, and operational excellence of our Enterprise Resource Planning ecosystem, ensuring alignment with business objectives and a strong focus on user experience and value delivery.

Operating within a product-centric model, the Senior Director will be responsible for defining product roadmaps, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and leading agile product teams to deliver innovative and impactful digital solutions that accelerate drug discovery, development, and commercialization.
** ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
** Champion a user-centric design approach, leveraging user research, usability testing, and feedback loops to continuously improve the user experience and effectiveness of enterprise solutions across multiple enterprise products and business functions.

Define and enforce all enterprise applications, feature releases and processes comply with relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., GxP, HIPAA, GDPR, SOX) and internal quality and security standards.

Ensure that all product releases meet rigorous quality standards and compliance requirements. Partner with quality and compliance leaders to re-define and update standards as needed.
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* Education:

** Bachelor’s degree in related discipline and 15 years of related experience; or Master's degree in mathematics or statistics or engineering and 13 years of related experience.

PhD degree in a related discipline and 12 years of related experience; or Equivalent combination of education and experience.
** Experience/The Ideal Candidate will have:
** Minimum of 10 years of experience supporting Enterprise IT enabling business functions.

Minimum of 12+ years of progressive experience in IT, with at least 8+ years in a leadership role focused on enterprise applications or product management within the life science or pharmaceutical industry.

Proven experience in leading product development teams in an agile/product-centric operating model is essential. Experience managing and implementing supply and demand planning solutions (e.g. Kinaxis)

Experience with integration platforms, such as CPI (Cloud Platform Integration), Integration Suite or other similar middleware

Experience with regulatory frameworks and compliance in a SOX and GxP environment including IT General Controls (ITGC) and Segregation of Duties (SoD).
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Skills:

** Exceptional leadership and team-building skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate diverse teams. Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making. Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organization. Solid technical acumen with the ability to understand complex IT architectures and development processes.

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Every Exelixis employee is united in an ambitious cause: to launch innovative medicines that give patients and their families hope for the future. In this pursuit, we know our employees are our most valuable asset. After operating in the challenging biotech sector for 25 years, we have a proven track record of resiliency in the face of adversity.

The success of our lead product has provided a solid commercial foundation allowing us to reinvigorate our research efforts, and grow our team in areas such as Drug Discovery, Clinical Development and Commercial. As we expand our global partnerships and further reinvest in R&D to help us discover the next breakthrough for difficult-to-treat cancers, we’re seeking to add talented, dedicated employees to power our mission.

Cancer is our cause. Make it yours, too.
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