Associate Director, Commercial Technology & Innovation

Associate Director, Commercial Technology & Innovation

Here at Avanos Medical, we passionately believe in three things:
Making a difference in our products, services and offers, never ceasing to fight for groundbreaking solutions in everything we do;
Making a difference in how we work and collaborate, constantly nurturing our nimble culture of innovation;
Having an impact on the healthcare challenges we all face, and the lives of people and communities around the world. At Avanos you will find an environment that strives to be independent and different, one that supports and inspires you to excel and to help change what medical devices can deliver, now and in the future. Avanos is a medical device company focused on delivering clinically superior breakthrough solutions that will help patients get back to the things that matter.

We are committed to creating the next generation of innovative healthcare solutions which will address our most important healthcare needs, such as reducing the use of opioids while helping patients move from surgery to recovery. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we develop, manufacture and market recognized brands in more than 90 countries. For more information, visit

The Associate Director of IT Development, Integrations, and Customer Solutions is responsible for leading all strategic and tactical efforts relating to custom development of all SAP applications, related integrations, and adjunct customer facing solutions. The role works closely with executives across the Commercial Ops, Supply Chain, Finance, and HR functions to develop and realize IT strategies which drive value across the business.

As well, this position serves as a member of the IT leadership team and plays a critical role in engaging, managing, and driving results across the full internal and external IT team. The position scope includes establishing development standards and reference architectures, identifying and implementing software platforms and custom programs, and collaborating with IT and business team members to translate business requirements into designs which leverage the full capabilities of Avanos IT investments.

The incumbent will lead a team of analysts and developers across a wide range of technologies/platforms (S4 HANA, PI/PO, ABAP, Web Dynpro, Fiori, CPI, Salesforce, Success Factors, STIBO, etc.) to ensure consistent design and execution throughout the Avanos systems landscape. This role will also ensure system compliance with HIPAA, PCI, GDPR and other relevant data privacy regulations.

Complete ownership of all S4 HANA solution technical development including performance of quality checks, code reviews, and enforcing industry standard development practices Drive, create & maintain development best practices & standards for all applications, data, and integrations Provide leadership & work direction for developers of several platforms across the globe Maintain complete project and solution development documentation Strategic management of the customer facing systems portfolio in support of sales, marketing, and eCommerce.

Optimize existing HR technology investments by collaborating with the Global HRIS Operations team to capture requirements for new business capabilities and ensure IT partnership and support is adequately provided for projects, enhancements, and incidents Program planning and execution across multiple initiatives including budgeting, project reporting, and stakeholder management. Continual evaluation of leading technology and industry trends to determine their potential impact on Avanos' ERP strategy and recommending new technologies as appropriate to drive application and business performance Utilize an extensive IT Development knowledge reservoir at the domain level to support change management and business adoption of technologies Continually cultivate a deep understanding of all Avanos IT platforms and applications and their relationship to the S4 Hana ERP core Continually analyze the ERP environment to identify critical issues / opportunities and recommend solutions for improvement Perform analysis of cross-functional…