Assoc. Director, IT Business Partner - G&A

Company

Bio Cryst is a fast‑growing pharmaceutical company that focuses on developing first‑in‑class oral small‑molecule and injectable protein therapeutics for hereditary angioedema (HAE) and other rare diseases. The company’s headquarters are in Durham, North Carolina, and Bio Cryst has a global workforce with employees across multiple countries.

Associate Director, IT Business Partner – Build and mature business partnerships across G&A functions (Human Resources, Legal, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Corporate Communications, and IT). Serve as a strategic IT business partner and technology advisor, responsible for understanding functional goals, shaping the technology roadmap, and enabling system and process improvements across these areas. Lead initiatives involving business analysis, project management, solution design, vendor collaboration, and technology enablement.

Ensure high satisfaction with IT systems and services, emphasizing platforms such as Oracle Cloud Fusion, Workday, OIC, Contract Management, and finance applications.

• Serve as the primary IT business partner for G&A stakeholders across HR, Legal, Finance, Supply Chain and IT.
• Develop a deep understanding of current and emerging business requirements, processes, challenges, and opportunities within G&A functions.
• Translate business strategies into actionable IT initiatives and multi‑year technology roadmaps.
• Identify and introduce process improvements and technology enhancements through presentations, workshops, and strategic discussions.
• Ensure alignment between IT strategy and priorities of supported business functions.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize opportunities to improve operational efficiency and business outcomes through technology.
• Lead stakeholders through full business analysis activities, including requirements gathering, process mapping, workflow design, and documentation.
• Support continuous improvement by assessing existing processes and recommending optimizations.
• Manage and deliver small to medium sized technology projects within the G&A portfolio.
• Oversee project lifecycle phases: planning, requirements, design, build, testing, deployment, and transition to operations.
• Apply project management best practices to ensure solutions meet business requirements on time and within scope.
• Provide transparent communication on project status, risks, issues, and milestones to business and IT leadership.
• Maintain proactive, consistent communication with cross‑functional business stakeholders.
• Serve as liaison between internal teams and external Managed Service Providers or implementation partners.
• Ensure strong vendor relationships and oversight of SLAs and support obligations.
• Communicate technology updates and impacts that affect G&A business areas.
• Establish and maintain system documentation, standards, and procedures for G&A systems.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws, IT controls, regulatory guidelines, and data governance standards.
• Support audits, security assessments, and compliance activities related to G&A applications and data.
• Knowledge of SOX, GxP, CFR Part 11, and IT compliance.
• Able to work flexibly across business functions or projects as needed.

• A bachelor’s degree in Business, Science, or Technical discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Minimum eight (8) years of business experience, including direct experience supporting technology, with at least one year in the life sciences industry.
• Managed IT projects and provided system strategy support for three or more G&A business functions (Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Legal, HR).
• Experience with formal business analysis processes: requirements gathering, process diagramming, and specification development.
• Experience with systems design and development from business requirements analysis through implementation and ongoing support.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Confidence and extensive knowledge of emerging industry practices when solving business problems.
• Strong customer service orientation with the ability to…