Assoc. Director, IT Business Partner - Pharmaceutical Development

At Bio Cryst, we share a deep commitment to improving the lives of people living with hereditary angioedema (HAE) and other rare diseases. We leverage our expertise in structure-guided drug design to develop first-in-class or best-in-class oral small-molecule and injectable protein therapeutics. Our global headquarters is in Durham, North Carolina, we have a regional office in Boston, Massachusetts, and our employees span the globe across sites in multiple countries.

We are proud of our culture of engagement and accountability that rewards people for innovative thinking and achievement of key objectives. For more information, please visit our website at  or follow us on Linked In and Instagram.

Bio Cryst is a fast-growing pharmaceutical company seeking an experienced Associate Director, IT Business - Partner Pharmaceutical Development to build and mature strategic partnerships across Development. The role supports Program & Portfolio Management, Clinical Development / Operations, Biometrics, Pharmacology / Non-Clinical, Regulatory, Safety, and Medical Affairs. The IT Business Partner will understand functional strategies and operating needs, translate them into technology roadmaps and prioritized initiatives, and enable compliant, scalable process and system improvements across the development lifecycle.

This role serves as a strategic technology advisor and delivery leader, with responsibility for business analysis, program and project leadership, solution design, data and integration strategy, vendor management, adoption, and ongoing application support. The role requires working knowledge of key Development platforms and capabilities, including Veeva RIM, Veeva CTMS, Read Cube, clinical data visualization and analytics solutions, and the Oracle Argus safety system.

Please note: this role can be remote working east coast with a strong preference for the Boston, MA area.

• Serve as the primary IT Business Partner and trusted technology advisor for Program & Portfolio Management, Clinical Development / Operations, Biometrics, Pharmacology / Non-Clinical, Regulatory, Safety, and Medical Affairs.
• Build strong partnerships with functional leaders and subject matter experts to understand strategies, business capabilities, pain points, risks, and priorities.
• Translate business priorities into multi-year technology roadmaps, business cases, demand plans, and sequenced delivery portfolios.
• Lead demand intake, discovery, requirements definition, solution evaluation, prioritization, implementation, adoption, and value realization for Development technology initiatives.
• Provide subject matter expertise for the selection, implementation, enhancement, integration, and support of Development applications and data capabilities.
• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to optimize platforms including Veeva RIM, Veeva CTMS, Read Cube, clinical data visualization and analytics solutions, Oracle Argus, and related Development systems.
• Develop a working understanding of Development processes and data flows, including clinical study operations, regulatory information and submissions, safety and pharmacovigilance, biometrics, non-clinical activities, processes, and medical information or evidence-generation needs.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Data and Analytics, Information Security, Infrastructure, Integration, and IT Compliance teams to design scalable, secure, reliable, and supportable solutions.
• Ensure GxP and other regulated applications are implemented and maintained in accordance with applicable validation, data integrity, privacy, security, change control, and records-management requirements.
• Oversee system lifecycle activities, including application ownership, release management, vendor upgrades, incident and problem management, access governance, business continuity, disaster recovery, and application retirement.
• Promote consistent master data, system interoperability, and integrated data flows across internal platforms, CROs, service providers, and other Development partners.
• Partner with Clinical, Biometrics, and Data and Analytics teams to improve access to trusted study information and strengthen clinical data visualization, reporting, and decision support.
• Lead cross-functional programs and projects, managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, dependencies, decisions, communications, and executive-level status reporting.
• Manage strategic technology vendors and…