Executive Director, IT Business Systems

Company

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is part of The Asahi Kasei Group, based in Cary, NC.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute the enterprise Business Systems strategy aligned with objectives and digital transformation enablement initiatives. Ensure your team is the primary systems business partner to functional business leaders across Finance, Supply Chain, Commercial Operations, Medical, Quality, Clinical, Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Functions. Lead cloud-based use of enterprise systems, automation initiatives, analytics capabilities, and digital business processes. Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, business agility, user experience, and data-driven decision making.

Build and maintain a multi-year system and transformation enablement roadmap aligned with business priorities. Drive organizational change management through your team to ensure successful adoption of new systems and processes.

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing global team supporting business systems. Successfully manage virtual and geographically distributed teams across Europe and North America. Foster a coaching-based leadership culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, employee development, and collaboration. Promote a culture of business enablement and value creation by efficient use of systems supported by customer service, IT operational excellence, and business partnership.

Build strong relationships with functional business leadership and business stakeholders across the enterprise. Act as a trusted advisor by translating business strategy into system capabilities and solutions. Continuously improve our Business IT Operating model to align business priorities, technology investments, and resource allocation. Facilitate effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders. Drive business case development and value realization for system investments.

Provide leadership and governance for enterprise business systems including but not limited to ERP platforms, financial systems, CRM platforms, commercial applications, data and analytics solutions, integration platforms. Manage business system project portfolio covering implementation, optimization, and lifecycle management of enterprise systems. Drive standardization and continuous improvement across global business processes. Support business growth through scalable and sustainable system solutions.

Establish and drive data governance, master data management, and information management practices. Ensure data quality, integrity, security, and compliance across business systems. Promote data-driven decision making through dashboards, KPIs, and executive reporting. Enable advanced analytics and AI-ready data capabilities through strong governance frameworks.

Define and manage system and service performance metrics. Establish KPI frameworks and dashboard reporting that drive accountability and business results. Lead system benefits value realization follow-up close partnership with team and business stakeholders. Regularly communicate portfolio status, risks, dependencies, and outcomes to IT PMO & CIO.

Ensure compliance with regulatory, privacy, cybersecurity, and quality requirements. Support validation and lifecycle management of regulated systems. Partner with IT Compliance leader to maintain appropriate IT governance controls. Establish and maintain operating procedures within the team. Manage vendor relationships and third‑party service providers in accordance with company standards.

• Global coaching and virtual leadership experience
• Executive presence and influence while driving organizational change in a collaborative environment
• Strategic thinking and life science business acumen
• Strong presentation and executive storytelling skills both verbally and in writing
• Strong enterprise system experience in a global…