Sr. IT Corporate Audit Manager

Who We Are

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, psychiatric, endocrine and immunological disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome, endometriosis
* and uterine fibroids*, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For more than three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science.

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* in collaboration with Abb Vie)

Neurocrine Biosciences is seeking a Senior IT Audit Manager to serve as a senior individual contributor and functional-area expert in technology risk and IT audit within Corporate Audit Services. This role leads complex, cross-functional audit and advisory engagements across cybersecurity, data privacy, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, third-party risk, and other technology domains while driving continuous improvement in audit methodologies, tools, and practices.

The position partners with senior business and technology leaders to translate complex technical risks into actionable business insights, influence risk-informed decision-making, and strengthen the Company's overall governance and control environment. Given the broad remit of the Corporate Audit Services function, the responsibility will also include leading engagements across compliance, financial, operational, and other areas. As a senior individual contributor, the position provides functional leadership by mentoring colleagues, leading engagement teams, and advancing technology risk capabilities across the audit function while remaining actively involved in the execution of complex, high-impact engagements.

• Lead and execute audit and advisory engagements end-to-end, covering IT general controls, automated application controls, cybersecurity, cloud, AI and other technology areas.
• Drive scoping, testing, issue development, reporting, and remediation follow up in alignment with applicable internal audit standards and Company procedures.
• Lead and provide functional oversight to engagement teams to ensure high-quality execution, timely delivery, and alignment with applicable internal audit standards and Neurocrine procedures.
• Set clear engagement expectations, provide timely feedback, and coach team members to strengthen capabilities, quality, and accountability.
• Teams may be internal, co-sourced, or hybrid.
• The role requires flexibility to operate at both a strategic engagement leadership and hands-on execution level.
• Develop clear, concise, and actionable audit and advisory observations and reports.
• Analyze root causes and business impact, recommend right-sized remediation, and influence agreement in sensitive or complex situations.
• Build strong relationships with technology and business leaders.
• Translate technical risks into clear business terms and communicate insights, results, and recommendations to management and audit leadership.
• Monitor and validate remediation of audit action items.
• Identify trends, elevate overdue or high-risk matters, and support management and Audit Committee reporting.
• Serve as a functional-area expert in technology risk for Corporate Audit Services.
• Advise colleagues, integrate technology risks into broader audits, and develop tools, practical guidance, and training that strengthen audit quality and team capabilities.
• Lead the advancement and adoption of data analytics, automated testing, continuous monitoring, and responsible AI-enabled audit…