Indivior · 2 hours ago
IT SAP Associate Director
Richmond, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
10+ years expIndivior is a global pharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines for opioid use disorder. The IT SAP Associate Director will lead the SAP application team to ensure reliable system operations and strategic improvements, while managing IT demand and aligning business processes with IT functions.
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Responsibilities
Determine strategy and roadmap for SAP and associated applications
Work with IT and business colleagues to identify opportunities to leverage AI
Keep abreast of regulatory, industry and technology changes
Facilitate regular IT business management stakeholder meetings to communicate status of current projects and prioritize IT demand
Mature IT Governance & lead business reviews to identify roadmap opportunities
Identify opportunities to increase efficiency, utilization and governance of systems
Provide guidance and leadership for best practice application training effectiveness
Responsible for aspects of budget, license and vendor management for SAP support partners and software vendors
Partner with internal and external vendors on development and support, ensuring any support issues are escalated and prioritized appropriately
Work closely with the business and Information Security to identify and mitigate security risks
Support internal and external audits to ensure systems are compliant with all relevant policies
Define and evolve application management approach for the systems including system specific change management and application administration
Build strong collaborative relationships with key business partners and IT colleagues that enables effective support and solution implementation
Strong leadership and management skills to facilitate offshore and onsite vendor and internal support teams, working across geographies to ensure company SLA’s are met
Support and coach team members, and guide external vendors, to meet business objectives
Manage IT and business facing projects by leading teams to meet schedule, budget, and quality
Manage key risks, issues, actions, and decisions in timely manner
Identify workload and resourcing constraints and propose options to prioritize and deliver solutions
Ownership and responsibility for maintaining and maturing SAP SDLC
Continue to mature IT and business processes and associated training documentation
Review and approve IT procedures and controls
Be responsible for the teams who manage day to day incidents and requests for SAP and associated systems, ensuring these are managed in line with SLA’s, and Indivior IT best practices
Maintain SAP system operation as required by the business and in line with Indivior Policies and SOP’s
Complete regular IT administration activities, covering: Planning and communication of system outage and maintenance plans, Execution and review of scheduled Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) and IT General controls
Act as Project Manager for major IT projects, and input into other projects that may impact upon the applications being managed
Lead and mentor team members in all aspects of the project lifecycle, including gathering requirements, Gap Analysis and blueprinting, system configuration, customization, testing, documenting, deployment and training end-users on SAP and associated applications
Formalize business cases, requirements and assessments for SAP and associated applications
Design and implement solutions and continual business process improvements
Review and approve training & knowledge articles, standard operating procedure documents, functional and technical design documents, ensuring that documentation specific to Indivior’s Good Documentation Practices as per the standards set by Quality and Compliance department
Review and approved SAP testing requirements, script preparation and successful testing completion as per defined testing standards
Review and approve cutover and deployment plans ensuring communication, training and support issues are completed timely to enable successful implementation
Qualification
Required
4-year Bachelor's Degree
Field of Study: Business / Engineering or Supply / Operations discipline with focus on Information Technology
Industry: Pharmaceuticals / Life science / Manufacturing
Computer/Application Skills: Windows, MS Office, ValGenesis, ServiceNow, SAP ECC / S/4 HANA
At least 10 years' experience in IT Management of SAP ERP applications
Demonstrated SAP Functional and Technical leadership experience
Minimum 12 years hands on experience in leveraging SAP ECC 6 or S4 HANA across several modules: FI / CO, MM, SD, PP-PI, WMS, IBP, BI, PI / PO
Demonstrated experience operating within an SAP 'Global Template' environment leveraging both inhouse and external manufacturing within a validated regulatory environment
Demonstrated experience in developing business cases and leading SAP transformation initiatives
Demonstrated experience in stakeholder, vendor and IT demand management
Demonstrated implementation & support experience of integrating SAP with external partners
Skilled in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
Ability to work with and influence senior management
Strong prioritization, project management and focus on meeting delivery timelines
Role requires effective communication and team skills
Exceptional problem solving, critical thinking and customer service skills
Flexibility in thinking/action and pragmatic in solving problems
Flexibility in role and approach, comfortable with adopting and adapting different roles as required
Fluency in English is essential
Benefits
3 weeks’ vacation plus floating holidays and sick leave, plus company closure from December 24th- January 1st
401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan- Company match of 75% on your first 6% of contributions and profit sharing contribution equal to 4% of your eligible pay
U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plan- 15% Discount
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability coverage
Health, Dependent Care and Limited Purpose Flex Spending and HSA options
Adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Concierge/personal assistance services
Voluntary benefits including Legal, Pet Insurance and Critical Illness coverage
Gym, fitness facility and cell phone discounts
Company
Indivior
Indivior is a specialty pharmaceuticals business.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$400MKey Investors
Piper SandlerOaktree Capital Management
2024-11-05Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2024-07-12Post Ipo Equity
2014-12-23IPO
Leadership Team
Mark Crossley
Chief Executive Officer
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