Novocure · 5 hours ago
Senior SAP Basis Administrator
Wayne, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$121K/yr - $170K/yr
10+ years expNovocure is a company dedicated to extending the lives of people living with cancer, and they are seeking a Senior SAP Basis Administrator to oversee SAP Basis administration, system security, and governance across the enterprise SAP landscape. The role involves managing relationships with third-party providers, ensuring compliance with regulations, and driving continuous improvement in system performance and security.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical DeviceOncology
Responsibilities
Own the global SAP Basis, Security, and GRC components, ensuring alignment with enterprise IT goals and compliance requirements
Manage relationships with third-party managed services providers to ensure service excellence and adherence to SLAs
Define and drive continuous improvement initiatives in system performance, monitoring, and automation
Serve as the escalation point for complex technical and security issues impacting SAP systems
Oversee the installation, configuration, maintenance, and performance tuning of all SAP systems (ECC, S/4HANA, BW, Solution Manager, etc.)
Ensure high availability, disaster recovery readiness, and system integrity across all environments
Coordinate system upgrades, patches, migrations, and refreshes in collaboration with functional and infrastructure teams
Manage system capacity planning and landscape optimization for scalability and performance
Own the SAP security architecture and framework, ensuring compliance with SOX, GxP, and other relevant life sciences regulations
Oversee user provisioning, role design, and segregation of duties (SoD) management
Implement and maintain effective controls via SAP GRC for access management, risk analysis, and audit reporting
Partner with IT compliance, internal audit, and QA teams to maintain validated systems and support regulatory inspections
Collaborate with SAP functional, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams to deliver secure, stable, and compliant SAP operations
Drive governance standards and documentation for Basis, Security, and GRC operations
Support strategic initiatives such as S/4HANA migrations, cloud transformation, and technology modernization projects
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in SAP Basis administration
3+ years in security and GRC
Experience working with a diverse global SAP environments and teams across regions and time zones
Proven experience managing and optimizing MSP or outsourcing relationships
Very good understanding of life sciences regulatory requirements (GxP, SOX, GDPR)
Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, HANA database, and cloud-hosted SAP landscapes (SAP RISE and Microsoft Azure)
Deep knowledge of SAP Basis, Security, and GRC architecture and best practices
Excellent leadership skills, people management, and communication skills
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical problem-solving
Strong vendor management and negotiation skills
Excellent understanding of ITIL, change management, and system validation processes
Preferred
2+ years of BTP and Azure resource management would be a plus
Benefits
Annual bonus
Restricted stock unit grant
Full range of benefits
Company
Novocure
An Oncology Company Pioneering a Novel Therapy for Solid Tumors
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1BKey Investors
Pharmakon AdvisorsJP Morgan ChaseBioPharma Credit
2024-05-02Post Ipo Debt· $100M
2020-11-09Post Ipo Debt· $150M
2020-11-05Post Ipo Debt· $575M
Leadership Team
Asaf Danziger
Chief Executive Officer
Mike Ambrogi
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
2026-01-13
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