Director, Business Technology Partnerships, Global Biologics 1

Director, Business Technology Partnerships, Global Biologics 1 Req ID #:  89061 Location: 

Wilmington, MA, US, 01887 For 70 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about. Job Summary We are seeking a Director, Business Technology Partnershipsfor ourGlobal Biologics Groupsite located inWilmington, MA.

As a strategic partner, the role is to solve business problems through technology, identify and prioritize projects and drive adoption of technology solutions in order to achieve global Biologics’ goals andresults. They partner to build out technology solution roadmaps and align the development of these solutions with business priorities. The strategy is developed to support the future of the organization by accounting for changes in our global business, industry, and macro technology environment. Manages the connections between the market, the mission and the means. The BTP role is the face of IT to the Biologics business and is responsible to coordinate and lead the business through process design and implementation of technology solutions, in partnership with IT service delivery teams. The BTP role is responsible for understanding the business strategy, business demand, and ensuring effective delivery of solutions working in close collaboration with IT delivery teams. Additionally they are responsible for enabling day to day operational technology needs across the business through IT site service delivery teams.

The following are responsibilities related to theDirector, Business Technology Partnerships position:

Managing a high-performance team Solving business & technology problems with business partners Developing and managing an optimized portfolio of projects and products for Reliable Project Delivery Adoption of projects and products in the business to achieve stated business goals Manage IT site service support teams Maintaining a high level of knowledge around their respective business area(s) as evidenced by their acceptance of the IT leader as a go to source Communicating to their customers about relevant technology developments Recommending technology and process changes to customers, including leading and current practices Collecting information from their respective business area(s) regarding ideas, projects, emergencies, and requests for service Creating a roadmap based on business strategy & objectives Leading their respective business area(s) through a decision process to finalize projects on the priority list Creating the operating plan for the IT customer partnership team supporting their respective business area(s) Leading implementation of technology in accordance with defined priorities & customer needs Responsible for fiscal management of the IT budget in their respective business area(s)

Job Requirements The following are minimum qualifications related to theDirector, Business Technology Partnershipsposition:

Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in a related field

Experience: 8-10 years of relevant experience building strong customer relationships Experience managing people preferred. Consulting experience preferred. Problem Solving Tools/Theory of Constraints (TOC) Prioritization Methodology/Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Demonstrated ability to communicate, influence and partner with senior business leaders. Demonstrated ability to balance customer responsiveness Demonstrated ability to lead the analysis of complex business needs, and integrate those into compelling and actionable strategic plans. Strong ability to operate within a matrixed organization. Matrix management includes business partners as well as multiple IT capability leaders.

About Biologics Testing Solutions

With more than 50 years of experience and proven regulatory expertise, the Charles River Biologics group can address challenging projects for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Offering a variety of services such as contamination and impurity testing, protein characterization, bioassays, viral clearance studies and stability and lot release programs, we support clients throughout the biologic development cycle, from the establishment and characterization of cell banks through preclinical and clinical studies to marketed products. Whether clients need stand-alone services, a unique package of testing, or insourced support, our Biologics group can create a custom solution to suit their needs.  Each year more than 20,000 biologic testing reports are sent each and over 200 licenses products are supported by our biologics testing solutions team.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 14,000 employees within 80 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. And in 2018, revenue increased by 22% to $2.27 billion from $1.86 billion in 2017.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of ~85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2018.

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet

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