Director, Commercial/Medical IT-Veeva Platform, AI and ML

Kyowa Kirin is a fast growing global specialty pharmaceutical company that applies state-of-the-art biotechnologies to discover and deliver novel medicines in four areas of unmet need: oncology, nephrology, immunology and CNS/movement disorders. The North America organization includes three offices (in New Jersey and California) that focus on drug discovery, product development, and commercialization. Together, we work as a close-knit team to understand clinical needs and advance innovations that can have a profound impact on patient lives.

As a patient centric organization that strives to deliver innovative medicines to meet unmet needs, we feel that it is critical to follow the safety guidelines defined by CDC and OSHA. We believe the COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to manage COVID risk to you, your colleagues, your family and our society. With that in mind, we are taking the essential step to ensure the safety of our employees during this health crisis by requiring all US employees, temporary workers, agency employees and independent contractors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, where allowed by state or local law and where vaccine supply is readily available. In accordance with applicable law, individuals may seek an accommodation for medical or disability-related conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs.

Summary:

At Kyowa Kirin, we continue to leverage innovative technologies to improve patient lives and drive healthcare goals.
This dynamic leader will work to introduce new and disruptive tools and capabilities to our existing Veeva-based Commercial IT and Medical Affairs platforms and adjacent offerings.
They will partner with business and technology teams to apply new technologies such as AI and ML and/or extend existing solutions to deliver enhanced functionality and new capabilities. They will have a deep understanding of the Commercial and Medical Affairs business and how to apply new and extend existing technologies to solve business problems and gain efficiency.

Essential Functions:

* Lead Veeva initiatives and platform support in the North American Commercial and Global Medical Affairs spaces
* Partner with Operations and Franchise teams to ensure:
o a well-maintained platform
o an ambitious business-focused IT roadmap
o close IT/business partnership
* Educate, demonstrate, guide, and enable innovative solutions in various company operations and domains
* Champion the use of advanced data and analytics solutions to drive disciplined decision making and automation across the company
* Partner with regional and global stakeholders to elevate the technology posture of the enterprise
* Pilot the use of advanced technologies such as AI and ML to extend/enhance capabilities of existing platforms
* Support data engineering efforts in the efficient aggregation, detokenization and analysis of data
* Scope and staff projects, providing guidance, oversight or detailed contributions, as required
* Translate business needs into clearly-scoped projects and take a hands-on approach to steer solution design and implementation
* Evaluate options, benefits and approaches to execute needed architecture and organizational changes and recommend a path forward
* Secure community and senior leadership's acceptance through early engagement, partnering, and effective communication

Requirements:

Education
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or equivalent

Experience
At least 10 years of pharma/biotech IT experience with at least 5 years directly supporting Commercial and/or Medical Affairs organizations

Technical Skills
* 5 years of Veeva (e.g. CRM, Vault) implementation and support expertise
* Experience with modern technologies and concepts including:
o Common data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and data analytics techniques (e.g. Python, R)
o ETL & MDM
o Data "Lakehousing" and Big Data (e.g. Databricks, Hadoop, AWS) solutions
* Broad awareness and working knowledge of advanced technologies such AI, ML, NLP and Predictive Analytics and how they can be applied to existing platforms
* Experience managing / processing external data feeds (inbound and outbound)
* Understanding of HIPAA, GDPR, information security, compliance, and privacy requirements for delivering data and analytics projects in the US healthcare industry

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