Director IT - Financial Transformation

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for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title. We need to extract content. From posting: There's description about mission etc. Could be "About the role" maybe includes mission statement. The posting includes "Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office". That's schedule info: Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri). Environmental Conditions Office. So we can have Schedule section with that content. Also there is "DESCRIPTION:" then paragraphs. Could be About the role. Responsibilities: there is a "Key Responsibilities" section with bullet points (though not bullet list but paragraphs). We need to convert to

• . We'll need to parse each bullet. Responsibilities list includes: - Finance Technology Strategy: Develop and execute the multi-year technology roadmap supporting the Finance organization within CTD. Align IT investments with Finance strategic priorities including digital transformation, compliance, operational efficiency, and scalability. Serve as the trusted technology advisor to VP Finance, Finance process owners, and regional finance leaders across clinical trial sites. Lead evaluation and implementation of emerging technologies including AI, automation, analytics, and cloud-based finance solutions that support clinical research financial operations. - ERP Leadership: Own the system and platforms supporting Finance operations (SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Cloud ERP, etc.). Drive ERP modernization, optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with clinical research business needs. Lead Finance system upgrades, releases, migrations, and transformation programs. Establish governance for ERP configuration and enhancements specific to CTD requirements. - Global Process Standardization: Lead enterprise-wide efforts to standardize finance business processes across regions and business units within the clinical trials division. Partner with Global Process Owners to define global process templates and eliminate unnecessary customization while supporting clinical trial-specific financial requirements. Promote adoption of best practices and common operating models across clinical research sites globally. Drive simplification through process harmonization while balancing regulatory and regional requirements critical to clinical research operations. Champion process documentation, governance, and continuous improvement methodologies. Key process areas include: Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Fixed Assets, Financial Close, Treasury, Tax, Consolidation, Planning & Forecasting, Master Data Management - Business Partnership: Build strong relationships with Finance executives and business stakeholders across the Clinical Trials Division. Translate business strategy into technology capabilities that support clinical trial financial management. Lead steering committees and governance forums. - Transformation & Program Leadership: Lead global finance transformation initiatives from strategy through implementation within CTD. Oversee cross-functional programs involving Finance, IT, Clinical Operations, Quality, Regulatory, and external partners. Manage project portfolios, budgets, risks, and executive communications. Drive organizational change management and user adoption across global teams. - Application Portfolio Management: Responsible for the global Finance application ecosystem including: ERP, Consolidation, Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounts Payable Automation, Treasury Management, Tax Systems, Revenue Recognition, Expense Management, Financial Reporting, Data Integration, Analytics & Business Intelligence - Governance & Compliance: Ensure systems support SOX, internal controls, audit, and regulatory requirements. Establish application governance standards aligned with clinical trial industry requirements. Ensure appropriate segregation of duties within financial systems supporting clinical trial operations. - Leadership: Develop talent and succession plans. Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement. Manage strategic vendor relationships and outsourced service providers supporting clinical trial finance operations. We need to put each as
• . Could combine sentences. Requirements: There's "Required Qualifications" and "Preferred Experience" and "Technical Expertise" and "Leadership Competencies". The instruction: Use headings for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide mapping. We have Required Qualifications (list). Preferred Experience (list). Technical Expertise (list). Leadership Competencies (list). Also "Success Measures" and "Strategic Focus Areas" maybe could go under Responsibilities? But we should only include sections if there is real specific content. We could put Required Qualifications under Requirements heading. Preferred Experience maybe under Qualifications? Or Skills? The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we have separate headings for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to allocate content accordingly. We could put: - Requirements: Required Qualifications (maybe also include Preferred Experience? but that's more like preferred qualifications). Could treat Required Qualifications as Requirements, Preferred Experience as Qualifications, Technical Expertise as Skills, Leadership Competencies maybe also Skills? But we need to avoid duplication. Better: Requirements: Required Qualifications. Qualifications: Preferred Experience. Skills: Technical Expertise + Leadership Competencies combined? Or separate? But we only have one Skills heading. Could combine both. We must not invent filler. Ensure we have real content. Also we need About the role: maybe the introductory paragraph about mission and description. Could use the first paragraph after "Work Schedule Standard..."? Actually the posting starts with "Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work..." So we can treat that as About the role. Schedule: we have "Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office". So schedule section. Benefits: Not mentioned. Pay: Not mentioned. So we omit those sections. Thus output sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule. Now we need to format. About the role: include the mission paragraph(s). Let's capture: "As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer." Also maybe include "DESCRIPTION: The IT Director – Global Finance Systems is responsible for defining and executing the technology strategy supporting the organization's global Finance function within the Clinical Trials Division. This role partners closely with Finance leadership to deliver scalable, standardized, and compliant business processes through enterprise technologies, with primary ownership of the Oracle Cloud Financials platform and related financial systems. The Director leads the team responsible for finance system strategy, finance applications, and business process transformation. Success in this role requires balancing business partnership, technology leadership, governance, and operational excellence while driving simplification, standardization, and automation across global finance operations." That seems like role description. Could be part of About the role. We'll combine. Responsibilities: list as above. Requirements: Required Qualifications bullet list. Qualifications: Preferred Experience bullet list. Skills: Technical Expertise and Leadership Competencies combined? Could separate into two sublists but still under Skills heading. We'll just combine. Schedule: "Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office" Now produce HTML. We must not include markdown fences. Just raw HTML. Let's craft.

  About the role

  As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

  The IT Director – Global Finance Systems is responsible for defining and executing the technology strategy supporting the organization's global Finance function within the Clinical Trials Division. This role partners closely with Finance leadership to deliver scalable, standardized, and compliant business processes through enterprise technologies, with primary ownership of the Oracle Cloud Financials platform and related financial systems. The Director leads the team responsible for finance system strategy, finance applications, and business process transformation. Success in this role requires balancing business partnership, technology leadership, governance, and operational excellence while driving simplification, standardization, and automation across global finance operations.

  Responsibilities

  • Finance Technology Strategy: Develop and execute the multi-year technology roadmap supporting the Finance organization within CTD. Align IT investments with Finance strategic priorities including digital transformation, compliance, operational efficiency, and scalability. Serve as the trusted technology advisor to VP Finance, Finance process owners, and regional finance leaders across clinical trial sites. Lead evaluation and implementation of emerging technologies including AI, automation, analytics, and cloud-based finance solutions that support clinical research financial operations.
  • ERP Leadership: Own the system and platforms supporting Finance operations (SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Cloud ERP, etc.). Drive ERP modernization, optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with clinical research business needs. Lead Finance system upgrades, releases, migrations, and transformation programs. Establish governance for ERP configuration and enhancements specific to CTD requirements.
  • Global Process Standardization: Lead enterprise-wide efforts to standardize finance business processes across regions and business units within the clinical trials division. Partner with Global Process Owners to define global process templates and eliminate unnecessary customization while supporting clinical trial-specific financial requirements. Promote adoption of best practices and common operating models across clinical research sites globally. Drive simplification through process harmonization while balancing regulatory and regional requirements critical to clinical research operations. Champion process documentation, governance, and continuous improvement methodologies. Key process areas include: Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Fixed Assets, Financial Close, Treasury, Tax, Consolidation, Planning & Forecasting, Master Data Management.
  • Business Partnership: Build strong relationships with Finance executives and business stakeholders across the Clinical Trials Division. Translate business strategy into technology capabilities that support clinical trial financial management. Lead steering committees and governance forums.
  • Transformation & Program Leadership: Lead global finance transformation initiatives from strategy through implementation within CTD. Oversee cross-functional programs involving Finance, IT, Clinical Operations, Quality, Regulatory, and external partners. Manage project portfolios, budgets, risks, and executive communications. Drive organizational change management and user adoption across global teams.
  • Application Portfolio Management: Responsible for the global Finance application ecosystem including: ERP, Consolidation, Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounts Payable Automation, Treasury Management, Tax Systems, Revenue Recognition, Expense Management, Financial Reporting, Data Integration, Analytics & Business Intelligence.
  • Governance & Compliance: Ensure systems support SOX, internal controls, audit, and regulatory requirements. Establish application governance standards aligned with clinical trial industry requirements. Ensure appropriate segregation of duties within financial systems supporting clinical trial operations.
  • Leadership: Develop talent and succession plans. Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement. Manage strategic vendor relationships and outsourced service providers supporting clinical trial finance operations.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Finance, or related field.
  • 12+ years of progressive IT leadership experience.
  • 7+ years supporting enterprise Finance organizations.
  • 5+ years leading global ERP implementations or support organizations.
  • Experience leading and working with geographically distributed teams.
  • Understanding of clinical trial or life sciences industry financial operations.

  Qualifications

  • Oracle Cloud ERP, SAP, or other enterprise systems.
  • Finance transformation initiatives within clinical trials or life sciences environments.
  • Shared Services organizations supporting global operations.
  • Global process ownership models.
  • System or cloud migrations.
  • Mergers & acquisitions integration in the life sciences sector.
  • Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry experience.
  • Familiar