Lead Enterprise Application Solutions Architect (SAP)

Who We Are

We are the first publicly-traded biotech or pharmaceutical company to take the form of a public benefit corporation. Our public benefit purpose is to provide a brighter future for patients through the development of novel pharmaceutical therapies; and technologies that expand the availability of transplantable organs. United Therapeutics (Nasdaq: UTHR) seeks to travel down the corridors of indifference to develop treatments for rare, deadly diseases. We were founded in 1996 by a family seeking a cure for their daughter’s pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Today, we have six FDA-approved therapies that treat PAH, pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD) and neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer. Our near-term pipeline seeks to develop additional therapies for PAH and pulmonary fibrosis (PF). The cure for end-stage life-threatening diseases like PAH, PH-ILD, PF, and many others is an organ transplant, but only a small percentage of donated organs are available to address the vast need. For this reason, we are working to create manufactured organs to address the shortage of kidneys, hearts, lungs, and livers available for transplant. We believe an unlimited supply of tolerable, transplantable organs will eliminate the transplant waiting list and cure end-stage organ diseases for which transplant is not currently an option.

Who You Are

This role is responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving a financial systems architecture that leverages our software investments to deliver high value solutions to our business partners. The role leads comprehensive solution development involving the management of multiple applications and/or modules of SAP. This role retains and builds expert level knowledge as business needs and projects necessitate, yet can also serve as a change champion and project manager of complex efforts involving specialty skills from third party consultants or other UT experts. Performs detailed analysis of system requirements spanning multiple SAP modules, leverages internal and external resources to build requisite technical knowledge, and constructs optimal solution design. Develops partnerships with stakeholders and manages project activities in accordance with shared goals of stakeholders. Completes functional testing and documentation; identifies and implements internal process improvements efficiencies in these areas including test automation. Reviews consultant and peer analysis of system issues to ensure alignment with overall system design. Unlock value for business partners by proposing and architecting solutions to address system and business process pain points. Ensures proper change management and controls are followed for delivery solution. Finds opportunities to improve internal change management and system governance processes. Builds and maintains workstream priorities and roadmap. Identifies and implements solution components culminating in robust solution platforms for continuous process efficiency and improvement. Evaluates and improves system controls and control processes. Suggests and designs solutions for manual processes including establishment of system workflows. Partners with workstream business process owners to construct roadmap of priorities and track progress against roadmap items. Identifies needs for increased system user expertise and coordinates training sessions leveraging internal and external resources. All other duties as required.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in applicable field
• 10+ years of hands-on SAP functional experience in the FI/CO area
• 4+ years of supporting and maintaining a live SAP environment
• Familiar with US GAAP and financial reporting standards
• Prior experience in accounting or business process solutions/consulting
• Proven track record achieving results in complex situations
• Excellent communication & documentation skills (verbal/written)
• Ability to convert business needs into technical requirements and design robust technical solutions
• Proven ability to identify, focus, and own, high priority tasks to manage delivery to project timelines
• Self-starter with strong work ethic, ability to see tasks to completion
• Excellent time management skills including a strong ability to multi-task without compromising quality
• Proven ability to develop strong personal relationships and work well in a team environment
• Detail oriented and organized
• Possesses a knowledge-sharing mindset, effectively able to explain technical concepts in written form and via presentation
• Comfortable to challenge external consultants and vendors in technical approach for most efficient and creative solutions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including MS Project, Excel, Word, Visio, and PowerPoint
• SAP experience in Life Sciences and validated systems
• Experience with AP automation system such as ReadSoft, OpenText, or Ariba

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP Certification
• Experience with S/4HANA and system migration/upgrade efforts
• Experience with: SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC); Concur; TrinTech or other account reconciliation software; ServiceNow; GL Wand (InsightSoftware)

Job Location

This hybrid role is located at offices in either Durham, NC OR Silver Spring, MD and requires reporting to the office at least three days a week. In office requirements could increase based on business needs. The salary range for this position is $153,000 - $205,000 per year and reflects our good-faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business needs, as well as other factors permitted by law at the time of posting. This range may be modified in the future based on company and market factors.

Benefits

Eligible employees may participate in the Company’s comprehensive benefits suite of programs, including medical / dental / vision / prescription coverage, employee wellness resources, savings plans (401k and ESPP), paid time off & paid parental leave benefits, disability benefits, and more. For additional information on Company benefits, please visit here.

About the Role

The role involves developing, maintaining, and continuously improving a financial systems architecture that leverages our software investments to deliver high value solutions to our business partners. It also includes leading comprehensive solution development involving the management of multiple applications and/or modules of SAP, retaining and building expert level knowledge as business needs and projects necessitate, serving as a change champion and project manager of complex efforts involving specialty skills from third party consultants or other UT experts, performing detailed analysis of system requirements spanning multiple SAP modules, leveraging internal and external resources to build requisite technical knowledge, constructing optimal solution design, developing partnerships with stakeholders and managing project activities in accordance with shared goals of stakeholders, completing functional testing and documentation, identifying and implementing internal process improvements efficiencies in these areas including test automation, reviewing consultant and peer analysis of system issues to ensure alignment with overall system design, unlocking value for business partners by proposing and architecting solutions to address system and business process pain points, ensuring proper change management and controls are followed for delivery solution, finding opportunities to improve internal change management and system governance processes, building and maintaining workstream priorities and roadmap, identifying and implementing solution components culminating in robust solution platforms for continuous process efficiency and improvement, evaluating and improving system controls and control processes, suggesting and designing solutions for manual processes including establishment of system workflows, partnering with workstream business process owners to construct roadmap of priorities and track progress against roadmap items, identifying needs for increased system user expertise and coordinating training sessions leveraging internal and external resources, and all other duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and continuously improves a financial systems architecture that leverages our software investments to deliver high value solutions to our business partners.
• Led comprehensive solution development involving the management of multiple applications and/or modules of SAP.
• Retains and builds expert level knowledge as business needs and projects necessitate, yet can also serve as a change champion and project manager of complex efforts involving specialty skills from third party consultants or other UT experts.
• Performs detailed analysis of system requirements spanning multiple SAP modules, leverages internal and external resources to build requisite technical knowledge, and constructs optimal solution design.
• Develops partnerships with stakeholders and manages project activities in accordance with shared goals of stakeholders.
• Completes functional testing and documentation; identifies and implements internal process improvements efficiencies in these areas including test automation.
• Reviews consultant and peer analysis of system issues to ensure alignment with overall system design.
• Unlock value for business partners by proposing and architecting solutions to address system and business process pain points.
• Ensures proper change management and controls are followed for delivery solution.
• Finds opportunities to improve internal change management and system governance processes.
• Builds and maintains workstream priorities and roadmap.
• Identifies and implements solution components culminating in robust solution platforms for continuous process efficiency and improvement.
• Evaluates and improves system controls and control processes.
• Suggests and designs solutions for manual processes including establishment of system workflows.
• Partners with workstream business process owners to construct roadmap of priorities and track progress against roadmap items.
• Identifies needs for increased system user expertise and coordinates training sessions leveraging internal and external resources.
• All other duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in applicable field
• 10+ years of hands-on SAP functional experience in the FI/CO area
• 4+ years of supporting and maintaining a live SAP environment
• Familiar with US GAAP and financial reporting standards
• Prior experience in accounting or business process solutions/consulting
• Proven track record achieving results in complex situations
• Excellent communication & documentation skills (verbal/written)
• Ability to convert business needs into technical requirements and design robust technical solutions
• Proven ability to identify, focus, and own, high priority tasks to manage delivery to project timelines
• Self-starter with strong work ethic, ability to see tasks to completion
• Excellent time management skills including a strong ability to multi-task without compromising quality
• Proven ability to develop strong personal relationships and work well in a team environment
• Detail oriented and organized
• Possesses a knowledge-sharing mindset, effectively able to explain technical concepts in written form and via presentation
• Comfortable to challenge external consultants and vendors in technical approach for most efficient and creative solutions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including MS Project, Excel, Word, Visio, and PowerPoint
• SAP experience in Life Sciences and validated systems
• Experience with AP automation system such as ReadSoft, OpenText, or Ariba

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in applicable field
• 10+ years of hands-on SAP functional experience in the FI/CO area
• 4+ years of supporting and maintaining a live SAP environment
• Familiar with US GAAP and financial reporting standards
• Prior experience in accounting or business process solutions/consulting
• Proven track record achieving results in complex situations
• Excellent communication & documentation skills (verbal/written)
• Ability to convert business needs into technical requirements and design robust technical solutions
• Proven ability to identify, focus, and own, high priority tasks to manage delivery to project timelines
• Self-starter with strong work ethic, ability to see tasks to completion
• Excellent time management skills including a strong ability to multi-task without compromising quality
• Proven ability to develop strong personal relationships and work well in a team environment
• Detail oriented and organized
• Possesses a knowledge-sharing mindset, effectively able to explain technical concepts in written form and via presentation
• Comfortable to challenge external consultants and vendors in technical approach for most efficient and creative solutions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including MS Project,