
Senior Manager/Associate Director, Commercial & Medical Information Systems
Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Boston • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $150,000 - $226,100 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Partner with functional stakeholders and vendors to build new solutions supporting the Commercial and Medical functions, including integrations between systems and between Xenon and key service providers
- Author, review, and approve applicable SDLC deliverables, and coordinate assurance and other testing activities
- Develop, review, and approve procedures defining System Administration activities
- Collaborate with Xenon’s Architecture Review Board to ensure the system design is consistent with company standards for security, infrastructure, and data architecture
- Manage and execute day-to-day operations and configuration of the Veeva Commercial suite (CRM, Network, OpenData, etc.), and the day-to-day operations and configuration of other Commercial and Medical IT systems (Publications, MedComms, etc.)
- Ensure system administration and configuration, including workflows, metadata, security, reference data, page layouts, and system settings
- Perform user administration and manage licensing across Commercial and Medical IT systems. Support user onboarding, system training, and operational adoption from a system and process perspective
- Collaborate with data stewards to manage master data management activities, including management of HCPs, HCOs, and associated affiliation data
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop and maintain roadmaps, continuous improvement initiatives, and system standardization efforts
- Manage vendor/MSP relationships related to IT systems
- Provide technical guidance and support on change control activities
- Ensure ongoing compliance with Xenon procedures including SaaS Release Management, Change Management, Problem Management, etc.
- Act in accordance with Company policies, including, for example, the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and ensure policies are understood and followed by direct reports, if any.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, preferably in the Life Sciences industry. Experience supporting pre-commercial or early commercial biotech organizations preferred
- Proven experience with the Veeva suite of products, Commercial Data Warehouse technology, and other key Commercial and Medical IT systems (Veeva certification a plus)
- Strong understanding of the Commercial and Medical business processes
- Knowledge of user management administration
- Proficiency supporting commercial data platforms and downstream analytics
- Experience managing vendors/MSPs and collaborating with business stakeholders to prioritize support or enhancement requests
- Experience with system integrations (APIs, data flows, connectors)
- Excellent communication and coordination skills across business and technical teams
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Benefits
- Our Total Rewards program includes base salary, target bonus, and stock options
- Full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-& long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment, and life insurance programs
- Employee Assistance Program
- Travel insurance
- Retirement savings programs with company matching contributions
- Time to rest and re-charge through vacation, personal days, sick days, and an end-of-year company shutdown
- Employee development and expanding Training, Learning & Development program, including a Tuition Assistance program for advanced degrees
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Veeva suiteCommercial Data Warehouse technologysystem integrationsuser management administrationcommercial data platformsdownstream analyticsSDLCmaster data managementconfiguration managementchange control
Soft Skills
communication skillscoordination skillsproblem-solving skillsattention to detailability to manage multiple priorities
Certifications
Veeva certification