• Define and own a multi-year applications strategy aligned with the organization's global healthcare mission, regulatory obligations, and growth objectives. 

• Build and maintain executive-level partnerships across Quality, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Compliance to prioritize investment and drive adoption. 

• Lead enterprise application portfolio governance, balancing innovation, risk, cost, and time-to-value across competing stakeholder demands. 

• Provide strategic input into M&A technology due diligence and post-merger integration of application platforms. 

Program Delivery & Operational Excellence 

• Oversee end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-region application programs — from requirements through deployment, hypercare, and continuous improvement. 

• Establish and enforce SDLC standards, release governance, and change-management frameworks compliant with GxP, HIPAA, GDPR, and other global regulatory mandates. 

• Drive SLA accountability, platform reliability, and incident escalation across production application environments serving clinical and business operations 24/7. 

• Champion Agile, DevSecOps, and continuous-delivery practices across delivery teams. 

People & Organization Leadership 

• Lead, develop, and inspire a globally distributed team of direct and indirect employees and managed-service partners. 

• Build succession pipelines, talent development programs, and inclusive team cultures that attract and retain top technology talent. 

• Manage vendor relationships, SOWs, and performance accountability for strategic system integrators, SaaS providers, and niche healthcare software partners. 

Healthcare Domain & Compliance 

• Maintain deep command of regulatory requirements (FDA 21 CFR Part 11, SOX IT controls, HIPAA Security Rule, EU MDR standards) affecting application design and operations. 

• Partner with Information Security, Legal, and Compliance to embed privacy-by-design and cybersecurity controls into application architectures. 

Financial Stewardship 

• Own an application operating budget, delivering initiatives on time, within scope, and on budget. 

• Develop business cases, ROI models, and total-cost-of-ownership analyses to support investment decisions at the executive level. 

• Identify and deliver measurable cost optimization through rationalization, automation, and strategic sourcing. 

Minimum Basic Qualifications: 

• 15+ years of progressive IT experience, with at least 7 years in senior application management or technology leadership roles. 

• 7+ years of experience in the healthcare industry (medical device, health systems, life sciences or pharmaceuticals). 

• Demonstrated success leading application portfolio programs and teams spanning multiple geographies and time zones. 

• Expert-level knowledge of enterprise application platforms (EBS, JDE, Oracle Fusion, NetSuite, Salesforce) in a regulated healthcare context. 

• Expertise in ITIL and IT Governance frameworks, including leading large-scale Incident Management, Change Management, and Project Portfolio Management (PPM). 

• Proven ability to influence and align executive stakeholders 

• Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks: HIPAA, GDPR, GxP, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, and SOX IT controls. 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field required. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience leading post-M&A application integration programs in a global healthcare organization. 

• Hands-on familiarity with cloud-native and hybrid architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle) and modern integration platforms (AWS, Azure Integration Services, Oracle Integration Cloud). 

• Experience with AI/ML, MDM, revenue cycle optimization, or supply chain. 

• International experience managing teams and systems across multiple regulatory jurisdictions (EU, APAC, LATAM). 

Travel: 

• Up to 25% 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes: