Vice President Head of Information Technology

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals is a leading global gastrointestinal (GI) healthcare company on a mission to advance the treatment of GI diseases and redefine the standard of care for GI patients. We are pioneers in the development of LINZESS (linaclotide) the U.S. branded prescription market leader for adults with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation or chronic idiopathic constipation. Ironwood is also advancing apraglutide a nextgeneration longacting synthetic GLP2 analog being developed for rare gastrointestinal diseases including short bowel syndrome with intestinal failure as well as several earlier stage assets. Building upon our history of GI innovation we keep patients at the heart of our R&D and commercialization efforts to reduce the burden of GI diseases and address significant unmet needs.

Purpose/Summary:

Accelerates the transformation to a digital leading GI serviceoriented organization through the deployment of highquality delivery and valueadd technologies. Reporting to the office of the CFO lead our IT strategy initiatives and operations ensuring the effective delivery of technology solutions to support the enterprises mission and objectives. Conduct risk assessments and operationalize cybersecurity policies procedures and controls to protect sensitive data and IT assets from cyber threats and unauthorized access.

Essential Functions:

Collaborates with crossfunctional teams to understand business requirements and preferences ensuring that IT solutions align with customer needs and expectations. Advises and supports the CLevel and other key business leads to ensure a full view of technology innovation and opportunity.

Authors the tactical and strategic roadmap to deliver new or enhanced solutions to the organization; contributes to strategic business planning by identifying and implementing best practices that will support the organizations future needs. Actively engages and maintains a perspective on data technology ecosystems.

Oversees the vision design development and review of company information systems and software investments (now and in the future) factoring compatibility of emerging technologies vendor services and internal resources. Plans and maximizes organizational budgets and costs of approved technology budgets with a focus on accountability for valueadd and cost effectiveness of technology platforms.

Manages relationships with technology vendors service providers and strategic partners. Negotiates contracts service level agreements and pricing terms to ensure value and alignment with organizational goals. Evaluates and selects new vendors and partners to support our evolving IT needs.

Develops policies concerning data privacy regulations service operations and other technological aspects keeping informed on technological advances.

Continually improves IT operations and systems by measuring performance to ensure seamless flow of operations. Identifies new IT developments and technologies; anticipates resulting organizational modifications.

Leads the development documentation and maintenance of information security policies procedures and standards while initiating facilitating and promoting activities to create information security awareness throughout the organization (training simulations etc..

Annually assesses and benchmarks compliance to NIST CSF (cybersecurity framework) in tandem with enterprise penetration testing to ensure alignment to industry standard security controls.

Leads the creation and maintenance of the information systems disaster recovery cybersecurity insurance and business continuity plans while monitoring changes in local state federal regulations and accreditation standards affecting information security to make recommendations to the leadership and on the need for policy changes.

Build collaborative valueadd relationships with third party vendors and managed services partners to ensure IT services are delivered seamlessly and costeffectively to the organization.

Stewards commercial data management comprising of data from external vendors partners and internal applications creating valued insights (single point of truth) for call and prescription data supporting commercial operations analytics finance and compliance.

Enhances the growth of business intelligence and reporting for the organization (i.e. Sales Ops Business Analytics Finance Compliance Quality and Global Patient Safety).

Leads content management for the enterprise comprising of all regulated and nonregulated data records and workflows for data repositories such as SharePoint and O365R to support industry regulations (GXP) and best practice guidelines (GARP).

Attracts and develops talent by effectively building diverse capabilities necessary to achieve goals including recruiting training and developing talent of high technical and leadership caliber. Contributes to equity assessments and develop talent both within function and crossfunctionally. Promotes Ironwoods mission vision and values as a means of engagement

Develops and implements training programs and user documentation to empower customers to effectively utilize IT tools and resources.

Maintains current knowledge of and ensures all functional work team activities are conducted in compliance with the full range of related internal and external systems technology regulatory GxP requirements and related policies and procedures. Advocates for full legal compliance and ethical conduct in all business transactions.

Duties responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned as business and organizational requirements evolve.

The reporting structure of this role is detailed in Ironwoods official organizational charts.

Prerequisite Education Experience & Skills:

Bachelors degree in computer science information technology or a related field or equivalent; Masters degree a plus.

Proven experience 15 years) in a senior IT leadership role within IT preferably within the Life Sciences industry.

Excellent strategic planning and skills; track record of driving digital transformation initiatives.

Demonstrated strength in contracting and managing external IT services as well as leading and developing an internal team.

Strong technical expertise in cloudbased infrastructure management particularly with Microsoft Azure.

Experience with implementing AI and data analytics solutions including generative AI algorithms.

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Demonstrated leadership and team management capabilities with a focus on fostering a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous learning.

Ironwood is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Ironwood currently anticipates that the initial base salary for this position could range from between $307000 to $357735. The actual base salary will depend in part on the successful candidates qualifications for the role including education and experience. Ironwood offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits program to eligible employees including Restricted Stock Unit awards; eligibility to participate in either a bonus or sales incentive program; companysponsored 401(k) with matching contributions; eligibility for medical dental vision and prescription drug benefits; wellness stipends; and a generous vacation/holiday schedule.

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