Vp, It & Facilities Jobs

Company Overview:

Astria Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company, and our mission is to bring life-changing therapies to patients and families affected by rare and niche allergic and immunological diseases. Our lead program, STAR-0215, is a monoclonal antibody inhibitor of plasma kallikrein in clinical development for the treatment of hereditary angioedema.

STAR-0215:

STAR-0215 is currently in clinical development for the treatment of HAE.

We announced positive preliminary results from our Phase 1a clinical trial of STAR-0215 in healthy subjects in 2022. Based on these preliminary results, we are also planning to evaluate the potential for 6-month dosing with additional cohorts in the Phase 1a trial starting in Q1 2023 with results expected in Q4 2023.

We are progressing STAR-0215 to patients. We plan to initiate the ALPHA-STAR Phase 1b/2 trial in HAE patients in Q1 2023. We expect initial results from single and multiple dose cohorts in mid-2024.

Position Overview:

At Astria, we are devoted to bringing hope with life-changing therapies to patients and families impacted by HAE and other rare and niche allergic and immunological diseases. This role requires a strategic thinker that is looking to broaden their impact across the organization and enable the organization to function efficiently and effectively. To that end, the Head of IT and Facilities must learn the needs of the organization to then offer solutions and automations to processes. An excellent candidate will have a high attention to detail, be a problem solver and great thought partner as well as the willingness to drive problems to resolution.

The ideal person will be someone who has worked for a small company and is used to wearing multiple hats with multiple responsibilities and enjoys prioritizing, communicating and collaborating.

Responsibilities:

IT:

• Continuously evaluate existing processes to improve effectiveness and/or efficiency.
• Coordinate and evaluate the work of the IT team to ensure technical discipline to meet deadlines not only within IT but for other departments.
• Provide leadership by ensuring department and individual’s goals are met.
• Establish consistent and repeatable policies to maintain system software and devices to deliver security patches to computing platforms.
• Supervise the activities of Astria’s fulltime Sr. Manager, IT and contracted manage service provide (including onsite desktop support).
• Ensure consistent compliance of IT policies & procedures are followed, maintained, and updated.
• Oversee and drive improvement in the desktop, laptop, and virtual desktop infrastructure and related software and staff supporting all employees.
• Create and manage the overall IT budget, allocations, and tracking of spending.
• Lead corporate cyber security including ongoing remediation activities, planning for continuous improvement, and regular communication with the audit committee.
• Responsible for manager performance assessments and improvement plans
• Develop and maintain a rolling 3-year strategic roadmap illustrating where the IT organization is headed.
• Partner with other functional teams across the company to support their strategic vision.
• Partner with leadership to establish practices for planning, budgeting, prioritization, and governance.

Facilities:

• Oversee planned growth and potential future office space.
• Manage Office Manager in day-to-day responsibilities for office.
• Oversee current space including creating a strategic plan of long-term needs of organization.
• Create, implement, and drive facilities guidelines and protocols for company.
• Maintain a mindset for continuous systems and facilities improvements in combination with company growth.
• Develop a real estate strategy that is appropriate for planned growth and clinical milestones including potential lease extensions, extension with expansion and/or new sublease.
• Partner cross functionally to implement best practices.
• Partner with HR on onboarding, company policies and other initiatives.
• Develop policies and strategies to maximize the effectiveness of onsite and hybrid office attendance.
• Own and implement office space plan.
• Ensure we are maximizing current systems and equipment.

Qualifications:

• End user computing systems, i.e., Mac, PC, mobile devices
• 10+ years’ experience of hands-on IT, facilities, and people management, at least 5+ in Biotech – Pharma
• Experience in cyber security and risk management frameworks
• Friendly, communicative, collaborative approach and style
• 5+ years’ leadership experience in an Information Technology role with a track record of mentoring, leading and developing talent
• Extensive vendor selection and management experience
• Strong strategic and financial planning and management skills
• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Information Technology or Business. Master’s degree in Information Services or Business Administration is a plus.
• Meeting room technology
• Identity management, e.g., Okta
• Extensive and hands-on expertise in:
• Business systems requirements, roadmaps, implementation & operations in a Biotech setting – including R&D, G&A, manufacturing & clinical systems
• Experience planning, delivery and change management in matrix organization
• SAAS applications, e.g., O365, Zoom, Slack, etc.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management and executive collaboration and communication skills