Vice President, Information Systems

DBV Technologies•Bernards, VA

4d•$300,000 - $350,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President, Information Systems shapes the company’s IS strategy and leads its implementation in partnership with colleagues across the business. The role builds an organization and information systems—including infrastructure, applications, and security—that meet current needs and support growth toward a commercial stage. It provides enterprise architecture leadership, cybersecurity governance, and AI strategy to ensure systems are secure, scalable, compliant, and a source of business value. The position is based in Warren, New Jersey, with a minimum of three days on site. The salary range is $300,000–$350,000.

Requirements

Engineering degree specializing in information systems, or higher education in computer science.
Significant experience as a CIO or IS Director.
Prior pharmaceutical-industry experience.
Broad knowledge of information systems and their evolution.
Working knowledge of AI technologies, including machine learning, generative AI, and intelligent automation; data platforms and AI governance; and the ability to translate these into business value while managing associated risks.
Familiarity with the company’s applications and technologies, major programming languages, and operating systems.
Good knowledge of security standards, global security risk trends, and cybersecurity.
Good knowledge of the outsourcing market, including software vendors, IT service providers, and consulting firms, and skill in managing outsourcing relationships.
Strong understanding of business functions, company organization, and departmental needs.
Strong knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and its regulatory IS requirements.
Good economic awareness, particularly within the company’s sector.
Working knowledge of finance and cost control, including IS budget management and partnership with the Finance department.
Strong mastery of multi-project management methodologies.
Knowledge of SOX / ICFR requirements and regulatory obligations for listed companies, including SEC, Nasdaq, and Euronext / AMF requirements as they apply to information systems, access management, change management, and data integrity.

Responsibilities

Shape the IS strategy in alignment with business needs and corporate objectives, and translate it into medium- and long-term application and infrastructure roadmaps.
Lead enterprise architecture across business, data, application, integration, and technology layers; establish target architecture and design principles; maintain the architecture roadmap; and chair the architecture review board.
Ensure systems remain coherent, scalable, interoperable, and low in technical debt, including supporting the transition to a commercial-stage landscape covering ERP, finance, supply chain, commercial, and data platforms.
Guide key IS governance processes and support the IS department’s ability to deliver.
Build and lead an IS organization that supports company growth across business activities.
Facilitate decision-making across multidisciplinary IS projects involving geographically distributed stakeholders.
Develop and manage IS budgets, identifying investment needs based on business priorities and technology developments.
Select and manage external IS partners, including managed services providers and vendors, with clear performance expectations.
Maintain reliable, consistent, and continuously evolving information systems, technically and functionally.
Establish measures to comply with rules and regulations and manage information-system risks; ensure systems used in regulated activities meet data-integrity and computer-system-validation requirements, including GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, and EU Annex 11.
Define and lead the cybersecurity strategy and program, including governance, policies, risk assessment, identity and access management, data protection, security operations, incident response, and business continuity.
Define and execute the company’s AI and data strategy, identifying and prioritizing valuable use cases in areas such as R&D, clinical, quality, medical, commercial, and corporate functions.
Partner with the Executive Committee on corporate strategy and business planning; align IS investments and the multi-year roadmap with product commercialization; and develop business cases and value tracking for major IS initiatives.
Monitor competitive and technological developments.
Work with internal IS auditors and external SOX, GxP, and security auditors.
Own IT general controls and application controls supporting SOX 404 / ICFR compliance.