Associate Director, IT Business Partnership, G&A

Company Overview:

Beam Therapeutics is a biotechnology company committed to establishing the leading, fully integrated platform for precision genetic medicines. To achieve this vision, Beam has assembled a platform with integrated gene editing, delivery and internal manufacturing capabilities. Beam’s suite of gene editing technologies is anchored by base editing, a proprietary technology that is designed to enable precise, predictable and efficient single base changes, at targeted genomic sequences, without making double-stranded breaks in the DNA. This has the potential to enable a wide range of therapeutic editing strategies that Beam is using to advance a diversified portfolio of base editing programs. Beam is a values-driven organization committed to its people, cutting-edge science, and a vision of providing life-long cures to patients suffering from serious diseases.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a strategic and hands-on  Associate Director, IT Business Partnership to lead the selection, implementation, and operational support of Beam’s General & Administrative (G&A) portfolio of applications. This role is critical to ensuring Beam’s financial, legal, procurement, operational/facilities and HR systems are aligned with business needs, compliant with industry regulations, and scalable for growth.

This is a hybrid role based in Cambridge, MA with an on-site requirement of 2 days per week.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the roadmap, budget, and lifecycle management of G&A applications including financial, legal, HR, and procurement systems.

• Lead selection and implementation efforts for new solutions in G&A portfolio in collaboration with business stakeholders and vendors.

• Provide hands-on operational support and troubleshooting for application portfolio and related integrations.

• Ensure SOX compliance and support audit activities related to IT controls.

• Partner with business stakeholders to maintain and enhance application portfolio.

• Manage vendor relationships and service delivery for third-party applications.

• Supervise and mentor a small team of IT professionals and/or contractors.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to align IT strategy with business goals.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in IT application management within a life sciences organization.

• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Finance modules (AP, AR, TRM, Financial Reporting, etc)

• Led successful rollouts of SAP Analytics Cloud.

• Experience orchestrating middleware and API-based integrations with external systems (e.g., Coupa, ADP, JP Morgan, SuccessFactors)

• At least one full implementation of SAP Financials, including cutover from legacy systems.

• Experience in SOX-compliant environments and audit support.

• Strong experience gathering requirements and translating them into solutions that meet business objectives.

• Proven experience managing third party vendor relationships and service delivery.

• Proven project management experience, including planning, execution, and stakeholder communication.

• Ability to work hands-on in operational support and troubleshooting.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience with Agiloft (CLM), Coupa (Procurement), NetSuite (ERP), Workday (HR/Finance), SAP(Finance).

• Experience managing application roadmaps and budgets.

• Prior people management or team leadership experience.

• Familiarity with GxP, HIPAA and other regulatory frameworks in life sciences.

The salary range below reflects the full-time base salary range we expect to pay for this role at the time of posting. Base pay will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, scope of job, internal comparisons, and market data.

Beam Pay Range
$180,000—$220,000 USD