Seaport is seeking a talented Head of IT to support the growing organization. This will be a highly visible and valued role as the company builds its capabilities to advance our products through R&D and clinical trials. This individual will manage infrastructure and resources to meet organizational needs and will be responsible for working cross-functionally to identify long-term, scalable, and practical solutions for research, development and clinical as well as business operations. This is a unique opportunity to lead and grow with an innovative start-up biotech from inception. This role will report to the Chief Operating Officer.

Seaport Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing the development of novel neuropsychiatric medicines in areas of high unmet patient needs. The Company has a proven strategy of advancing clinically validated mechanisms previously held back by limitations that are overcome with its proprietary GlyphTM technology platform. All the therapeutic candidates in its pipeline of first and best-in-class medicines are based on the Glyph platform, which is uniquely designed to enable oral bioavailability, bypass first-pass metabolism and reduce hepatotoxicity and other side effects. Seaport is led by an experienced team that was involved in inventing and advancing KarXT and other neuropsychiatric medicines and are guided by an extensive network of renowned scientists, clinicians and key opinion leaders across neurological specialties. For more information, please visit www.seaporttx.com.

Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Provide strong leadership and business acumen to inspire the organization around common goals, vision, and values for IT and informatics
• Define and implement the data architecture and company-wide strategy for data storage, processing, analysis, mining and security
• Serve as champion for the management, governance, and quality of data as well as for vendor relationships across the Company
• Communicate IT strategy to scientific personnel, operations, and senior management to ensure alignment
• Grow the breadth and depth of department expertise to meet short and long-term corporate objectives
• Maintain ongoing knowledge of industry trends and ability to utilize that knowledge to determine the most efficient ways to meet business needs

Informatics

• Work with R&D team to implement and maintain key research systems and applications
• Work with the clinical development team to implement a scalable clinical informatics and clinical data management strategy
• Develop and implement data integration and analytics strategy across the Company
• Grow and effectively maintain cloud-based computing environment (AWS)IT
• Set strategy for IT infrastructure and software capabilities by collaborating with others to facilitate business needs definition, workflow design, and integration of scientific processes and technology into effective IT solutions
• Lead the planning and estimation of IT & Informatics projects
• Manage vendors, consultants, and overall budget for data management and IT
• Oversee contingency planning and IT security and compliance by establishing controls and processes in support of data security, PHI, SOX, and other relevant regulatory requirements

Requirements and Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences, Information Technology or related discipline
• 7-10 years of relevant work experience in biotech/ pharma
• 5-7 years of experience managing and implementing informatics and IT solutions in a start-up, biotech environment
• Experience evaluating, implementing and managing scientific data management platforms, cloud computing (AWS) and IT vendor services
• Experience managing GxP systems and computer system validation
• Prior experience and record of accomplishment leading cross functional teams and delivering on schedule in a start-up biotech environment
• Prior experience in successfully implementing, utilizing and leveraging outsourcing strategies
• Ability to identify impediments to complex business and research issues and provide timely and cost-effective solutions
• Solid scientific/ technical knowledge to be able to successfully ensure project scope and fit of technology for applications, networking, and information systems strategic roadmap and execution of all Informatics solutions and IT services
• Demonstrated understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Ability to adapt to increasing scope and complexity of work brought on by growth/change and helps others manage through change