GVP, Information Technology & Chief Information Officer
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
July 01, 2026
On-site
Lexington, MA
IT
Responsibilities:
- Own and evolve the enterprise IT, Digital Enablement and Data roadmap, aligning investments with business strategy, growth priorities, and functional transformation goals.
- Partner with business leaders to evaluate and implement technology solutions, including AI and automation, to improve decision-making, productivity, scalability, and business performance.
- Advise senior leadership on technology trends, business implications, investment priorities, and impacts of technology transformation.
- Build and mature portfolio management, program delivery, and value realization to ensure investments are prioritized and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Ensure secure, compliant, and reliable operations for global infrastructure, cloud systems, collaboration tools, enterprise platforms, and cybersecurity.
- Oversee and enhance IT policies, procedures, and controls for GxP, SOX, data privacy, data integrity, cybersecurity, system lifecycle management, and IT risk management.
- Develop high-performing teams and foster innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning across IT and digital capabilities.
- Manage strategic vendors and partners to optimize service delivery, innovation, cost effectiveness, and long-term technology value.
Qualifications:
- 20+ years as an IT leader in regulated life sciences/biotechnology/commercial pharmaceutical environments.
- Ability to translate business priorities into scalable digital, data, and technology solutions.
- Experience assessing and implementing emerging technologies (AI, automation, advanced analytics) securely and compliantly.
- Proven experience overseeing cybersecurity, privacy, and risk management in modern cloud/data/enterprise ecosystems.
- Experience establishing governance frameworks for technology and data.
- Ability to lead cross-functional transformation and influence executives.
- Strong commercial/operational/financial acumen (budgets, investment planning, technology portfolio prioritization).
- Experience building and developing high-performing teams through change, scale, and digital transformation.
Application instructions/notes:
- Role based in Lexington office; requires onsite presence five days per week.
- Own and evolve the enterprise IT, Digital Enablement and Data roadmap, aligning investments with business strategy, growth priorities, and functional transformation goals.
- Partner with business leaders to evaluate and implement technology solutions, including AI and automation, to improve decision-making, productivity, scalability, and business performance.
- Advise senior leadership on technology trends, business implications, investment priorities, and impacts of technology transformation.
- Build and mature portfolio management, program delivery, and value realization to ensure investments are prioritized and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Ensure secure, compliant, and reliable operations for global infrastructure, cloud systems, collaboration tools, enterprise platforms, and cybersecurity.
- Oversee and enhance IT policies, procedures, and controls for GxP, SOX, data privacy, data integrity, cybersecurity, system lifecycle management, and IT risk management.
- Develop high-performing teams and foster innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning across IT and digital capabilities.
- Manage strategic vendors and partners to optimize service delivery, innovation, cost effectiveness, and long-term technology value.
Qualifications:
- 20+ years as an IT leader in regulated life sciences/biotechnology/commercial pharmaceutical environments.
- Ability to translate business priorities into scalable digital, data, and technology solutions.
- Experience assessing and implementing emerging technologies (AI, automation, advanced analytics) securely and compliantly.
- Proven experience overseeing cybersecurity, privacy, and risk management in modern cloud/data/enterprise ecosystems.
- Experience establishing governance frameworks for technology and data.
- Ability to lead cross-functional transformation and influence executives.
- Strong commercial/operational/financial acumen (budgets, investment planning, technology portfolio prioritization).
- Experience building and developing high-performing teams through change, scale, and digital transformation.
Application instructions/notes:
- Role based in Lexington office; requires onsite presence five days per week.