Senior IT Manager - Regulatory, Safety and Supply Chain
Exelixis
June 26, 2026
Remote friendly (Alameda, CA)
United States
$168,500 - $239,500 USD yearly
IT
Summary/Job Purpose
- Lead a portfolio of digital products within Digital Applications, defining strategy/roadmaps, collaborating cross-functionally, and delivering secure, high-quality digital solutions using a product-centric, agile operating model.
Responsibilities
- Own 2+ digital products: vision/strategy, user needs gathering, product requirements/user stories, and product initiative evaluation (business value, technical feasibility, compliance).
- Own architecture/design for 1–2 products aligned with enterprise design/security standards.
- Deliver products end-to-end (concept to launch and post-launch) using Agile (Scrum/Kanban); draft user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Collaborate with engineering/architecture/QA; coordinate vendors/service providers.
- Improve UX using usability testing and end-user research.
- Translate technical concepts for business teams; build stakeholder relationships; contribute to planning sessions and product decisions.
- Maintain stability/performance/security; manage vendor interactions/third-party solutions.
- Support compliance (e.g., GxP, HIPAA, GDPR); quality assurance.
- Implement/maintain data management & AI practices; monitor performance metrics/KPIs.
Supervision
- No supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications
- BS + 9 years; or MS + 7 years (math/statistics/engineering); or PhD + 5 years; or equivalent.
- 5+ years enterprise IT; 7+ years in IT/product management for life sciences/pharma.
- Experience leading product development teams in agile/product-centric models.
- Knowledge of drug discovery, clinical development, quality, and regulatory submissions lifecycle.
- Success delivering complex digital products with business value.
- Experience with relevant platforms (e.g., Veeva, LabWare LIMS, Tracelink) and/or cloud (AWS, Azure) and/or pharma systems (LIMS, EDC, CTMS, CRM).
- GxP regulatory/compliance experience.
Skills
- Leadership, strategic/data-driven problem-solving, strong communication/presentation, deep product management and technical acumen, ability to manage multiple priorities; occasional travel; on-call for critical escalations.
Benefits
- Comprehensive employee benefits: 401k with company contributions; medical/dental/vision; life/disability; flexible spending accounts; discretionary annual bonus (or sales incentive plan for field sales); company stock purchase; long-term incentives; vacation, paid holidays (incl. winter shutdown), and sick days.
- Lead a portfolio of digital products within Digital Applications, defining strategy/roadmaps, collaborating cross-functionally, and delivering secure, high-quality digital solutions using a product-centric, agile operating model.
Responsibilities
- Own 2+ digital products: vision/strategy, user needs gathering, product requirements/user stories, and product initiative evaluation (business value, technical feasibility, compliance).
- Own architecture/design for 1–2 products aligned with enterprise design/security standards.
- Deliver products end-to-end (concept to launch and post-launch) using Agile (Scrum/Kanban); draft user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Collaborate with engineering/architecture/QA; coordinate vendors/service providers.
- Improve UX using usability testing and end-user research.
- Translate technical concepts for business teams; build stakeholder relationships; contribute to planning sessions and product decisions.
- Maintain stability/performance/security; manage vendor interactions/third-party solutions.
- Support compliance (e.g., GxP, HIPAA, GDPR); quality assurance.
- Implement/maintain data management & AI practices; monitor performance metrics/KPIs.
Supervision
- No supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications
- BS + 9 years; or MS + 7 years (math/statistics/engineering); or PhD + 5 years; or equivalent.
- 5+ years enterprise IT; 7+ years in IT/product management for life sciences/pharma.
- Experience leading product development teams in agile/product-centric models.
- Knowledge of drug discovery, clinical development, quality, and regulatory submissions lifecycle.
- Success delivering complex digital products with business value.
- Experience with relevant platforms (e.g., Veeva, LabWare LIMS, Tracelink) and/or cloud (AWS, Azure) and/or pharma systems (LIMS, EDC, CTMS, CRM).
- GxP regulatory/compliance experience.
Skills
- Leadership, strategic/data-driven problem-solving, strong communication/presentation, deep product management and technical acumen, ability to manage multiple priorities; occasional travel; on-call for critical escalations.
Benefits
- Comprehensive employee benefits: 401k with company contributions; medical/dental/vision; life/disability; flexible spending accounts; discretionary annual bonus (or sales incentive plan for field sales); company stock purchase; long-term incentives; vacation, paid holidays (incl. winter shutdown), and sick days.