WHO WE ARE:
At Neurocrine Biosciences – voted one of San Diego’s top places to work in 2018 – we pride ourselves on having a strong, distinctive and positive culture based on our shared purpose and values. We know what it takes to be great, and we are as passionate about our people as we are about our purpose – to relieve patient suffering and enhance lives.
WHAT WE DO:
Neurocrine Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for neurological and endocrine related disorders.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
This position will work with IT and business teams to fulfill application configuration and customization requirements, provide continuous process improvements and maintain procedures. Utilize skills in ITIL and SDLC. Provide application support, configuration, reporting, and/or development. This position is also responsible for the support, design, and enhancements of business application systems in a variety of areas including, but not limited to Accounting, Finance, Purchasing and IT. Assignments may be complex in nature and where initiative and independent judgment are required to resolve problems.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS (include, but are not limited to):
- Hands on design and development of custom/configured solutions and general system administration in a Great Plains environment.
- Provide day-to-day technical application support for implemented solutions including on premise, hosted and SaaS.
- Assist in system enhancement and upgrade activities, implementation of new modules and/or functionality, provide general training and support.
- Work with business team members to gather and document requirements, develop user test plans, and other requests or project related documentation.
- Work with corporate third-party vendors and business units to implement solutions.
- Successfully operate in complex environments.
- Routinely exercise independent judgment in developing methods, techniques and criteria for achieving objectives.
- Follow internal processes for project approval, delivery, tracking and reporting.
- Escalate issues that might impact project deliverables as required.
- Ensure project adherence to compliance-related requirements related to Sarbanes-Oxley, Sunshine Act, and others as applicable.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Requires Bachelor’s degree or related IT experience.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in IT and/or support accounting systems preferred.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience with accounting systems, Great Plains, and Management Reporter.
- Preferred experience working in a pharmaceutical company with exposure to regulated systems.
- Experience with supporting, upgrading, and enhancing Great Plains.
- Work experience utilizing a systems/software development life cycle process (SDLC).
- Demonstrated understanding of IT management concepts utilizing the ITIL framework. ServiceNow experience is a plus.
- An adaptable team player who can juggle multiple, competing priorities.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to work collaboratively with all employee levels as well as external contacts (vendors).
- Excellent decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with accounting systems, Great Plains required as well as Management Reporter.
- Experience with Olympic project cost module, SmartConnect, and/or Greenshades preferred.
- Experience supporting manufacturing, inventory and forecasting preferred.
- Experience with Concur, SAP, ReQlogic, and ServiceNow is a plus.
- Experience implementing and supporting controlled/managed applications required.
- Strong understanding of purchase order processing, procurement, project accounting, SSRS reporting, BI reporting, core financial modules and overall financial accounting processes.
- Experience in reporting and database technologies.
- In-depth knowledge of SQL Management Studio (SSRS, SSIS, SSAS); stored procedures, views, querying.
- Requires a strong base knowledge of software-as-a-service (SaaS) and web application technology.
- Experience with SOX controlled environments.
- Candidate should also possess excellent project, time and problem-solving skills. Must be able to communicate technical information and work with all levels within the organization.
- Must be a team player with good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to interface with users. Must be experienced in developing training material and delivering training.
Neurocrine Biosciences is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer