Associate Director/Director, IT Data and Analytics

@ Tris Pharma Inc

Overview

Tris Pharma, Inc. is a leading privately-owned U.S. biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative medicines in ADHD, spectrum disorders, anxiety, pain, and addiction. With over 150 U.S. and International patents, Tris Pharma has a robust pipeline that spans neuroscience and other therapeutic categories using proprietary science and technology.

The Associate Director/Director, IT Data and Analytics role is a hands-on leadership position at our Monmouth Junction, NJ facility. This position drives the development, governance, and execution of enterprise-wide data and analytics initiatives, modern data architectures, and advanced AI/ML capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy & Leadership: Define and execute data and analytics roadmap; promote data driven decisions across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Finance; manage a high-performing team.
• Data Architecture & Engineering: Oversee enterprise data platforms including data lake, warehouse, and pipelines; integrate data from diverse sources (ERP, CRM, LIMS, EDC, PV systems); implement modern architectures such as ELT, cloud-native, and serverless.
• Analytics, BI & AI/ML: Lead reporting and dashboarding initiatives using Power BI and Tableau; partner with business units for KPIs and predictive models; evaluate and deploy AI/ML solutions.
• Governance, Compliance & Security: Drive data governance including stewardship, master data management, and metadata management; ensure compliance with GxP, HIPAA, SOX, GDPR; collaborate with InfoSec and Compliance.
• Vendor & Project Management: Manage vendor relationships, project planning, budgeting, timelines, and cross-functional coordination.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering or related field is required. Candidates must have over 10 years of IT experience with at least 5 years in data & analytics leadership roles, with strong experience in architecting enterprise scale data platforms, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), and modern data tools (Snowflake, Databricks, dbt). Proficiency in SQL, Python/R, and dashboard tools such as Power BI and Tableau is required. Experience in pharmaceuticals, biotech, or healthcare is strongly preferred.

Work Arrangement & Compensation

This is a hybrid role requiring local candidates to work primarily from the NJ office, with non-local candidates expected on-site multiple times a month. The anticipated salary range is between $180K and $250K per year, with base salary determined by candidate experience and industry standards.

Benefits & Equal Opportunity

Tris Pharma, Inc. offers a competitive overall package, including bonus eligibility, comprehensive insurance plans, 401K with match, PTO, and more. Tris Pharma is committed to diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key skills/competency

Associate Director/Director, IT Data and Analytics, data strategy, data governance, cloud platforms, AI/ML, enterprise analytics, SQL, Python, leadership, project management