Company Overview
Beam Therapeutics is a biotechnology company committed to establishing the leading, fully integrated platform for precision genetic medicines. To achieve this vision, Beam has assembled a platform that includes a suite of gene editing and delivery technologies and is in the process of building internal manufacturing capabilities. Beam’s suite of gene editing technologies is anchored by base editing, a proprietary technology that is designed to enable precise, predictable and efficient single base changes, at targeted genomic sequences, without making double-stranded breaks in the DNA. This has the potential to enable a wide range of potential therapeutic editing strategies that Beam is using to advance a diversified portfolio of base editing programs. Beam is a values-driven organization committed to its people, cutting-edge science, and a vision of providing life-long cures to patients suffering from serious diseases.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Sr. Manager, IT Business Partnership to lead the selection, implementation, and operational support of Beam’s General & Administrative (G&A) portfolio of applications. This role is critical to ensuring Beam’s financial, legal, procurement, operational/facilities and HR systems are aligned with business needs, compliant with industry regulations, and scalable for growth.
This is a hybrid role based in Cambridge, MA with an on-site requirement of 1-2 days per week.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the roadmap, budget, and lifecycle management of G&A applications including financial, legal, HR, and procurement systems.
- Lead selection and implementation efforts for new solutions in G&A portfolio in collaboration with business stakeholders and vendors.
- Provide hands-on operational support and troubleshooting for application portfolio and related integrations.
- Ensure SOX compliance and support audit activities related to IT controls.
- Partner with business stakeholders to maintain and enhance application portfolio.
- Manage vendor relationships and service delivery for third-party applications.
- Supervise and mentor a small team of IT professionals and/or contractors.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to align IT strategy with business goals.
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience in IT application management within a life sciences organization.
- Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Finance modules (AP, AR, TRM, Financial Reporting, etc)
- Led successful rollouts of SAP Analytics Cloud.
- Experience orchestrating middleware and API-based integrations with external systems (e.g., Coupa, ADP, JP Morgan, SuccessFactors)
- At least one full implementation of SAP Financials, including cutover from legacy systems.
- Experience in SOX-compliant environments and audit support.
- Strong experience gathering requirements and translating them into solutions that meet business objectives.
- Proven experience managing third party vendor relationships and service delivery.
- Proven project management experience, including planning, execution, and stakeholder communication.
- Ability to work hands-on in operational support and troubleshooting.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with Agiloft (CLM), Coupa (Procurement), NetSuite (ERP), Workday (HR/Finance), SAP(Finance).
