Candel Therapeutics · 2 weeks ago
Associate Director/Director Information Technology (IT)
Needham, MA, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
15+ years expCandel Therapeutics is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative cancer immunotherapies. The Associate Director/Director of Information Technology will lead IT initiatives, manage system implementations, and ensure compliance with business standards while supporting the technology needs of the organization.
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Responsibilities
Develop, maintain, and ensure consistent application of policies and procedures related to system application selection (RFI/RFP, contracts, SOWs), implementation and maintenance, ensuring compliance with business standards and project management best practices
Actively learn and understand the Company’s end to end business processes and how data is transferred from one system to another, in order to map out and plan systems and applications integrations
Work with internal stakeholders and external vendors to identify, evaluate, and recommend commercially available applications to support business needs, collaborating with department project leads to develop the formal business cases for proposed system implementations, replacements or enhancements
As the IT business partner for system applications evaluations and implementations, ensure key factors such as level of diligence, systems integration, data security, risk, etc. are considered and appropriately documented as part of the evaluation process
Act as the IT project lead on Saas implementations or enhancement projects, working collaboratively with other project team members to ensure successful delivery of the project. Coordinate project priorities, timelines, and resource allocation with multiple stakeholders. Where needed, provide IT support for functional area application implementations and system enhancements
Develop and maintain required GxP and non‑GxP SDLC documentation—including traceability, design and configuration specs, UAT scripts, security and validation deliverables, and change‑control artifacts—for assigned SaaS and in‑house databases
In collaboration with the Legal department, negotiate and maintain service level agreement contracts with external vendors, where applicable
Review, update and document the change management process for all applications across the organization to ensure consistency in approach, approvals, and other considerations
Facilitate and troubleshoot issues related to business applications
Plan and manage budget proposals and approved budgets in accordance with the Company’s strategic and operating plans and Finance policies
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Minimum undergraduate degree in Computer Science or related discipline and at least 8 years progressive information technology experience in a similar role, of which at least 3 years of the experience is in a leadership/people management capacity
15+ years experience in a similar role at a clinical or commercial stage company in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industries is required
Excellent hands-on project management and organizational skills
Experience in FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and GxP-regulated environments in life sciences, including GxP IT Systems – this is a must have
Experienced in vendor management in project team settings, actively bridging the gap between the project team's needs and the vendor's product
Extensive experience working in and supporting a Microsoft environment with O365
A broad knowledge base of current technology including an understanding of on-premise and cloud architectures in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industries
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain highly technical information in a concise and effective manner to an audience of varying technical aptitude
Strong interpersonal skills that supports quickly building rapport with varying internal projects teams and external vendors; ability to manage competing interests in a professional, collaborative and solution-driven manner
Proven ability to quickly diagnose and respond to emergency failures in a resourceful and calm manner
Ability to work independently, as a team member, and across the organization with varying levels of employees
Ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment with a strong work ethic and positive attitude
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills
Demonstrated ability to lead continuous improvements in business processes
Preferred
Experience leading IT lifecycle management and SDLC initiatives
Comfort working in lean, fast paced environments where priorities may evolve
A leadership style that balances accountability with approachability and support
The ability to build trust and credibility across scientific, operational, and corporate teams
Company
Candel Therapeutics
Candel Therapeutics develops cancer immunotherapies designed to improve the lives of cancer patients and their families.
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$321.9MKey Investors
Trinity CapitalSilicon Valley BankNorthpond Ventures
2025-10-14Post Ipo Debt· $50M
2025-06-24Post Ipo Equity· $15M
2024-12-12Post Ipo Equity· $92M
Leadership Team
Nathan Caffo
Chief Business Officer
Recent News
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