Scholar Rock is delivering muscle-targeted breakthroughs to transform the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and other rare neuromuscular diseases where muscle atrophy remains a critical unmet need.
As a global leader in myostatin biology, a field focused on proteins that regulate muscle mass, the biopharmaceutical company is named for the visual resemblance of a scholar rock to protein structures. Our commitment to unlock fundamentally different treatment approaches is powered by broad application of a proprietary platform, which has developed novel monoclonal antibodies to modulate protein growth factors with extraordinary selectivity. Scholar Rock works every day to create new possibilities for patients through its highly innovative anti-myostatin program, including opportunities in additional rare neuromuscular diseases. Learn more about our neuromuscular franchise at ScholarRock.com and follow @ScholarRock on X and on LinkedIn.
This leader is responsible for the strategy, governance, and operational excellence of the company's core enterprise business systems, with particular emphasis on Finance and Quality/Regulatory-adjacent platforms (Veeva). This role will establish Centers of Excellence for both Veeva and SAP and lead the company's transformation of core business processes as part of a global SAP implementation. This individual will play a critical role in ensuring the enterprise systems roadmap aligns with the company's commercial launch timelines and long-term growth strategy.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring a blend of strategic vision, deep functional/technical expertise, vendor and program management skill, and the ability to build governance structures from the ground up in a fast-moving environment.
Scholar Rock is seeking a Senior Director, Enterprise Business Applications to lead the strategy, delivery, and ongoing evolution of the enterprise systems supporting our growing global organization.
This leader will be responsible for the strategy, governance, implementation, and operational excellence of our core enterprise business systems, with initial emphasis on SAP and Veeva. This individual will serve as a strategic technology partner to the business, translating business priorities into scalable processes, capabilities, and technology solutions as Scholar Rock expands its global commercial operations.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong business and technical judgment, program and vendor management expertise, and the ability to build scalable capabilities in a fast-moving, regulated environment.
Position Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a multi-year Enterprise Business Applications Roadmap across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, HR, Legal, and other functions
- Serve as a strategic technology partner to business functions, understanding priorities and translating them into enterprise systems capabilities and roadmap priorities
- Establish scalable governance and operating models for SAP, Veeva, and other enterprise applications, including clear ownership, decision rights, standards, and support models
- Lead the global SAP implementation, including systems integrator selection, business process design, implementation, and ongoing optimization
- Partner with business functions to simplify and standardize processes and ensure technology solutions support scalable ways of working
- Oversee the configuration, integration, validation, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement of enterprise applications
- Ensure enterprise applications meet applicable GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, SOX, privacy, validation, and audit-readiness requirements
- Build and lead a high-performing enterprise applications team, leveraging managed services and external partners where appropriate
- Own enterprise application budgets and manage software vendors, systems integrators, and managed service providers
- Drive appropriate adoption of AI, automation, and integration across enterprise business processes
Candidate Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or advanced degree a plus
- 12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise business applications, with at least 5 years in a leadership role
- Direct experience implementing and/or supporting SAP (S/4HANA preferred) in a life sciences environment
- Experience with Veeva Vault applications in a regulated life sciences environment is strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of Finance and enterprise business processes, including R2R, P2P, and O2C
- Experience leading major enterprise system implementations and business transformation
- Experience in a pharmaceutical, biotech, or other regulated industry, particularly during a commercial launch or scaling phase
- Strong business partnership, program management, vendor management, and executive stakeholder capabilities
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
- MBA or advanced degree
- 12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise business applications
- At least 5 years of experience in a leadership role
- Direct experience implementing or supporting SAP, preferably SAP S/4HANA, in a life sciences environment
- Experience with Veeva Vault applications in a regulated life sciences environment
- Strong understanding of Finance and enterprise business processes, including record-to-report, procure-to-pay, and order-to-cash
- Experience leading major enterprise system implementations and business transformation
- Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or another regulated industry, particularly during commercial launch or scaling
- Strong business partnership, program management, vendor management, and executive stakeholder capabilities
What We Do
Scholar Rock is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and delivers life-changing therapies for people with serious diseases that have high unmet need. As a global leader in the biology of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) superfamily of cell proteins and named for the visual resemblance of a scholar rock to protein structures, the clinical-stage company is focused on advancing innovative treatments where protein growth factors are fundamental. Over the past decade, the company has created a pipeline with the potential to advance the standard of care for neuromuscular disease, cardiometabolic disorders, cancer, and other conditions where growth factor-targeted drugs can play a transformational role. Scholar Rock is the only company to show clinical proof of concept for a muscle-targeted treatment in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This commitment to unlocking fundamentally different therapeutic approaches is powered by broad application of a proprietary platform, which has developed novel monoclonal antibodies to modulate protein growth factors with extraordinary selectivity. By harnessing cutting-edge science in disease spaces that are historically under-addressed through traditional therapies, Scholar Rock works every day to create new possibilities for patients. Learn more about the company’s approach at ScholarRock.com and follow @ScholarRock and on LinkedIn. For additional information on our guidelines, please visit https://scholarrock.com/community-guidelines/ For more information on how Scholar Rock collects, uses, and shares personal information, please visit: https://scholarrock.com/privacy-policy
