VP, IT

Critical Needs. Immediate Action.

SERB is a fast-growing global specialty pharma company designed to address rare and urgent conditions by delivering life-saving medicines when time and complexity leave no room for failure.

Department: IT

Category: Corporate - IT

Location: Paris

Date: 25 Sept 2026

Broad Overview

The VP, IT is accountable for shaping and delivering the Group's technology vision, ensuring that IT acts as a key enabler of business performance, scalability, and transformation.

This role encompasses:

• Leading and developing a high-performing global IT organisation, operating across key geographies including the UK, United States, France, and Australia, with a strong focus on alignment, engagement, and delivery excellence;
• Ensuring the reliability, security, and continuous evolution of core IT operations, including infrastructure, cybersecurity, business applications, and data/BI capabilities, to support business continuity and growth at a global level;
• Driving disciplined financial stewardship, with responsibility for a c.€3m global IT budget, ensuring optimal allocation of resources and prioritisation of high-value initiatives;
• Defining and executing a forward-looking IT strategy, fully aligned with the Group's strategic priorities, leveraging best-in-class and emerging technologies to enhance efficiency, enable innovation, and support the organisation's scale and ambitions.

As VP - IT, your responsibilities will include:

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Contribute actively to the Group's strategic and operational governance, ensuring IT priorities are fully aligned with business objectives and growth roadmap;
• Define and embed a clear IT vision, positioning technology as a key driver of performance, scalability, and transformation across the organisation;
• Lead strategic and operational planning, prioritising IT initiatives to maximise business impact and enable innovation;

Organisation, Talent & Change

• Build and lead a high-performing IT organisation, including talent development, succession planning, and capability building across geographies;
• Design and maintain an efficient and scalable IT operating model aligned with business needs and cost discipline;
• Lead organisational change initiatives, fostering engagement, accountability, and alignment with Group values;

IT Delivery, Operations & Service Excellence

• Oversee the delivery and continuous improvement of global IT operations (infrastructure, applications, data/BI, and services), ensuring reliability, security, and performance;
• Establish clear IT governance frameworks, objectives, and operating procedures, and ensure consistent execution across the organisation;
• Lead enterprise-wide business continuity and disaster recovery planning to safeguard operations;

Financial Stewardship & Investment Management

• Define, manage, and optimise IT operating and capital budgets, ensuring disciplined allocation of resources;
• Identify and prioritise value-accretive investments across systems, capabilities, and sourcing models;
• Develop robust business cases and cost-benefit analyses to support investment decisions and ensure ROI-driven execution;

Risk, Compliance & Cybersecurity

• Assess, manage, and communicate IT-related risks, including cybersecurity, regulatory, and operational exposures;
• Ensure all IT systems and processes are fully compliant with applicable laws, regulations, and Group standards;

Transformation & Business Partnership

• Act as a strategic partner to the business, advising senior leadership on technology trends, risks, and opportunities impacting performance and competitiveness;
• Support key strategic initiatives, including M&A due diligence and post-acquisition integration, ensuring alignment of systems and processes;
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation by leveraging emerging technologies appropriate to the Group's scale and ambitions;
• Maintain a strong external perspective on market trends, technologies, and cost benchmarks to inform any strategic decisions;

Leadership & Culture

• Lead recruitment, development, and retention of IT talent in line with Group objectives;
• Ensure all activities are carried out in alignment with Company values and expected leadership behaviours;

The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list, and you may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties compatible with your experience and competencies. This description may be varied from time to time to reflect changing business requirements.

To be successful in this role, you should demon