VP, IT

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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:

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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 ex