Technical Lead - Vistex IP & DMP (Administrative)
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Your Role: Technical Lead - Vistex IP & DMP
This position collaborates with stakeholders, architects, and delivery partners to deliver timely, compliant, and high-quality Gross-to-Net (G2N) solutions. Focusing on Pricing, Rebates, and Master Data, this role translates business needs into technical solutions and integrates Vistex (DMR-Customer, DMP, Deals, IP Rebates, Billbacks) with S/4 HANA (Condition Contract and Settlement Management).
Your Responsibilities:
- System Ownership: Oversees and maintains G2N related systems (Vistex IP, DMP, S/4 HANA Settlement Management), including release management, operational support, and process improvement. Ensures compliance with quality and regulatory requirements (GxP, SOX).
- Business Partnership: Collaborates with global business stakeholders to understand business strategies and translate them into technical requirements. Influences partner/vendor organizations on prioritization and issue resolution.
- Project Delivery: Leads G2N project delivery, including ERP/pricing interfaces with other systems (e.g., Veeva Network). Designs, implements, and tests solutions within Elanco policies, ensuring compliance and optimal SAP functionality.
- Technical Expertise: Maintains deep knowledge of DMP, Deals, IP Rebates, Billbacks in Vistex, and Settlement Management in S/4 HANA. Provides technical guidance, effort estimates, and documentation for enhancements.
- Change Management: Responsible for change communication, testing, documentation, and post-go-live support handover. Identifies and delivers knowledge transfer between process owners, business partners, and support teams.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
- Education: Minimum bachelor's degree in business management or information technology or related field.
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of SAP and Vistex configuration / design and broad related business process experience in DMR, DMP, Deals, IP Rebates and/or Billbacks.
- Deep understanding of pricing, rebates, gross-to-net, and ERP (S/4 HANA) integration, coupled with proven ability to navigate complex business, technical, regulatory, and partner landscapes.
- Combines strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills to translate complex ideas into actionable solutions, comfortable working autonomously and demonstrating sound judgement in ambiguous environments.
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
- Possesses global experience with a strong understanding of life sciences/pharmaceutical business processes, SOX, and GxP compliance.
- Experienced in vendor management and familiar with ITIL principles.
- Proven experience as an IT Business Analyst, ideally with exposure to product-focused environments and modern product discovery.
- Has worked on technology products in a role such as product manager, designer, engineer, data analyst, data scientist, or user researcher.
- Direct experience participating in new ERP implementations.
Additional Information:
- Location: Global Elanco Headquarters - Indianapolis, IN - Hybrid Work Environment
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
