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Senior Director, Information Technology and Facilities

Otonomy is a biotech and biopharmaceuticals company developing ear medicine and therapeutics to address unmet medical needs in the emerging otology market.

Senior Information Technology, Engineering, and Facilities professional with proven track record of aligning technology with strategic global business objectives to drive revenue, profit and competitive advantage in startup through large, corporate environments. Results-focused professional with solid background in program management and strategic planning. Career history of establishing best practices to optimize operations. Well versed in industry/government regulations including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and FDA GxP/21CFR11. • Designed systems crucial to approval of biotechnology products yielding $7.3B annual sales (2015) • Developed processes to comply with FDA regulations; consistently passed inspections with zero exceptions • Managed global IT department project portfolio and total annual budget of over $100M • Implemented manufacturing systems for first demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in the U.S. • IT construction lead for 15 new or remodeled manufacturing, R&D, higher education, and corporate HQ facilities Specialties: • Enterprise Resource Planning • New Construction and Facilities Management • Manufacturing Systems and Process Control • Cybersecurity • Network and Datacenter Operations • Governance, Risk and Compliance • Enterprise Architectures • M&A Integration and Change Management • IT Project Management Office • Infrastructure Design and Implementation • Strategic and Operational Planning • ITIL-based Service Management • Nuclear Engineering