IT - Scrum Master

The Senior Director of IT will be Terrestrial Bio’s first internal IT executive: responsible for designing, building, and leading the technology infrastructure for a company scaling from 60 to 120+ people across three sites, consolidating into a new headquarters within 18 months and growing well beyond that. This is not a maintenance role. This is a build role with an executive mandate., Senior IT leaders rarely get to make every foundational decision. At this stage, you will define the architecture, choose the systems, build the team, and set the operating model before scale locks those decisions in. You will report to the SVP of Operations with a clear and near-term path to the CFO, reflecting IT’s role as a core business function, not a support cost. This is a VP-track role for the right operator., * Understands GxP, data integrity, and the compliance expectations of regulated manufacturing

• Can move fluently between infrastructure detail and board-level operational thinking
• Has hired and developed IT teams in high-growth environments
• Is trusted by engineers, operators, quality leaders, and executives alike

• 10+ years in IT, with at least 5 in a senior leadership role
• Demonstrated experience building or standing up an IT function, ideally as first-in-seat
• Deep expertise in infrastructure, cloud architecture, ERP, and enterprise security
• GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, or equivalent regulated-industry IT compliance experience
• Experience managing multi-site environments and major infrastructure transitions

Preferred

• Biotech, pharma, or medical device background strongly preferred
• Experience supporting combination-product or device manufacturing a plus
• B.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

• Setting IT strategy and architecture in a greenfield, regulated manufacturing environment
• Building and leading the internal IT team hiring, developing, and retaining talent as the company scales
• Owning the full technology stack: infrastructure, cloud, ERP, SaaS, networking, and security
• Executing a complex site transition from one location to three, then consolidating into a new HQ
• Establishing GxP-compliant IT governance, data integrity frameworks, and audit-readiness
• Serving as the executive IT partner to Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and Operations
• Managing IT budget, vendors, and contracts with appropriate rigor for a regulated environment
• Terrestrial Bio, Inc, 11 Cummings Park Drive, Woburn, MA 01801, * Within 12-18 months: IT infrastructure deployed, stable, and trusted across all sites
• HQ transition executed without operational disruption
• IT team in place and performing
• GxP-compliant governance and audit-readiness established
• IT operating as a strategic partner not a reactive support function
• Architecture and systems capable of supporting the next stage of company scale
• Terrestrial Bio, Inc, 11 Cummings Park Drive, Woburn, MA 01801

Compensation range

$197,000 - $243,000