Principal Analyst, IT R&D Systems | Onsite San Diego HQ

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, psychiatric, endocrine and immunological disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For more than three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit  neurocrine.com , and follow the company on  LinkedIn ,  X , Facebook and YouTube . ( *in collaboration with AbbVie ) About the Role: Leads strategic efforts to develop, enhance, and oversee a state-of-the-art lab informatics software environment supporting research & discovery, preclinical development, and technical operations, driving innovation and efficiency across functions. Strategizes and directs comprehensive analysis of complex business challenges, developing automated solutions that align with organizational goals. Oversees application configuration and management for business functions, ensuring seamless implementation and execution of projects with responsibility for budget adherence and timely delivery. Functions as a technical data steward, providing guidance on scientific data processing, structure, relationships, and meaning. Provides visionary technical leadership to identify, evaluate, and design systems and procedures that are cost-effective and meet advanced user requirements. Establishes system specifications and working parameters for optimal hardware/software integration. Designs intricate details of automated systems and consults cross-functionally to resolve business or system challenges, leading cross-functional teams to successful outcomes. _ Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to): Strategically leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of non-GxP and GxP system projects (e.g., LIMS, ELN, Modeling & Design, Business Intelligence, domain-specific AI/ML) for sophisticated data acquisition, tracking, processing, integration, and advanced analytics, including AI/ML enablement and adoption, encompassing evaluation of technical requirements for groundbreaking software system initiatives Pioneers’ integration solutions for novel research & discovery, preclinical development, and technical operations lab informatics systems, enabling innovation and operational efficiency Serves as a technical data steward to guide the design and governance of data pipelines, data models, metadata structures, reference data, and semantics/ontologies, promoting consistency, interoperability, and quality of scientific data Represents and drives strategy on large, interdisciplinary teams and fosters collaboration across departments Proactively monitors and resolves complex technical issues, spearheading improvements for existing data systems Develops and leads large and multiple cross-functional and cross-organizational projects or programs with high resource requirements, risk and/or complexity Drives improvements for discipline / functional area based on understanding of business needs and industry trends Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view Develops standards, tools, and knowledge requirements for discipline / functional area Guides and mentors