Strategic Lead, Applications & IT Quality

VB Spine, LLC; New Jersey; On-site; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

VB Spine seeks a Lead Analyst, Functional Applications & IT Quality to own the application lifecycle for core global business functions. You’ll partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and HR to align tech solutions with business needs and drive cost optimization while managing vendor relationships.

You will oversee integration, governance, and data integrity in a fast-paced MedTech environment, collaborating with global teams across regions. A proactive, hands-on mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years in business applications and SaaS implementations.
• Strong communication, organizational, and project management skills.
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.
• Familiarity with enterprise integrations: SSO, REST APIs, data mapping, webhook-based triggers.
• Experience in regulated environments (medical device or life sciences preferred).
• Experience with Rippling, Emburse, Adobe Workfront, SPM platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own the full application lifecycle, including implementation, enhancement, release management, optimization, and retirement.
• Partner with stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and HR to align technology with business needs.
• Lead application selection, implementation, and portfolio rationalization to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Drive continuous improvement through system reviews, legacy decommissioning, and performance optimization.
• Own configuration, administration, governance, and lifecycle management of applications.
• Design, implement, and support integrations, including APIs, data integrations, and SSO.
• Troubleshoot system and integration issues with cross-functional teams.
• Drive data governance, and deployment activities to ensure data integrity.
• Negotiate contracts and licensing terms with IT and Legal; surface cost optimization opportunities.
• Evaluate make vs buy decisions and build leadership-ready recommendations.
• Serve as liaison between business owners, IT, and vendors; translate needs into app requirements.
• Develop and maintain application documentation and training materials.
• Establish governance processes for requests, change management, and access; provide regular health, spend, and lifecycle reports.

Skills

Strong communication

Project management

Business acumen

Regulatory knowledge

Systems thinking

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT, business, or related field

Tools

Rippling

Emburse

Adobe Workfront

Sales Performance Management platforms

Job description

VB Spine seeks a Lead Analyst, Functional Applications & IT Quality to own the application lifecycle for core global business functions. You’ll partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and HR to align tech solutions with business needs and drive cost optimization while managing vendor relationships.

You will oversee integration, governance, and data integrity in a fast-paced MedTech environment, collaborating with global teams across regions. A proactive, hands-on mindset is essential.