Full-Time

Vice President of Communication Technologies

Posted on 11/30/2025

Deadline 2/1/26
Mercalis

Mercalis

1,001-5,000 employees

Life sciences commercialization, analytics, and partnerships

No salary listed

United States

In Person

Category
IT & Security (1)
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
  • Formal training or certification in change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter) is a plus.
  • Over 10 years of progressive leadership in communication technology or contact center management, with proven success overseeing multi-client, large-scale call center operations and leading transformation and modernization of enterprise communication systems.
  • Experience driving results in private equity-owned, customer-focused, and/or regulated industries.
  • Demonstrated expertise with Salesforce, WebEx Contact Center, NICE CXone (or other NICE platforms), WFM, SMS, fax tools, and a deep understanding of cloud-based contact center architecture and CCaaS ecosystems.
  • Strong technical and business acumen, including budget management, vendor negotiations, and managing platform transitions or large-scale implementations.
  • Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as HIPAA and ISO 27001, and experience ensuring adherence to regulatory and security standards in communications environments.
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills. Strategic thinker with a hands-on leadership style, capable of building and leading high-performing teams across geographically dispersed locations and high-volume operations.
  • Proven ability to manage large-scale CCaaS deployments, platform transitions, and drive agile delivery and scaled transformation approaches in contact center environments.
Responsibilities
  • Define and execute the vision for enterprise communication services, ensuring alignment with business goals and private equity value creation.
  • Lead transformation initiatives across contact center operations, leveraging and optimizing CCaaS platforms (WebEx Contact Center, NICE CXone, and supporting technologies like WFM, SMS, and fax) to enhance agility, scalability, and customer satisfaction.
  • Develop and implement change management plans for platform transitions, process redesigns, and workforce enablement, including readiness assessments, training, and phased rollouts.
  • Drive the evolution to cloud-native, omnichannel communication platforms (voice, chat, SMS, email, social), ensuring seamless integration with Salesforce-based HUB applications and custom solutions for optimized agent workflows and customer engagement.
  • Champion continuous improvement, automation, and innovation across communication services by monitoring KPIs, SLAs, and operational metrics.
  • Partner with IT, Customer Experience, Operations, and Compliance to provide cohesive infrastructure, service delivery, and stakeholder alignment during major change initiatives.
  • Establish governance frameworks to manage change-related risks, dependencies, compliance impacts, and ensure adherence to HIPAA, ISO 27001, and other regulatory and security standards.
  • Build, lead, and support high-performing teams across platform operations and business enablement.
  • Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and ensure cost-effective, high-quality service delivery.
Desired Qualifications
  • Master’s degree preferred.
  • Formal training or certification in change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter) is a plus.

Mercalis provides commercialization services for life sciences and pharmaceutical companies. It uses data analytics, industry expertise, and technology to maximize value across both product and patient journeys, guiding from value discovery to delivery. Its offerings include insights, strategy, data, and solutions that help life sciences leaders address critical business issues and support strategic decision-making. The company also connects patients with life sciences products and programs through data-driven access initiatives, and it conducts scalable outreach to healthcare providers to generate leads, educate, and engage across the provider value chain. By focusing on partnerships with life sciences companies, Mercalis aims to unlock product value and improve patient lives.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

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Headquarters

Morrisville, North Carolina

Founded

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • PharmaCord merger enhances patient access with combined expertise.
  • U.S. court vacated 2023 CMS rule, preserving copay programs.
  • Philanthropic partnerships boost Mercalis's community reputation.

What critics are saying

  • PharmaCord integration fails, cutting staff and service quality in 6-12 months.
  • IQVIA One Home diverts 20-30% of contracts in 12-18 months.
  • CoverMyMeds blocks eServices growth, halving new clients in 12-24 months.

What makes Mercalis unique

  • Mercalis integrates Policy Reporter for real-time market access data.
  • Mercalis combines patient services with advanced commercialization technology.
  • Mercalis rebranded from TrialCard, serving 500+ life sciences customers since 2000.

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PR Newswire
Apr 3rd, 2025
Triangle Insights Group By Mercalis Announces Promotion Of Parker Guse

Premier life sciences consulting firm promotes Senior Principal to PartnerDURHAM, N.C., April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Triangle Insights Group by Mercalis (Triangle), a premier strategy consulting firm that delivers high-impact solutions across the life sciences value chain, today announced a promotion that recognizes high achievement and further strengthens the firm's senior leadership team. Triangle, acquired by life sciences commercialization company Mercalis in April 2022, has named Parker Guse a Partner.Guse, who joined Triangle in June 2014, has over a decade of experience in the life sciences industry. In his role, Parker leads Triangle's business development and corporate strategy center of excellence. He has extensive experience in both buy-side and sell-side diligence that spans pharma, biotech, and private equity clients. His typical projects include due diligence, commercial assessment, and portfolio and commercialization strategy. Guse has been involved in over 300 projects spanning all therapeutic areas, with a focus on oncology, autoimmune disorders, and rare diseases.Guse holds a BA in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill."Parker has made invaluable contributions to Triangle's success throughout his years at the firm," said Megan Thomas, Triangle's General Manager

Business Wire
Mar 13th, 2025
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Mar 12th, 2025
PharmaCord and Mercalis to Merge, Creating Next-Generation Platform to Meet Evolving Needs of the Biopharmaceutical Industry

By combining PharmaCord's expertise in patient services with Mercalis's advanced technology infrastructure, experienced commercial team, and fully integrated market access offerings, the new entity is poised to be a leading provider of patient access solutions to the biopharmaceutical industry.

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