Digital Transformation Business Partner

Daniel Tetnowski

Boston, MA 908-***-**** **********@*****.*** Linkedin.com/in/dantetnowski

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Global IT and Business leader with 15+ years of experience delivering enterprise-wide digital transformation, business process optimization, and data-driven solutions across the Life Sciences, Healthcare, and Commercial sectors. Proven track record of developing high-performing global teams, managing multi-million dollar portfolios, and aligning IT strategy with business goals to drive measurable outcomes.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Digital Innovation/Transformation

IT Strategy & Business Alignment

Program/Project Management

Team Leadership and Development

Data Analytics and Optimization

Mergers, Acquisitions & Integrations

Global Agile Delivery/Support

Budget Forecasting & Control

Business Process Improvement

Business Change Realization

Business Relationship Management

Strategic Leadership

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Change Management

Client Communication

Portfolio/Demand Management

Problem Solving

Executive Stakeholder Engagement

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Operational Excellence: Established a global Lean Six Sigma program at Merck, driving sustainable service and performance improvements.

Agile Leadership: Led governance for a $30M Agile transformation in the pharmaceutical sector, accelerating delivery and compliance.

Cost Optimization: Delivered $1M+ in annual savings through strategic IT consolidations and SaaS implementations.

Business Development: Secured ~$1M in new business and vendor status by spearheading a successful ERP RFP under pressure.

Global Oversight: Directed Asia-Pacific IT operations with a $80M budget and global team of 100+, modernizing commercial tech.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consulting Director, Program Management CGI Boston, MA 2022 – 2025

Leads enterprise-scale Agile transformation and program governance for a multi-million digital initiative in the pharmaceutical sector.

• Eliminated contract penalties and reduced executive oversight by implementing a risk management scorecard process, establishing a new best practice for high-value contracts.

• Secured ~$1M in sub-projects and earned approved vendor status by leading a successful RFP response for an ERP implementation under tight deadlines.

• Led program governance and continuous improvement for a $30M Agile transformation at a global pharmaceutical client, ensuring compliance and accelerating delivery.

IT Business Partner, Data and Technology Labcorp Drug Development Raleigh, NC 2016 – 2022

Directed strategic IT-business alignment and digital transformation across Clinical, Oncology, and Regulatory domains.

• Delivered $1M in annual savings and improved analytics by consolidating three Argus systems, reducing deployment cost and cycle time.

• Retained a $20M contract by deploying AI tools and Tableau-based solutions to replace inefficient reporting processes and empower client self-service analytics.

• Achieved $1.5M annual savings and enabled strategic digital studies by replacing a legacy system with a SaaS solution, enhancing performance and reducing manual input.

Practice Head, Process Analytics/Data Optimization Navitas Life Sciences Princeton, NJ 2013 – 2016

Led consulting delivery and global analytics expansion across Pharma and Commercial sectors.

• Improved cycle time by 20% and data quality by leading Kaizen sessions and integrating process changes with technology for drug registration management.

• Grew global Analytics Practice by introducing new analytical products and supporting managed services for clients in Pharma, Retail, and Financial Services.

Principal Consultant Daniel Tetnowski, LLC Belle Mead, NJ 2012 – 2013

Advised clients on process improvement and IT strategy initiatives to drive global business performance.

• Enabled process simplification and global alignment for a client’s Registration Management system redesign through technology evaluation and business process reengineering.

VP, Program Management/Acquisitions Steward Health Care System Boston, MA 2011 – 2012

Directed IS integration, portfolio management, and strategy execution across a $90M IT organization.

• Led $90M+ portfolio and introduced acquisition/integration best practices across the IS organization, driving alignment between IS and business units.

Global Implementation Leader/Lean Six Sigma Merck Whitehouse Station, NJ 2007 – 2011

Established global Lean Six Sigma deployment to improve service delivery and operational effectiveness.

• Instituted a global Lean Six Sigma program that drove sustainable performance gains in Global Services and IT.

Exec. Director, Asia Pacific IT – Commercial Division Merck Whitehouse Station, NJ 2005 – 2007

Led regional IT operations and digital strategy for APAC Human Health Commercial Operations.

• Directed strategy and IT operations across Asia Pacific and Japan, managing a global team of 100+ and $80M budget to modernize Sales and Marketing technology.

Global IT Controller and SoX Compliance Lead GE Healthcare Amersham, UK 2004 – 2005

Focal point for all IT related controllership projects and initiatives required for compliance certification.

• Led the consolidation of global IT compliance programs as part of a major business integration initiative, aligning internal policies with external regulatory requirements to support SoX certification readiness.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration Western New England University Springfield, MA

Bachelor of Engineering Technology State University College of NY at Buffalo Buffalo, NY

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt Merck

ITIL v3 Foundations AXELOS

Certified SAFe Agilist Scaled Agile

GE Manager Development Course GE

GE Experienced Information Management Program (EIMP) GE

GE Change Acceleration Program GE

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