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When it comes to M&A-fueled change, IT is
the first to begin the hard work of integration.
million, purchased several pharmaceutical
change, the kind that results from merging
products from Merck for $250 million, bought
two organizations but also other types of
Naurex for $560 million, and announced plans
transformative change that CIOs increasingly face.
to acquire ophthalmic device start-up AqueSys
for $300 million as well as Northwood Medical
A Foundation for Mega-Growth
Innovation. We also sold our small-molecule
generic drug business to Teva Pharmaceuticals
for $40.5 billion. (For a list of Allergan's mergers
made it clear the IT organization would be
and divestitures in recent years, see the graphic
a major contributor to its acquisitive growth
"Constant Change.")
plans. I had previously worked in a large drug
These moves have made Allergan a leader
company IT environment, both at Novartis and
of a new industry model - Growth Pharma. At
at healthcare business process outsourcer C3i,
Allergan, strong and sustainable brand franchises,
whose customers included Roche and Johnson
a premier pipeline, highly efficient operations,
& Johnson. Watson needed an IT leader who
and an experienced management team create an
knew how to build and operate that kind of
unrivaled foundation for long-term growth.
environment. At least as important, given
Even if you worked in the company, you might
our mission of growth through acquisition,
need a flow chart to see how things have all come
Watson needed someone who could build an
together over the past few years. So you can
infrastructure that was scalable yet cost effective,
imagine the complexities that this creates for the
one that was flexible enough to absorb shifts in
technology organization. When it comes to M&A-
strategy and business models resulting from the
fueled change, IT is the first to begin the hard
different kinds of businesses we acquired.
work of integration (or the equally hard work of
My job was to integrate the new companies as
de-integration in the case of a divestiture) and we
quickly as possible and to ensure that the business
continue to work to improve that integration
maintained its ability to communicate and
over time.
collaborate across the burgeoning organization,
My experience - constantly being in a
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From the moment I joined Watson, our leaders
as new entities were brought into the fold
change-management leadership role as well as a
(or occasionally divested). The role of IT was
technology-leadership role - has given me an
absolutely critical in meeting the company's
unusual perspective on managing disruptive
strategic goals, both financially and operationally.
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