Site Digital Technology Lead (m/f/d)

Job Description

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is dedicated to being the most trusted supplier of biopharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create a reliable global manufacturing network that’s devoted to delivering a high-quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.

For our site in Krems, we are currently looking for a:

Site Digital Technology Lead (m/f/d)

Join our team as a Site Digital Technology Lead in Krems, where you will play a pivotal role in driving our Digital Manufacturing strategy. This role is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Global Animal Health Manufacturing IT team, ensuring the reliable, compliant supply of medicines and vaccines.

You will be accountable for the entire technology stack across all aspects of Operations, Supply, Quality, and Business support at the Krems site.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for all relevant Digital Technology operations carried out at the site, ensuring that appropriate support to site operations is maintained and that all operational activities are compliant with regulatory, safety, cyber-security, business continuity, and financial requirements

• Leadership of the site's digital technology team

• Participate in the development of the Site Strategy and long-term Business Development Plan and provide leadership and direction to the business on a Digital Technology Strategy

• Drive transformational change, continuous technological improvement, and innovation at the site

• Accountable for the successful implementation of Digital Technology projects at the site – including where this is part of a larger initiative

• Manages a small team of Tech Business Analysts responsible for building, motivating, and developing a highly capable team

• Build a bridge and shared understanding between our local and global IT Teams

• Act as IT Single Point of Contact for the site, provide business stakeholders with necessary feedback and input for business projects and IT operations

• Continuously manage the site Digital Technology budget to meet annual profit plan targets; identify and achieve cost savings opportunities on both capital and expense spend

• Ensures SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) and CSV (Computer System Validation) compliance according to our Company guidelines

• Brings together the correct stakeholders to ensure compliance and sustainability of IT/OT solutions

• Participate in regulatory audits of the site

• Ability to travel – 10%

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Information Technology/Science

• Master’s Degree preferred

Required Experience and Skills

• 5+ years of related IT and/or OT leader experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing or similar areas

• Experience with Digital transformation in large organizations

• Experience designing, implementing, and providing operational support of SCADA/DCS (Siemens PCS7), historian (OSI-PI), and/or MES system (PAS-X from Werum)

• Understanding of ISA-88/ISA-95 Structure and Principles

• Experience in integrating and supporting real-time shop floor and lab systems with appropriate levels of resiliency and performance

• Understanding of manufacturing shop floor IT infrastructure concepts and design to fortify environments against growing cyber vulnerabilities and to enable system integration

• Understanding of regulatory requirements that drive IT and OT delivery, including 21-CFR-Part-11, Annex 11, Good Manufacturing Practices, Computer Systems Assurance, track and trace, and other global regulatory requirements that impact IT and OT systems in Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain

• Knowledge and Awareness of Industry 4.0 (IoT, Cloud, Data Analytics, Automation, Digital Twins, etc.)

• Experience with working in a matrix organization environment and ability to influence other business leaders

• Proven ability to communicate with and manage senior stakeholders

• Strong communication skills with the ability to align the organization on complex technical decisions

• Strong experience with Agile principles

• Proficiency in German and English languages

We offer an attractive salary, outstanding social benefits and an exciting work environment with varied tasks in an international environment. The minimum annual salary for this position is EUR 87.900 and varies according to the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate. We are looking forward to receiving your application.

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