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Job Description

Associate Director, DMO-Technology Infrastructure & Support- Digital Manufacturing Division

Our Company, for more than a century we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Information technology is a critical differentiating capability for our Company Manufacturing Division and a pillar of our Company's strategy, with a focus on driving efficient, reusable, and easy to consume technology. Our Company is committed to being a premier, research-intensive biopharmaceutical company.
Our Digital Manufacturing Division team is a trusted business partner that enables purposeful innovation and sustainable value for our Company Manufacturing Division through the delivery and support of seamless digital capabilities that assure safe, compliant, and reliable supply. Digital Manufacturing Division aspiration is to be the digital force that drives our Company Manufacturing Division to be the best at supplying innovative and affordable medicines and vaccines.

The Digital Infrastructure and Support Lead (Digital Manufacturing Operations- DMO) will support the West Point PA manufacturing site. This site is responsible for the commercialization, launch and supply of some of our Company's most important products. The Digital Infrastructure and Support Lead (DMO) will act as a Business Technology Partner (BTP) and will be responsible for the co-development and execution of the Digital/IT Strategy aligned with the manufacturing site strategy; for driving the successful implementation and the maximization of value from all technology infrastructure investments; and for assuring stable IT and Automation Operations. As a BTP, the leader acts as the single point of accountability for all infrastructure technological matters (across both the Information Technology and Operations Technology areas) and plays an essential role in Running the Business , Growing the Business and Transforming the Business . Given the importance of this role, this leader will be an active member of the DMO site leadership team. The role reports to the DMO Site Leader and works in close partnership with the site leadership teams to deliver sustainable value through seamless and standardized digital capabilities across the manufacturing site.

The responsibilities of the Digital Infrastructure and Support Lead role, include, but are not limited to the following:

• Manage a group of technology professionals (up to 5), while promoting career development and continuous upskilling of talent to build incredible, diverse teams and the ecosystem to empower them.
• Work in partnership with the DMO Site Leads and site leadership teams, in a Business Technology Partner capacity, to translate business priorities into a purposeful digital strategy - refreshing the content on a periodic basis. Then, establish a digital technology infrastructure plan that enables the short- and long-term strategic goals for the site.
• Keep our IT/OT operations stable, compliant, secure, and predictable, and demonstrate continuous improvement in our operational metrics, capabilities, and processes with a focus on infrastructure. For example, but not limited to, networking, computing, and technical stack (servers- virtual & physical), cyber security/firewalls, back-up and recovery, life cycle management, business continuity, configuration management, tele-communications, system interfaces, and AV needs.
• Partner with other site digital infrastructure and support leads to leverage best practices and share learnings across the network.
• Support the relevant aspects of the site's capital expansion program and ensure the successful delivery of all digital infrastructure assets for each Manufacturing Division capital program, on-time, on-budget and in-full.
• Maximize the value realization of all projects from the Digital Manufacturing Division portfolio by working closely with the delivery/execution parts of the IT organization (e.g., Value Teams) and other supporting functions (e.g., CTO, TIO&E, ITRMS and DDQ) across the full project delivery life cycle: from initial ideation and prioritization, through implementation, and into steady state operations.
• Demonstrate excellent stewardship of our Company's resources (both people and financial), build financial plans that deliver on our Company's objectives and implement a culture of strong financial accountability across the team.
• Focus our organization on the continuous improvement of our processes, motivate our teams to strive for agility, excellence, and compliance in everything we do and demonstrate our organizational commitment to Safety First and Quality Always through the leader's own personal actions and behaviors.
• Provide support and guidance for digital incidents that have the potential or are impacting site operations, which includes after hours support as needed.
• Provide regulatory agency inspection support and guidance.
• Develop a visible and authentic external presence, and strong internal networks, to recruit highly skilled and diverse talent, stay current with industry trends, and establish effective vendor partnerships.
• Maintain a specific focus on their own personal development, maintain a development plan and regularly update their skillsets through an active commitment to life-long learning.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in information management, computer science, engineering, or other technical discipline
• Minimum eight ( 8 ) years of experience in a production regulated industry (part or all the eight years providing manufacturing automation services) - OR - Master's or MBA degree with six (6) years' experience - OR - PhD with five (5) years' experience.
• Minimum five (5) years' experience in Good Manufacturing (GMP) with understanding of computer system validation or assurance and regulatory requirements.
• Direct technical experience with IT, digital infrastructure, and shop floor hardware components.
• Delivery leadership - strong understanding of agile delivery models and/or lean-six-sigma approaches.
• Drive for results - strong planning and organizational skills.
• Collaborates effectively with and through others to achieve shared goals.
• Communicates candidly and fluently in English - strong verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills; adept at working with colleagues from diverse disciplines and at all levels of the company, articulating complex technical topics at the right level of detail for specific audiences.
• Proven experience in team building, mentoring, and leadership with a demonstrated ability to inspire others to follow a common vision. Proven ability to execute consistently, rapidly, and effectively.
• Strong quantitative skills and the ability to use data and metrics to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• Self-motivated, value-oriented with a mindset of continuous learning.
• Ability to travel potentially up to 20%.

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote".

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Job Posting End Date:
02/18/2025
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