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Operational Excellence Lead - Pharma

We have an excellent opportunity for an Operational Excellence Lead - Pharma to manage the development of the Data & Strategic Technologies team. In this role you are part of and strengthen the Execution Systems management team and report to the department Senior Manager.

You will be based at the campus in Leiden, The Netherlands.

Do you have experience as a manager in the biologics/pharmaceutical/ manufacturing industry?

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Job Profile Operational Excellence Lead - Pharma

You will directly contribute to the direction of the Digitalization & Technology strategy on site where you will build and implement new solutions and strategies, both in data and in new technologies. You will be responsible for leading and developing a team of data automation engineers which will serve as a main point of contact for Data Strategy, Digitalization, New Technologies, Data Management and Data standards related subjects to the Leiden site.

The candidate should be a good communicator with accompanied collaboration and influencing skills, a passionate change agent, who should constantly keep pace with industry trends and new technologies. Having a good understanding about the challenges and opportunities of digitalization and Execution Systems within the company will work in your advantage.

Other responsibilities:

• Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and build positive partnerships;
• Act as a Coach and Mentor, Develop and Lead Execution Systems staff in a manner that will facilitate employee development, identifying training needs, stretch assignments and opportunities for development;
• Build and lead the execution of the site Data strategy in close collaboration with Business & Technical Owners and provide architectural oversight for processes that provide raw data and ingest data into Common Data Layer;
• Help build the digital roadmaps with operational and IT partners which clearly communicates the digital journey for change across the sites;
• Lead a portfolio of Data & New Technologies projects and work closely with business, Digitalization & Technologies and IT functions to deliver data projects in timely and cost-effective manner;

Requirements Operational Excellence Lead - Pharma

Requirements for this role:

• You have a degree (Bachelor's/Master's) in: Engineering, Industrial Automation, Information Technology or Computer Science;
• At least 10-12 years of related experience in a biotechnological/pharmaceutical GxP regulated environment and proven knowledge of current Good Automated Manufacturing Practices (GAMP);
• You are Intellectually curious about new technologies and are constantly learning in Data, AI & Cloud space. Preferably you have People Management experience;
• Has the ability to think strategically and manage change and to collaborate effectively with all levels of management and drive alignment in a global environment;
• Demonstrated understanding of data lifecycle required around data ingestion, data contextualization; data insights and analytics is required;
• Familiarity with Data Management and Data Governance is an advantage;
• Knowledge of Process Excellence tools (Lean, Six Sigma) preferred. Green or Black Belt Certification in Lean or Six Sigma is preferred;
• Experience working in global teams with remote support and in leading digital projects to deliver to customer needs;
• Experience on manufacturing process visualization and data analytics and affinity with (real-time) data flows and experience with one or more programming languages, for example: Python, R, SQL, Java or Scala and experience in BI software tools like Tableau, Qlik, Power BI

You MUST be a Dutch resident.

Offer Execution Systems Lead - Pharma

The offer consists of:

• Competitive salary based on education and work experience between: €5800 and €6800 gross a month;
• 36 vacation days - 20 statutory vacation days + 16 non-statutory vacation days based on full-time employment;
• Good pension plan;
• Global Parenteral Leave policy offering 12 weeks of leave (birth/parenteral, adoption/foster care and parenteral) at 100% pay to parents;
• Flexible working arrangements, enabling you to work from home;

What will happen when you apply? Within four working days we will let you know whether you are qualify for the position. If you do we will schedule an interview (digital or live). In this interview, we will inform you about the vacancy, the company and the procedure. If we both agree this is a fitting opportunity we will introduce you to our client and continue to guide you through the whole application process. The Independent Recruiters Group has a large team of specialized recruitment consultants. Every recruiter has a strong focus regarding his/her own field of expertise. This makes them the ideal sparring partner for both you, as the candidate, and the client.