MSD Director Digital Initiative 

India, Telangana, Hyderabad 

100950369

Position Description:

• Oversee the overall strategy, planning, and execution of projects and initiatives related to shopfloor technical experience, automation, labs, and quality management.
• Drive digital transformation initiatives within the organization, working closely with senior stakeholders to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Build and maintain credible strategic relationships with business clients and IT areas, ensuring alignment between the technology department and the overall business objectives.
• Participate in executive-level decision-making and contribute to strategic planning discussions.
• Provide regular updates and reports to senior management on the progress, achievements, and challenges of projects and initiatives.
• Provide strategic guidance and direction to the team, setting clear goals, objectives, and performance expectations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement standard operating procedures, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and advancements in shopfloor technology, automation, and quality management, recommending and implementing innovative solutions to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards in the life sciences sector.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning within the team.
• Develop and manage the budget for the technology department, ensuring efficient utilization of resources.

Current Contingent Workers apply

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Education Minimum Requirement:

• B.A./B.S. or M.A./M.S. in a scientific or technical discipline (such as computer science, engineering, biology, chemistry, etc.). Pharmaceutical experience preferred.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Minimum of 10 years in leadership roles in complex matrix environments supporting manufacturing, regulatory and quality functions
• Proven experience in team building, mentoring, and leadership with a demonstrated ability to inspire others to follow a common vision. Ability to function in geographically distributed culturally diverse environment.
• Worked with lab management products and technologies like LIMS and LIMSLINK and quality management systems like Veeva and Trackwise
• Has experience with technical designs, driving better and purposeful decision making on capability and last mile solutions across the value team.
• Awareness of relevant industry business, information and technology trends in lab systems, quality systems and automation systems. Demonstrated knowledge of business processes and industry/market trends within the biopharmaceutical scientific space.
• Strong communication skills with ability to align the organization on complex technical decisions. Proven negotiation and guiding through influence skills, along with good problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate strategic thinking skills and an eagerness to learn scientific processes, drug discovery and development processes, regulatory requirements as necessary to solve problems.

Configuration Management (CM), Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Perform Testing, Software Development, System Designs, Systems Integration

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