MSD Country Leader South Asia Cluster 

Singapore, Singapore 

80672250

Job Description

Role Overview:

Reporting directly to Human Health (HH) International IT Lead and accountable to APLT and market business leaders, you will ensure that technology, digital & data solutions and services meet the strategic and operational goals of AP HH activities. As the IT leader, you will closely partner with senior market leadership to shape and influence local business strategy and develop/maintain an enabling IT execution plan including technology, analytics and digital capabilities aligning with enterprise IT strategies and product roadmaps. Performance and achievement would be measured by business outcomes and impact.

What will you do :

As The IT Regional Leader, you will drive the realization of technology value through:

• A deep understanding of the business strategy with strong business acumen

• Continuous translation into a corresponding integrated technology and DDA strategy.

• Identification, implementation and realization of appropriate and right-sized technology and data solutions for the local market using standard capabilities as priorities or implement solutions with enterprise value view.

• Demonstrate and drive an enterprise mindset, including maximized IT investment value realization, through an optimized leveraging of technology standards and guardrails as defined by the IT value teams.

As the IT Regional Lead, you will represent the full One IT organization on market-level and regional governance bodies, actively work with cross-functional teams to drive collaboration, efficiency and reusability.

You will assure full and continuous compliancy with regulatory and company requirements.

Main responsibilities

• Responsible for the strategic planning of digital capabilities with primary focus on commercial capabilities in support of sales, marketing and market access. The strategic planning will have a secondary focus on the enablement and simplification of digital capabilities such as collaboration, workplace services and corporate.

• Demonstrate matrix leadership of IT resources in other IT functions responsible for ensuring that all IT functions are successful in their delivery of services to internal customers. Key matrix IT partner functions include platform architecture, User Experience, software engineering, application support & maintenance, program management, information & data management, collaboration services, infrastructure services.

• Build, promote and develop a strong and highly engaged IT team that has the flexible skills in line with the fast-evolving business strategy. Proactively seek ways to improve team functioning, cohesiveness and effectiveness while assuring an optimal agile culture setting.

• Drive and maintain an in-depth understanding of the external local market technology skillsets relevant to our business strategy and build (in partnership with HR) corresponding talent engagement models.

• Partner with local business to ensure the mapping and understanding of the external local healthcare ecosystem (including local standards as well as key data sources and data flows) and ecosystem stakeholders as an enabler for implementation of integrated healthcare and/or data insights solutions. Drive corresponding key partnerships from an technology and data angle.

• Provide guidance to others on implementing corporate practices while tailoring them to the country/divisions (including but not limited to cybersecurity best practices).

What should you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Science or Business is required

• A demonstrated track record of success as a technology leader (minimum 5-10y experience) working with business leadership teams in pharmaceutical or other technology advanced industry with focus on driving technology and data strategy in a commercial environment. Demonstrated ability to prioritize, align and simplify.

• The candidate should understand go-to-market and customer engagement strategies, and have a working experience of Agile methodologies (Agile marketing preferred)

• Good understanding of the role of data and analytics in current business strategy along with understanding of key enabling data & analytics technologies.

• Knowledge/experience of technology development and deployment of innovative solutions in any business domain from conceptualization through delivery.Knowledge/experience in Systems Development Life Cycles

• The candidate must possess exceptionally well-developed interpersonal skills. Communication skills will be critical to this leader’s ability to interact, relationship, negotiate and effectively influence the local leaders.

• Demonstrated people leadership skills, team building, as well as skills that emphasize collaboration in a highly matrixed organization.The ability to manage cross-divisional projects, coordinate projects and services across boundaries, and build effective cross-functional teams is essential.

• A team player who places great emphasis on collective achievement within her/his team.Ability to thinking cross-divisionally and working across boundaries

• Strong personal and professional ethical values, impeccable integrity, and the energy level required to meet the demands of the position.

What we look for:

Current Contingent Workers apply

Not Applicable

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Job Posting End Date:08/01/2024

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