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West Pharma Lab Solutions Manager 
United States, Pennsylvania, West Whiteland Township 
969849158

17.01.2025

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Administer, support and implement server based lab applications within the West’s Analytical Labs to ensure systems are operational
  • Participate in rotating “on-call” support to provide 24 hours/7 days/365 days per year application support. This includes coordinating support with the software vendors as needed.
  • Maintain systems in a compliant environment to control costs, reduce risks and improve productivity
  • Collaborate with Lab Operations and Metrology to ensure system needs within Analytical Services are communicated
  • Assist with the development and implementation of systems to support infrastructure at all site laboratories globally to support the roll out of major key initiatives for lab automation and compliance
  • Write, execute IQs, OQs, PQs, and validation protocols as necessary
  • Initiate and review documents such as laboratory investigations, work instructions, SOP’s, etc., as assigned
  • Ensure that new systems and software are properly integrated with existing processes and capabilities
  • Assist and participate in audits
  • Perform other tasks as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in IT, Laboratory systems or a Scientific field
  • Minimum 10 years of industry experience
  • Minimum 5 years of Lab based systems

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Working knowledge of LabVantage (LIMS) configuration, new feature deployment and Jasper Reporting Platform a must
  • Experience working in cGMP compliant Analytical Lab with knowledge of Part 11 compliance and validation a must.
  • Experience with Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, JBoss Web Server and Microsoft Application Development Tools preferred
  • Working knowledge of LabVantage RCP Interface, ELN and SDMS modules a plus
  • Working knowledge of any or all of the following applications Waters Nugenesis SDMS , Waters Empower, an LMS such as WebCtl or LMS Pharma a plus
  • Working knowledge of various analytical instruments software various analytical instruments software desired
  • ITIL Foundations Certification, A+, COMP TIA, MCSD, MCDBA, Oracle OCA or OCP, a plus.
  • Ability to work with staff, peers, and others in a fast pasted, team oriented, cross functional, multi-cultural environment to accomplish established goals and objectives as well as identify and resolve problems.
  • Shows initiative and ability to work independently
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making abilities
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.

Travel Requirements:

  • Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time

Physical and Mental Requirements:

      • Sedentary - exerting up to 10lbs/4kgs of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to life, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met