Sr. Manager Information Systems

Job Description

- Maintain strategic relationships and strong communication with the leadership team to ensure all collaborators feel informed and engaged
- Oversee the software development lifecycle, ensuring standard methodologies in development, testing, and deployment across the product teams
- Lead and handle large, teams with varied strengths within a matrixed organization, collaborating with geographically dispersed teams, including those in the US and international locations
- Develop and implement strategic plans for technology and workforce growth, including recruiting top talent and building a robust team in India
- Developing talent, motivating the team, delegating effectively, championing diversity within the team, and acting as a role model of servant leadership
- Ensuring global ways of working are embedded in the local organization
- Develop a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, driving talent development, motivation, and effective delegation
- Fostering standard methodology sharing and alignment with business goals
- Collaborate with Platform Owners, Product Owners, Service Owners, and delivery teams to ensure delivery matches commitments, acting as a critical issue point and facilitating communication when service commitments are unmet
- Participate in team member and leadership meetings, working with other parts of the organization and functional groups to ensure successful delivery and alignment with strategy, compliance, and regulatory requirements
- Remain accountable for ensuring overall organizational compliance with quality and GxPin technology services
- Monitor emerging technologies and trends to find opportunities for platform growth and expansion
- Ensure ongoing alignment with strategy, compliance, and regulatory requirements for technology investments and services

Basic Qualifications:

- Doctorate Degree and 2 years of experience in Engineering, IT or related field OR
- Masters degree with 8 - 10 years of experience in Engineering, IT or related field OR
- Bachelors degree with 10 - 14 years of experience in Engineering, IT or related field OR
- Diploma with 14 - 18 years of experience in Engineering, IT or related field

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

- Background as a Technical Product Owner (TPO), people manager, and business analyst, ensuring the ability to oversee and guide ateam totranslate business needs into definition and delivery of technical solutions, guiding development teams, prioritizing features, and ultimate delivery and management of the digital products.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to lead large matrixed teams. In addition, demonstrated experience in leading and developing a hard-working team of technologyprofessionals, building a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the team to deliver powerful solutions and platform improvements.
- Experience in implementing a strategic roadmap and driving transformation initiatives using Scaled Agile methodology.
- Strong skills in collaborating and communicating with cross-functional teams, business collaborators, and executives to ensure alignment of platform initiatives with business outcomes, handling expectations, and ensuring successful delivery of projects.
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or Life Sciences.

Good-to-Have Skills:

- At least 5 -8 years of domain knowledge in health and/or life sciences combined with Information Technology
- Understanding, and preferably applied experience and knowledge, in data management and CTD document drafting
- Leadership experience within a highly regulated pharmaceutical or technology organization, with the ability to ensure compliance with industry regulations and standard methodologies for GxP software validation.
- Experience driving a collaborative culture that values technical depth, accountability, and customer service.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Understanding of ITIL processes and implementation.
- Experience handling vendor relationships and working with external partners or consultants to ensure optimal performance, support, and development of digital products.

Soft Skills:

- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
- High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.
- Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
- Strong presentation and public speaking skills.

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