Vice President of Information Systems - BioPharma Services - USA

Company: Eurofins Scientific
Location: Lancaster
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Vice President of Information Systems - BioPharma Services - USA

• Lancaster, PA, USA
• Full-time Company Description Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company which provides a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries. The Group believes it is the world leader in food, environment and pharmaceutical products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and for supporting clinical studies. In addition, Eurofins is one of the key emerging players in specialty clinical diagnostic testing in Europe and the USA. Group's key figures are approx. 4.7--billion Euros turnover, more than 800--laboratories across 48--countries and more than 50,000 staff. Job Description Eurofins BioPharma Services is searching for a Vice President of Information Systems to support our expanding global services division head quartered in Lancaster, PA. General Statement of Responsibilities: Responsible for ensuring that Information Systems (IS) resources (hardware, software/database, data center, network, staff, processes) are aligned with the business units strategic, financial, and operational priorities in order to meet the business goals in addition to participating with the business units as their IS resource partner and technical advisor. IS Program VP responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: -- Work with corporate and business unit leaders to develop strategic plans and partnerships with respect to information services in order to meet the needs of the business -- Continually evaluate and leverage state-of-the-art information system services to drive scalable solutions, improve productivity, TAT, profitability, and provide the flexibility to meet new business opportunities -- Ensure that projects meet the business goals, are completed on-time, on-budget, work as required, and fit within the architectural and technology framework and portfolio -- Prepares and presents an annual budget as part of a rolling 3-year IS Business Plan -- Ensure that IS manages resources effectively, efficiently, and meets it's annual budget forecasts -- Ensure that IS services are friendly, engaging, helpful, available, responsive, timely, and fleixible to meet the needs of users and customers. -- Maintain staff performance by motivating, coaching, counseling, disciplining, training, and providing an environment that fosters positive moral, teamwork, creativity and rewards success -- Provide leadership and vision, play the role of facilitator/coach who can inspire and guide both technical and non-technical teams to achieve the strategic goals -- Ensure that the IS Solutions/Services fit the business needs for stability, reliability, and consistency -- Develop, maintain, evaluate, and report on key IS performance metrics -- Ensure that IS develops and maintains required SOP's -- Ensure that IS meets applicable regulatory guidelines and agreed upon client contracts -- Establish, maintain, and enforce IS Governance policies, guidelines, and processes -- Be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of IS Services to the business -- Develop and maintain a mission critical "Service Level Agreement" (SLA) with the Eurofins BioPharma Services business leaders and operate the IS Solutions accordingly -- Ensure that new and exisiting systems meet validation guidelines and are properly handled to meet regulatory and business requirements, namely: regulatory compliance, data integrity, IP protection, data privacy, disaster recovery and business continuity -- Manage and support inspections and audits of IS systems performed by internal and/or external customers and authorities -- Respond, support, and remediate audit findings, Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA), and non-conforming events accurately, openly, and in a timely fashion -- Guide and perform vendor audits and assessments -- Complete and submit annual employee evaluations accurately and on time. Qualifications Basic Minimum Qualifications: -- Master's Degree in Computer Science, other related degree concentration, or--equivalent directly-related experience (two years of directly related industry experience is equivalent to one full-time year of college in related major) -- Ability to travel up to approximately 25% -- 10 to 15 years of (project/) program management in an IS environment (ideally LIMS or ERP implementation in an international environment) preferably in an industrial or process driven environment, ideally in the laboratory industry. -- Experience with .Net Web development, preferably in a leadership role -- Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship. The ideal candidate would also possess: -- Knowledge of the Global Clinical Trials industry-- -- Experience managing a Project Portfolio and individual projects -- Lean methodology (Six Sigma, or other) -- Experience in one or more of the following: (Scaled) Scrum, Structured Agile Framework (SAFe), ITIL, COBIT, TOGAF, System Development LIfeCycle (SDLC), other comparable methodologies -- Experience with GAMP, International Harmonization (ICH E6 R2), and Computer System Validations. -- Experience in leading a buy versus build digital transformation leveraging technology -- Strong analytical, problem solving, computer, and organizational skills -- Excellent communication (oral and written) and attention to detail -- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, self-motivation, adaptability, and a positive attitude -- Must be able to motivate staff; good oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills; strong client focus and professional manner, good understanding of technology and how to apply technology, sound judgement and decision making abilities, must work well under pressure. -- Ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, keep accurate records, follow instructions, and comply with company policies -- Strong leadership, initiative, and teambuilding skills Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Vice President of Information Systems - BioPharma Services - USA

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