Business Analyst, IT Manufacturing Sites (d/w/m)

at  Sandoz

Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Generic and Biosimilar medicines.
Now as an independently listed company, Sandoz aims to increase its strategic focus, operate with greater agility, set clearer business objectives, enhance shareholder returns, and strengthen its culture for us, the Sandoz associates. This is an exciting time in our history, and by creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally.
Join us as a Founder of our ‘new’ Sandoz!
Not only will you be part of a team pioneering access for patients, but you will also begin your journey with Sandoz Technology at a pivotal moment in time. The Technology organization is an evolution of previous Digital and IT organizations, bringing together innovation, stability, and efficiency to drive growth and access. It’s your opportunity to help build an organization and new tech landscape from the ground up. Working together in a customer-focused agile organization we’ll drive towards cloud-based and SaaS solutions. We’ll simplify the application landscape by bringing in industry leading solutions. Our teams span across all business areas (from development to customer engagement) while also supplying the foundational core technologies (such as infrastructure and ISRM) appropriate to a leading Generics company. As such, we look for scalable solutions where possible and apply innovative, data-driven analytics in a strategic and outcome-focused manner. Today is just the start. The future is ours for the making. How do you want to make your mark?
Are you ready to make a difference?
As Business Analyst, IT Manufacturing Sites (d/w/m) , you will join the IT Manufacturing Sites team within the Supply Chain, Manufacturing & Quality Technology organization and play a critical role for the success of our future Manufacturing Sites in Sandoz Technical Operations.
You will understand local end-to-end processes (supply chain, manufacturing, and quality) as well as the global and local integrated Technology products supporting them.
Engage with local business representatives to shape business requirements and support appropriate Technology teams and Functions to translate them into new solutions, system enhancements or process changes and deliver data-driven recommendations to improve efficiency and add value.
Contribute to improve local/simple business processes, products, services, and software through data analysis.
Lead/participate in implementation, enhancement, and roll-out projects and ensure that operational requirements are met, and system is adopted by local organization to add value.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as a bridge between local business and technology groups to “translate” requirements and enable creation of value-added IT solutions
• Ensure that relevant stakeholders are involved in specification of new and/or major upgrades to existing services or products
• Establish project plan and initiate project mobilization by confirming project scope, estimate, resources, roles and responsibilities for locally managed projects
• Participate in / lead implementation and roll-out projects in close alignment with the respective Technology groups with focus on defining local requirement, ensure required testing and local user adoption
• Interface with external vendors to make sure operational activities as well as project activities are well coordinated
• Ensure consistency and traceability between user requirements, functional specifications, and testing & validation. Support validation and testing as appropriate and ensure adherence to Security and Compliance policies and procedures
• Coordinate and monitor technical queries/issues/incidents raised; manage the escalations with appropriate Technology groups and support Associate / Director IT manufacturing sites
• Understand and apply Technology procedures, quality standards and security requirements to all activities
• Author and maintain site specific SOPs and WPs linked to local application landscape
  We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE:

• Degree in Informatics, Computer Sciences, business or similar education/experience
• Business level of German; Fluent English written & spoken
• > 5 years of working-experience in IT / OT area preferably in the pharmaceutical industry, leveraging digital technology / big data
• > 3 years of experience with Computerized System Validation
• Senior IT professional having technical and process expertise (e.g. ITIL)
• Advanced skills in: Business Analysis, Requirements Definition & Management, Influencing and persuading, Managing challenges, Effective Communication
• Advanced understanding of process architecture and IT industry standard service lifecycle management practices
• Intermediate understanding of Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Lab processes and related IT solutions e.g. Manufacturing Execution System, Quality Management Systems, Warehousing Systems, Local Automation Systems
• Intermediate understanding in managing and supporting applications in the IT / OT space and knowledge and understanding for IT / OT infrastructure
• Intermediate understanding of working in GxP classified environments, CSV