R&D & Labs IT Product Owner (m/f/d)

at  BASF Environmental Catalysts and Metal Solutions

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

• A bachelor’s degree in information technology, business administration or related field
• Master’s degree is preferred
• 8+ years technology team experience and / or relevant functional experience, ideally in large or
• mid-sized internationally active company
• Experience in managing business solutions around R&D & Labs including LIMS and Production
• Quality Labs and their integration into ERP
• Experience in laboratory automation and supply chain optimization
• Experience in leading IT projects
• Experience in managing and interacting with third party service providers
• Deep understanding of the R&D & Labs application landscape and their functional integration into
• ERP (particularly LIMS)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A high level of self-motivation to make things happen in a new environment
• Strong product- and business-oriented thinking
• Full business proficiency in English

• Globally responsible for overseeing and optimizing the R&D & Labs application landscape (particularly LIMS) as well as end-to-end laboratory automation
• Lead demand management for R&D & Labs applications, ensuring completeness of regional and country-specific product requirements and identification of architecture inter-dependencies
• Design necessary changes and system specifications aimed at satisfying the business and regulatory requirements – engage with outsourcing provider where needed
• Initiate process improvement implementations (standardization, automation & simplification) in coordination with functional stakeholders
• Ensure Global architecture and change principles are being followed
• Document global business processes and work on related systems specifications
• Lead and/or support R&D & Labs related IT projects
• Promote and support exchange with functional counterparts, other IT Product Owners, IT function and the local key user community
• Build user capabilities (e.g. via trainings)
• Track and maintain process KPI data
• Take part in the R&D & Labs Community of Practice