Business Lead/Project Management

Our customer in Basel is looking for an experienced Project Manager/Business Lead with a profound SAP knowledge.

Basic major activities:

- Coordinates internal and external stakeholders, customers and/or vendors
- Contribute as unit representative in TRD iSupply Governance Board. Ensure that own deliverables are met.
- Act as unit representative on development teams and/or other cross functional teams
- Communicates issues to involved stakeholders and propose corrective actions
- Ensures lessons learned sessions are in place for own tasks
- Coaching and technical training of super users and users as recognized technical expert or leader. Act as mentor for junior and senior associates (including academics).
- Understand resource constraints and identify and lead cost saving opportunities
- Ensure compliance to the customer and other relevant regulations. Writing and reviewing of SOPs.
- Interpret results, evaluate data, draw conclusions and report back to team and management
- Support cultural evolution within own function by showing positive work ethics and influencing others.
- As process owner being accountable for process improvement. Drive implementation and sustain phase within area of expertise
- Introducing best practices to help increase organizational capability and effectiveness

Role profile description:

- Identify areas for innovation and improvement. Drive the evolution, design and maintenance of PHAD iSupply according to business strategy. Optimizes information management, approaches through an understanding of evolving and ever changing business needs and technology capabilities
- Team leader is responsible to manage Super Users and to align with other TRD line functions on processes at interfaces. Drives SAP ramp-up.
- Interfacing between the business (system users, sponsors and all other stakeholders) and technical groups (eg IT) consequently analyses and designs efficient and high quality IT systems which lead to improved business processes.
- Is accountable that requirements defined are consistent and complete and that new application/upgrade fully meet business objectives
- Manages independently reviews and documentation of projects plans and deliverables (eg URS, Validation documents, change controls, training and implementations plans, etc ).
- Assesses risks and supervises projects and implementation to guarantee global harmonization, standards compliance and adherence to regulatory requirements
- Ensures regular reporting for project/implementation/ramp-up updates to senior management, users and stakeholders. Obtains approval from business and technical functions
- Supports internal/external inspections and audits.
- Actively contributes to SOP creation, revision and update.

Ideal Background:

- Advanced degree including IT system expertise and/or business process excellence (IQP, six-sigma)
- Fluent English and German required (oral and written)
- >3 years of relevant experience in business support role with related areas of business (eg pharmaceutical development or manufacturing organization) or > 3 years of experience in technical domain of expertise (ie SAP application know-how)
- Proven track record in project management/implementation management, good organization and planning skills.
- Good knowledge about the Drug Development process and key supply chain principles in Technical R&D.
- Knowledge of relevant regulations (eg GMP, HSE etc.)
- Good interpersonal and leadership skills - collaboration, facilitation and negation skills.
- System thinking - Big picture, conceptual focus and ability to perform detailed tasks
- Customer service orientation and ability to establish a collaborative and productive culture within the team
- Demonstrates problem-solving and idea generation skills
- Good presentation skills
- Fundamental Leadership skills.
- Good communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.

If you think that you are the ideal candidate for this position please send a copy of your CV as a Word Document and a daytime contact telephone number.

PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICANTS MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY FOR A WORK PERMIT IN THE SPECIFIED LOCATION.