Senior IT Specialist (Manufacturing)

Our client, one of our pharmaceutical companies based in the French speaking part of Switzerland, is now looking for a SENIOR IT SPECIALIST ( MANUFACTURING ). This is a long term contract of 12 months plus.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- IT 1st level support in French of the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and its supporting Hardware such as Desktops, Label Printers, Bar code readers
- IT 1st, 2nd, 3rd level support and administration of the Production, Laboratory and Quality related systems such as Chromatography, Room Monitoring System (RMS), etc.
- Communicate and escalate to 3rd level support, management or vendors in English
- IT Incident, Problem Management according to ITIL best practices
- Documentation authoring such as Work Practice (WPR) and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
- Quality document authoring such as Change Request (CR), Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) and Deviations
- Develop and maintain Knowledge Document for all performed activities to allow cross-training of other IT staff as well as new employees recruited in the future
- Collaborate with IT groups to ensure standards are applied for design, technology and compliance
- Support the qualification of hardware and validation of software applications in collaboration with specialists in accordance with computer validation policies
- Document all activities in order to cross-train other IT staff that will be recruited in the future
- All the above activities may be performed in clean room area
- Participation required to duty services in place to cover production shifts
- The IT Specialist must be able to move to working place by its own way

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

- Diploma in Business and/or Information Systems or equivalent experience
- Over 3 years in IT Support & Helpdesk activities
- Over 3 year in IT Support and administration of Manufacturing, Laboratory and Quality systems or equivalent in clean environment
- 3 year experience & advanced knowledge in the supporting of an MES-system in the pharmaceutical or related industry is a plus
- Pharmacy and/or related industry knowledge is a plus
- Pharmaceutical automation knowledge a strong plus
- Transparent, procedural, adaptable, assiduous, sociable, service and team oriented
- Fully operational in French and good knowledge of English (spoken and written)
- Good skills in project management and priorities setting
- Excellent communication and listening skills - ability to work independently
- Ability to learn and adapt to new situations, systems and processes

KNOWLEDGE

- ITIL Foundations is a plus
- Knowledge of the regulatory pharmaceutical environment
- GxP, GAMP
- Knowledge of a MES system (Oracle a plus)
- Knowledge of a Chromatography (Empower)
- Knowledge of a Data Acquisition System (OSI PI) a strong plus
- Knowledge of Automation technologies
- Programming Language: SQL, Windows Script.
- Microsoft Office Suite

If you match the above skill set and are interested in this position, I look forward to receiving your application via this website.

Please note, we can only consider EU/CH candidates or those with a valid work permit for Switzerland.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.