Senior Manager, IT Business Systems Site Lead

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Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Manager IT Business Systems - Site Lead to join our growing team based at our state-of-the-art Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility near Amsterdam Netherlands.

The Site IT Lead is responsible for supporting our Cell Therapy strategies and manufacturing business capabilities.

This leadership role will partner with our local and global manufacturing teams
and respective Tech Ops partners. This will be a critical role within the Kite IT reporting to the Sr. Director Head of Site Delivery and Solution Engineering Cell Therapy IT.

It is a highly cross functional role working closely with the leadership team from various business groups Gilead and Kite IT.

Responsibilities

Strategy and Roadmap

• Lead the Site Technology Council for site technology roadmap and project implementation

• Partner with Site Operational Technology Lead on the IT strategy local IT architecture design systems and IT solutions following overall Global System Architecture and respective business systems roadmap for the site

• Partner with Local Site Process/Systems owners with input from Global COEs and Kite IT to prioritize local portfolio and align to above roadmap

• Act as IT Site single point of contact for business systems issues support and upgrades

• Act as single point of contact with Global IT Programs and Global IT and support for site applications.

• Lead IT for site specific IT programs partnering with site process business and data owners/lead

• Responsible for the successful implementation and deployment of IT systems

• Coordinate with Site Process Lead and with CoEs Cell Therapy IT and Quality on CSV for plant applications using IQ/PQ protocols

• Provide IT Hypercare following deployment of plant applications

• Provide local support and/or first point of contact for Enterprise systems such as ERP LIMS PLM Robar and G&A applications

• Partner with local Operations lead on supporting plant applications like MES/EBR and

• BMS with super user and system administration training for each release; provide basic maintenance configuration under guidance of Site Process owner Provide support to local Quality

• Supply Chain PD IT systems and integrations with Manufacturing Vendor Management for Managed Services support partners and/or local IT integrator partners

• Provide IT Project Management for local implementations of Global Programs and/or development configuration and implementation for local IT projects System Administration for Enterprise applications at the site

• Communicate and facilitate upgrades and updates to Enterprise systems impacting hardware and software

• Support IT and Systems audits

Manufacturing Automation & Plant Infrastructure

• Support implementation and deployment of Manufacturing Automation Systems for integration with Enterprise systems

• Implement plant infrastructure for Plant Application and access by end user devices (e.g. laptops scanners barcode readers printers)

• Implement plant infrastructure to support Manufacturing Automation and connect to plant applications

• Provide secure connectivity between process control network and Enterprise systems

• Commission IT rooms network and server infrastructure

• Support of GMP and Non-GMP Network connectivity and servers

• Provide local support for on-site desktop A/V Help desk Lab computers label printers handheld mobile devices scanners etc.

Operational Leadership

• Act as key business partner to the global and regional heads of department to ensure platforms processes and operation models are fit for purpose and providing escalation and information to the global team on areas

• Provide oversight coaching and direction for IT staff in region as part of a matrix reporting structure

• Setup and own a governance process to prioritize business capabilities and technology solutions for site manufacturing

• Work closely with IT leads in all manufacturing sites to prioritize and implement technology solutions

• Participate in annual budget cycle with finance IT and manufacturing leadership team to submit budget requests for the new technology implementations in the roadmap

• Lead and develop a team of highly skilled business analysts to deliver business capabilities through technology solutions

• Understand short term and long-term data analytics and reporting requirements and recommend technology solutions for data warehouse and reporting

Education & Experience

• MA/MS in a business or technical discipline and 8 years of relevant experience OR

• BA/BS in in a business or technical discipline and 10 years of relevant experience OR

• High School degree and 15 years of relevant experience OR

• Masters or Bachelors degree in Engineering Biology Chemistry or Computer/Information Sciences

• MBA or any advanced certification will be a plus

• 8 years experience in people management leadership and developing teams

• Experience in a GxP manufacturing environment supporting clinical and commercial manufacturing and corresponding technology solutions in a biotech/Pharma industry

• Experience in Cell Therapy or any other personalized medicine within a make to order environment will be preferred

• Thorough understanding of various project management methodologies to be
  accountable for large project implementations

• Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent presentation skills and ability to interact and interface with all levels of business including senior leadership team

• Experience in implementing and leading change management and governance process as well as owning deviations and change control in a regulated environment

• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines in a dynamic environment

Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune systems ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica CA. For more information on Kite please visit . Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at Employment Opportunity (EEO)

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