Vice President, Manufacturing IT Infrastructure & Operations

Durham County, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Overview

The Vice President Infrastructure & Operations is a key member of the Global Business Technology & Digital Solutions (BT&DS) Leadership Team responsible for defining and executing the enterprise infrastructure and operations strategy across a complex regulated and growing global biopharmaceutical manufacturing network. This role will oversee all aspects of infrastructure services: on-premise data centers cloud environments networks cybersecurity infrastructure operations and global support services.

Company Overview

The work we do at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies has never been more importantand we are looking for talented candidates to join us. We are growing our locations our capabilities and our teams and looking for passionate mission-driven people like you who want to make a real difference in peoples lives.

Join FUJIFILM Biotechnologies and help make the next vaccine cure or gene therapy in partnership with some of the most innovative biopharma companies across the globe. We are proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your passion energy and drive - what we call Genki.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare electronics business innovation and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of giving our world more smiles. Visit: Description

The incumbent will ensure reliability scalability compliance and security of all IT operational platforms. The VP drives modernization automation and a follow-the-sun global support model aligned with business growth and digital transformation objectives. The position partners extensively with Quality Compliance and other technology leaders to maintain GMP and regulatory standards across global manufacturing sites. With a team of approximately 80 professionals this role manages significant budgets vendor relationships and strategic roadmaps for the companys growing global footprint.

Principal Accountabilities:

Infrastructure Strategy & Leadership

Define and execute the global infrastructure and operations strategy aligned to business growth and digital transformation objectives.
Develop a roadmap for hybrid cloud adoption data center optimization and next-generation services.
Ensure the infrastructure can support AI analytics and manufacturing digitalization.

Operational Excellence & Service Delivery

Own enterprise service delivery for global IT infrastructure ensuring 24x7 reliability and uptime of mission-critical systems.
Oversee global help desk site support and end-user experience programs.
Implement and continuously improve ITIL-based processes SLAs KPIs along with automation and self-healing capabilities.

Manufacturing & Compliance

Ensure infrastructure and operations for GMP systems (MES LIMS ERP automation platforms etc.) meet regulatory and compliance requirements (FDA EMA MHRA etc.).
Oversee infrastructure qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) standards and validation documentation.
Maintain audit readiness in partnership with Quality and Compliance functions.

Cybersecurity & Risk Management

Collaborate with the Chief Information Security Officer to implement secure infrastructure design and resilient recovery capabilities.
Maintain and test global business continuity/disaster recovery plans.
Lead risk assessments and mitigation strategies for infrastructure components across cloud and on-premises systems.

Financial & Vendor Management

Own global infrastructure and operations budgets ensuring cost optimization transparency and alignment with business priorities.
Negotiate and manage strategic partnerships with cloud network and managed service providers.
Establish strong vendor governance and performance management processes.

People & Culture

Build and lead a high-performing globally distributed team of 80 employees.
Foster a culture of collaboration accountability and service excellence.
Develop internal talent and succession plans aligned with future-state digital capabilities.

Minimum Education and Experience Required:

Master of Science (.) with 13 years of experience; or
Bachelor of Science (.) with 15 years of experience; or
Associate degree with 16 years of experience.
15 years of progressive IT leadership experience
Proven experience managing infrastructure across multiple geographies/time zones supporting 5000 employees.
Deep understanding of GMP and regulated biopharmaceutical industry requirements.
Demonstrated experience managing and operating in a matrixed environment.
Demonstrated success in hybrid infrastructure (on-prem and cloud).
Strong IT service management (ITIL) operations monitoring automation continuous improvement background.
Large vendor relationship management and contract negotiation experience.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Excellent leadership communication and stakeholder management skills.
Strategic leadership change leadership and enterprise impact to set the functional strategy and long-term roadmaps
Financial and commercial acumen to manage large portfolios.
Advanced vendor and partner management to negotiate complex contracts and set vendor governance models.
Ability to build and scale high-performing global teams.
Coaching abilities to coach senior leaders and technical experts
Ability to foster a culture of safety accountability service excellence and continuous improvement.
Advanced problem-solving skills to anticipate and solve complex problems that may arise.

This is a global position that will support all our FUJIFILM Biotechnologies sites.This position can be based at any of our locations around the globe. Benefits andcompensation will be governed by the location that you are basedfromandconsidered your home site.

As part of any recruitment process FUJIFILM Biotechnologies collects and processes personal data relating tojob applicants. The organization is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data andto meeting its data protection obligations and may share this as part of the global recruitment process withhiring managers in Europe and the United States.

To all agencies: Please no phone calls or emails to any employee of FUJIFILM about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at FUJIFILM via-email the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of FUJIFILM unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by FUJIFILM for this requisition and a valid agreement with FUJIFILM is in the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the FUJIFILM agency engagement process is hired no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

EEO Information

Fujifilm is committedto providing equal opportunities in hiring promotion and advancement compensation benefits and training regardless of nationality age gender sexual orientation or gender identity race ethnicity religion political creed ideology national or social origin disability veteran status etc.

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Position OverviewThe Vice President Infrastructure & Operations is a key member of the Global Business Technology & Digital Solutions (BT&DS) Leadership Team responsible for defining and executing the enterprise infrastructure and operations strategy across a complex regulated and growing global bio...