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Operational ownership and execution oversight for business-critical and GMP-impacting systems such as: ERP, Manufacturing Execution & Automation Interfaces, Quality Management Systems (QMS), PLM, Integration & Workflow Platforms, Data & Analytics
Define and execute the GMP systems strategy aligned with manufacturing scale and commercial readiness
Act as the primary systems partner to Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Finance leadership
Translate evolving operational needs into practical, compliant system solutions
Ensure systems support operational execution, compliance, and unit economics
Ensure manufacturing execution data, inventory, and quality events flow accurately across systems
Enable reliable WIP visibility, inventory valuation, and cost capture early to avoid pre-commercial rework
Support manufacturing readiness without over-engineering controls prematurely
Partner closely with the Integration Architecture & Data Foundation teams to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and long-term data strategy.
Provide business and GMP requirements for integrations across ERP, MES, QMS, and automation platforms.
Ensure data integrity, traceability, and auditability across manufacturing, quality, and finance processes
Drive root cause resolution for cross-system issues (data, integration, configuration, or process)
Establish operational discipline for transports, releases, documentation, and validation support
Improve business confidence that GMP systems are stable, predictable, and audit-ready
Provide hands-on leadership to drive execution of critical GMP system initiatives
Establish clear priorities, milestones, and operational accountability for internal teams and vendors
Provide day-to-day direction to system integrators and support partners
Partner with IT leadership and Procurement on vendor strategy and performance management
Actively intervene to stabilize, course-correct, or accelerate initiatives as business priorities evolve
Introduce lightweight governance, release discipline, and decision clarity
Improve confidence from QA, Manufacturing, and leadership that systems “just work”
Position IT and systems as business enablers rather than bottlenecks
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