Senior Manager/AD, IS Manufacturing Business Partner
The Position
The Manufacturing Business Partner will act as a trusted partner and advisor to the Manufacturing and Quality Departments. Arrowhead is experiencing an exciting period of growth and is building a state-of-the-art GMP drug substance manufacturing facility in Verona, WI planned to open in 2023.
Responsibilities:
- Acting as the main point of contact for IS & Informatics for Manufacturing
- Developing the Manufacturing Digital Roadmap and, in turn, driving its execution
- Participate in the design and implementation of computer control systems at the Verona plant, acting as the main point of contact for IS
- GMP system design, implementation, validation, and integration for the under-construction plant, such as Historian and PCMS
- Management of applications that support manufacturing equipment in close partnership with Facilities, Metrology, and Automation representatives
- Implementation of GMP manufacturing data integrity programs
- Assist Manufacturing and Quality departments with change control assessments for computer control systems
- Manage the Manufacturing Digital portfolio, leading individual projects within that portfolio as needed
- Build relationships with the Manufacturing and Quality teams to become a trusted advisor and partner
- Lead the Manufacturing IS team to remove roadblocks and continue its growth as a high-performing team
- Key member of the IS & Informatics Leadership Team, representing Manufacturing in Arrowhead’s broader Digital Roadmap
- Direct supervision of Manufacturing IS team members, consultants, and vendors
Requirements:
- 5+ years in progressive leadership
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as engineering, science, or computer science
- Experience working in the Life Sciences industry
- Experience implementing GMP systems required
Preferred:
- Experience leading Agile teams highly preferred.
- Certified Scrum Master and/or Product owner a plus.