Director, Digital Plant Lead

About the role

The Director, Digital Plant Lead develops an integrated strategy for digital capabilities across the Research facilities, covering manufacturing execution systems (MES), enterprise resource planning (ERP), planning and scheduling and inventory management. The role focuses on digital plant design so that information and materials can be shared seamlessly across the research laboratories network.

Key responsibilities

• Define business requirements for digital manufacturing and supply chain design and implementation, working with site leaders and Research Laboratories IT
• Harmonize system implementation across sites to improve interoperability and the flow of information and materials
• Drive cross-site and cross-divisional alignment on systems such as MES and ERP
• Work with CMC Data Governance to ensure a consistent approach to enterprise data creation and management aligned with FAIR principles
• Support digital tools for master data management in manufacturing and inventory systems, and work with Change Management and functional SMEs to design business processes that use enterprise systems
• Contribute to the DSCS Digital Technologies Strategic Roadmap
• Translate business process needs into system requirements, provide expertise in virtual plant design, and define KPIs to track system adoption and value
• Document system requirements, business processes and architecture, and support training plans for new systems

Required profile

• 8+ years in digital manufacturing support, plant automation or a related technical field
• PhD with 4+ years of experience, or Bachelor's degree with 8+ years, in Engineering, Automation, Computer Science or a comparable field
• Prior experience introducing or upgrading enterprise systems such as MES or ERP strongly preferred
• Ability to build trust-based relationships and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, including senior executives

Required skills

• Pharmaceutical manufacturing or supply chain experience; understanding of small molecule, large molecule and vaccine modalities preferred
• Proven track record of turning complex requirements from non-technical stakeholders into actionable specifications
• Business process design, business transformation, change agility and digital transformation

What we offer

• Base salary range of USD 173,200 to 272,600 for the US location, with eligibility for annual bonus and long-term incentives
• Medical, dental, vision and other insurance, retirement benefits including 401(k)
• Paid holidays, vacation and compassionate and sick days
• Flexible work arrangements (25%) and no relocation required