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Senior Manager, IT Business Systems - Site Lead

Aalsmeer, Netherlands

We’re here for one reason and one reason only – to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We’ve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet.

Join Kite, as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies, and help shape where our business and medical science goes next.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Kite and help create more tomorrows.


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 COE’s 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 CoE’s, 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 Bachelor’s 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 system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite, please visit www.kitepharma.com . Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kitepharma .

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company.  Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all  employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual’s gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws).  Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

For Current Kite Pharma Employees and Contractors:

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