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Job Description

Our IT team operates as a business partner proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver the services and solutions that help everyone to be more productive and enable innovation.

The Specialist, Digital Foundational Services, IT/OT Compliance role is charged with the administration of regulatory compliance programs, demonstrates adherence to policies and procedures, championing continuous maturity to adopt a risk based and lean approach to compliance activities. This role reports into Compliance Lead for above site systems.

Responsibilities but not limited to:

• ​Support various site functional and cross functional structures for all computerized system validation

• ​Support Divisional & Enterprise systems for all computerized system validation and IT/OT compliance issues

• Responsible for representing compliance activities to internal and external auditors / agencies

• Supports the development of audit responses and engages with local quality organizations on proper strategies when required

• Responsible for Identifying and engaging in remediation of above site IT/OT compliance risks

• Execute risk assessments to evaluate the implementation of new technologies or significant changes to existing architectures and technologies

• Responsible for reporting challenges in execution or adherence to procedural trends due to nonconformance and accountable for the effective and efficient running of all compliance operations in the Automation and IT teams

• Responsible for reporting status for above site deviations / CAPAs and other quality records that will be used as indicators of control and conformance to policy

• Responsible for communication and championing changes to the SDLC policies and procedures for Digital Manufacturing Division

• Responsible to engage as a member of a compliance group that shares knowledge and learnings for better execution and conformance to SOP within Digital Manufacturing Division

• Liaise with Compliance teams from other sites to ensure consistency and best practices applied

Please note this is a part-time role with 25 hours a week. 10% travel required based on business requirements.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• High School/GED

Required Experience and Skills:

• 2+ years supporting compliance activities

• Proficient and demonstrated knowledge of regulatory requirements (21CFR part 11, EMEA Annex’s 11, etc) that apply to computerized systems validation and compliance for site based as well as divisional and enterprise systems

• Demonstrated ability to support internal and external auditors / agencies

• Working knowledge and application of ISA S95 and S88 Standards in GxP environment

• Good understanding of end-to-end Manufacturing business processes and value streams inclusive of Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply chain

• Demonstrated ability to partner with stakeholders and navigate across conflicting priorities to balance critical tactical and strategic needs

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills – able to effectively communicate complex concepts in simple ways

• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate and communicate with a variety of audiences and stakeholders including executive management, business leaders, IT peers, and colleagues worldwide

• Strategic thinker, with demonstrated ability to work in a broad and top-down manner with a fair amount of ambiguity

• Results-orientation with the proven ability and reputation for developing plans and implementing them successfully

• Self-directed, self-motivated, focused leader who with little direction can fill in the gaps as to what is needed, and drive expected results

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Prior experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with specific experience in the SDLC & Compliance – ideally involving cross industry collaboration to drive best practices.

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred​

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

11/1/2024

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Requisition ID: R316074