IT Manager

Position Summary

We are seeking a hands‑on, strategic IT Manager to lead enterprise systems implementation and IT capability development across our Texas manufacturing campus. The immediate priority for this role is leading the standup of SAP at the existing manufacturing facility — including requirements definition, configuration, data migration, validation, cutover, and post–go‑live support.

Running concurrently with the SAP program, this role will support IT planning, design, and buildout for the new manufacturing facility under development on the same campus. Because the two facilities share a single campus, the incumbent will treat them as one integrated technology environment — extending a common network backbone, shared infrastructure, and a single SAP template across both buildings rather than designing and supporting two separate site environments.

The position is employed by Otsuka ICU Medical (OIM) and provides IT support to both OIM and OCNA operations on the campus. The incumbent will need to navigate the requirements, stakeholders, and governance expectations of both organizations.

Success in this role requires the ability to deliver a demanding implementation program at an operating facility while simultaneously shaping the technology foundation of a facility under construction. The incumbent must be comfortable sequencing, prioritizing, and communicating trade‑offs between the two efforts.

• Serve as the site IT lead for the SAP implementation at the existing manufacturing facility
• Partner with Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Warehouse, and Procurement stakeholders to gather and document business requirements, and translate them into system design
• Support and coordinate fit‑gap analysis, configuration, and design decisions with implementation partners and internal functional owners
• Lead site‑level data activities, including master data cleansing, mapping, migration, reconciliation, and validation
• Manage integration between SAP and existing site systems (manufacturing, quality, labeling, warehouse, and finance applications), including interface design, testing, and error handling
• Own site‑level testing execution and coordination — unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing — including defect triage and resolution tracking
• Plan and execute cutover activities, including cutover sequencing, inventory and financial period considerations, contingency planning, and business continuity during transition
• Provide hypercare and post–go‑live stabilization support; establish ongoing support model, escalation paths, and issue resolution processes
• Coordinate end‑user training, super‑user development, work instruction updates, and change management activities in partnership with functional leads and HR
• Support decommissioning or transition of legacy systems and manual processes replaced by SAP

• Serve as the primary IT owner for site business and plant‑floor technology needs at the existing facility
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Automation, Supply Chain, and Finance to ensure IT systems support safe, compliant, and efficient operations
• Support GxP‑regulated systems and computerized system validation activities, including requirements gathering, testing, documentation, change control, periodic review, and audit and inspection readiness
• Ensure SAP and related systems meet data integrity expectations, including access controls, audit trails, electronic records and signatures, and segregation of duties
• Coordinate IT/OT integration for plant‑floor systems, manufacturing networks, equipment connectivity, and related technologies
• Maintain backup, disaster…