Manufacturing Digital Manager

Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Do you want to enhance the lives of millions of people? Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well‑being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma‑derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions.

Location:

Clayton NC

The Grifols Therapeutics Manager of Manufacturing Digital Systems, is the GT site functional leader responsible for site‑level functional ownership, governance, integrity, and optimization of digital manufacturing systems, including Electronic Batch Records (E /MES), Maximo GT Functional Management, Data Integrity FTP server, Aizon, Bioman, and related GMP data systems s role ensures regulatory‑compliant data integrity across digital manufacturing systems, supports the operationalization of E , and coordinates cross‑system integration with platforms such as SAP, process historians, and process automation systems for manufacturing.

The role serves as the GT Manufacturing Support E /MES Systems owner as defined in the global RACI, with accountability for site functional direction governance. This role is a critical partner to Quality, Operations, Global IT, and Global Biopharma E /MES teams for build, delivery, and validation of these systems.

• E /MES System Ownership & Governance
• Serve as GT Manufacturing System Owner for E /MES Systems and associated digital systems, aligning with global governance expectations, testing standards, and change management.
• Own the site level configuration, functional administration, SOP’s, and lifecycle management of E /MES, and manufacturing IT systems.
• Coordinate and support recipe validation workflows, including SAP‑impacted and non‑SAP‑impacted changes, in alignment with site change management processes.
• Data Integrity Leadership
• Collaborate with site Quality as the GT Manufacturing Digital Systems representative to the Data Integrity Program for digital manufacturing control systems, ensuring alignment with regulatory and global corporate standards.
• Serve as GT Manufacturing Functional Owner of the HMI FTP server.
• Collaborate with Quality to assure inspection and audit readiness.
• Maximo GT Functional Management & Support
• Act as the system owner and primary GT Manufacturing lead for the functional management of Maximo, the GT site CMMS system.
• Act as the liaison between Engineering/Maintenance and IT to ensure systems, reports, and processes support asset management, planning, and compliance.
• Develop KPIs, reports, SOPs, and training materials so Maintenance and Engineering can manage assets, spending, and performance effectively.
• Cross‑System Integration & Digitalization
• Lead site level functional integration initiatives between E , SAP, process automation systems, process historians, and other digital sources (e.g., logbooks, automation HMIs).
• Identify opportunities to automate data flows, reduce manual data entry, and modernize site operations.
• Drive Pharma 4.0‑aligned digital solutions (e.g., digital logbooks, automated reporting, IoT sensors)
• Operational Support & Continuous Improvement – Aizon and Bioman
• Oversee site coordination of system incident management and interface with IT Infrastructure, Global E /MES, automation teams, Aizon data teams, and Bioman production data teams.
• Lead GT Manufacturing Digital Systems support for root cause analysis, CAPAs, preventive controls, and lifecycle improvements.
• Cross‑Functional Leadership
• Partner with Operations, Quality, IT, Production Maintenance and Engineering, Grifols Engineering, and Global Digital teams to harmonize data/standards and ensure effective system implementation.
• Represent the site in global councils/working groups related to E /MES, data integrity, and manufacturing digital systems.
• Influence site strategy for digital capabilities and future‑state digital manufacturing systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or related field.
• 8+ years of…