Senior Manager, IT Manufacturing Site Lead

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Job Function:
Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:
Technical Product Management

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Manager - IT Manufacturing Site Leader located in Wilson, NC (5 days per week on site). The Senior Manager, IT Manufacturing Site Leader is responsible for shaping and delivering end-to-end technology solutions that support drug substance manufacturing site operations.

• Lead the planning, deployment, coordination, and ongoing support of manufacturing site technology solutions, working with enterprise product teams, Technology Services, Cybersecurity, and delivery partners in alignment with segment and enterprise IT strategies.
• Translate site priorities, operational challenges, and risks into a business-led technology roadmap spanning short- and mid-term horizons (0-5 years), ensuring alignment with segment product and business strategies.
• Serve as the trusted strategic technology partner and account manager for site leadership and key business stakeholders, proactively identifying business needs, technology opportunities, risks, and capability gaps while coordinating digital topics and escalations.
• Own the identification, translation, prioritization, delivery, and lifecycle management of site technology demand and capabilities, balancing measurable business value, cost, resources, dependencies, risk, and delivery considerations.
• Drive digital transformation and manufacturing automation opportunities, including capabilities such as MES, IIoT, manufacturing data and analytics, and other digital technologies that improve manufacturing processes, productivity, quality, reliability, and business outcomes.
• Ensure local technology solutions are aligned to standard enterprise product categories, driving consistency, scalability, and optimization across the manufacturing network and contributing to a globally standardized ecosystem of systems and applications.
• Develop and maintain the site IT roadmap and help shape business cases and investment justification in partnership with business and finance stakeholders.
• Drive speed-to-value through effective execution models, including Agile, iterative delivery, Lean IT principles, and process optimization.
• Establish and lead a regular cadence of communications with site stakeholders, providing visibility into roadmap progress, risks, dependencies, investments, and business outcomes.
• Own end-to-end operational performance and technology-related continuity for the site, including incident management, escalation coordination, root cause analysis, service governance, service-level adherence, risk management, and continuous improvement of reliability metrics.
• Lead IT communications and stakeholder coordination during critical technology incidents and business interruptions,…