**Job Title:** Associate Director Operations Technology
Job Description:
We are seeking a creative and highly motivated technology professional to lead our Client Facing Operations Technology team at our manufacturing facility in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. This role is responsible for incorporating the latest digital and artificial intelligence (AI) advancements in alignment with Industry 4.0/ Smart Manufacturing principles to meet business needs at a time of transformational growth.
As part of our European operations, the Amgen Dun Laoghaire (ADL) site is entering a new phase of significant change and growth. The site has multiple ongoing investments in new capabilities such as multiple new syringe and inspection lines, tech transfers and the new facilities that support Amgen's Growth strategy.
The successful candidate will have single point of responsibility for operations support and life cycle management of all information and technology capabilities at the site including manufacturing, engineering, quality, lab operations, process development and supply chain information systems and digital and AI tools.
This role will also be responsible for providing and advancing IT/OT platform-specific implementation practices and standards on systems architecture, software libraries, and system lifecycle management in alignment with Operations Technology Digital strategy and Industry 4.0 technology principles at the Site.
Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
* Serve as the leader of the client-facing operations technology department, a multi-discipline group that plans, advances and supports computer application solutions for the operations function at the site.
* Integrate Site's quality and compliance management practices with the enterprise-wide computing system.
* Collaborate in the development and implementation of strategies for coordination of site installations of Amgen's corporate managed computing systems.
* Collaborate with various Technology organisations in Amgen which are critical to the effective use of technology.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
A Doctorate degree and 6 years of Information System and/or manufacturing technology experience OR A Master's degree and 10 years of Information System and/or manufacturing technology experience OR A Bachelor's degree and 12 years of Information System and/or manufacturing technology experience AND 6 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources.
Preferred Qualifications:
10+ years of Information System and/or manufacturing technology experience. Expertise in Automation, Data Integrity, Network Security Systems (implementation, network solutions, regulatory trends) and experience dealing with regulatory agencies. Computer Science, Manufacturing Automation or Information System educational background. Biopharma and/or Pharmaceutical experience. Technical depth across Information and Operations Technology (IT/OT). Functional skill set and experience, with a demonstrated capability to lead teams that are accountable for administrative process automation, manufacturing execution, building management, laboratory instruments, lab information management, quality management, maintenance management, regulated document management, enterprise resource planning, product lifecycle management, data collection, aggregation, analytics, visualizations and intelligent algorithm development to monitor, control and predict outcomes.
Benefits:
At Amgen, our mission is serving patients. Our staff are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of science to transform medicine and turn the tide on serious illnesses. Central to achieving this mission is our