Position Overview
The Insulin Facility Beijing (IFB) iShift Business Implementation Lead is an individual contributor role responsible for driving the successful integration of IFB facility requirements into the China iShift ERP system implementation. The role combines strategic oversight with hands-on execution, serving as the critical bridge between the IFB project team and the China-iShift implementation team, ensuring seamless communication, alignment, and delivery of required information across both workstreams.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the identification, prioritization, and communication of all IFB process requirements to the iShift system, ensuring completeness and accuracy
- Work in close collaboration with the China-iShift implementation team, maintaining a thorough understanding of implementation timelines, milestones, and technical requirements
- Develop and maintain a deep knowledge of IFB project requirements to effectively represent IFB interests within the iShift implementation context
- Coordinate the targeted involvement of IFB subject matter experts and stakeholders in iShift workstream activities, ensuring the right people are engaged at the right time
- Ensure that all information requested by the China-iShift implementation team is gathered, validated, and provided in a timely manner
- Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) and representative for IFB business requirements for the iShift implementation team
- Receive, track, and ensure timely and accurate responses to all questions raised by the iShift team directed towards IFB
- Proactively identify potential conflicts or gaps between IFB project requirements and the iShift implementation approach, and escalate or resolve these as appropriate
- Support alignment between project stakeholders to ensure consistent understanding of priorities and dependencies
- Lead IFB-specific aspects of commissioning and go-live phase in coordination with China-iShift team
- Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to IFB-iShift integration
- Collaborate closely with other digital functions within the IFB project team to ensure seamless integration of iShift with other systems, including MES (Manufacturing Execution System) and oneLims
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Required Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of SAP systems and their application in a manufacturing or pharmaceutical environment
- Professional background in Information Technology (IT) or a related technical field
- Proven experience in project coordination or project management roles
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, biologics, pharmaceutical or a related discipline
- Experience working in cross-functional teams and managing multiple stakeholders
- Fluency in English and Chinese
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Desired Skills & Experience
- Experience in insulin Drug Substance (DS) manufacturing or a comparable biologics/pharmaceutical production environment is highly advantageous
- Familiarity with SAP or comparable manufacturing IT/ERP implementation projects
- Solid understanding of GMP requirements in the context of IT system implementation
- Change management experience in a regulated industry environment
- Experience with ERP system integration in a manufacturing context, particularly involving MES (Manufacturing Execution System) and/or LIMS platforms
- Familiarity with commissioning and go-live processes for manufacturing IT systems
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Essential Soft Skills
- Teamwork: Ability to work effectively within diverse, cross-functional teams across organizational boundaries
- Coordination: Strong organizational and coordination skills to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders simultaneously
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information clearly to different audiences
- Project Management: Demonstrated experience in managing or supporting projects, including planning, tracking, and reporting
- Demonstrated ability to influence and align senior stakeholders without direct authority
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What We Offer
- A key role in a high-impact digital transformation initiative within one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies
- The opportunity to work at the interface of cutting-edge IT implementation and pharmaceutical manufacturing
- A collaborative and international work environment
- Professional development opportunities and exposure to global Sanofi networks
- Competitive compensation and benefits package in line with Sanofi's grading structure
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