Executive IT Strategist: Advanced Synthesis Platform

Lonza; Basel; Vor Ort; Vertraulich; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Lonza is seeking an Executive Director, IT Business Partner – Advanced Synthesis to serve as the strategic IT interface for the business platform, translating priorities into technology-enabled solutions that accelerate growth and operational excellence.

You will shape the platform’s digital strategy, drive end-to-end delivery of digital products, and lead a cross-functional team across manufacturing, ERP/MES, automation, and data platforms. This is a high-visibility, global leadership role.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years IT leadership in global organizations.

Aufgaben

• Serve as the primary strategic IT partner to business platform leadership, aligning technology strategy with business priorities, objectives, and growth plans.
• Shape and execute the platform's multi-year technology roadmap, identifying digital transformation opportunities and enabling business value through data, automation, AI, and enterprise technologies.
• Own end-to-end demand management, prioritization, and delivery of platform-specific digital products and IT initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategy and standards.
• Lead the platform IT portfolio, including business case development, investment prioritization, resource allocation, and execution governance.
• Partner with Enterprise Solutions, Digital & Data, Infrastructure, Security, and Site IT teams to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant technology solutions.
• Support major platform expansion initiatives, capital projects, and M&A activities by ensuring technology readiness and IT integration.
• Build trusted relationships across leadership, manufacturing sites, quality, supply chain, and other stakeholders as the primary advisor on technology strategy.
• Ensure IT governance, cybersecurity, GxP, regulatory, and data integrity requirements while supporting audits and governance.
• Monitor portfolio performance via KPIs and value realization metrics, driving continuous IT service improvement.
• Lead and develop platform IT teams, including Site IT Leaders and Product Owners, fostering collaboration and innovation.

Kenntnisse

IT leadership

IT Business Partnering

Digital transformation

Enterprise applications

Technology strategy

Regulated industries

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology/CS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ERP/MES systems

Jobbeschreibung

Lonza is seeking an Executive Director, IT Business Partner – Advanced Synthesis to serve as the strategic IT interface for the business platform, translating priorities into technology-enabled solutions that accelerate growth and operational excellence.

You will shape the platform’s digital strategy, drive end-to-end delivery of digital products, and lead a cross-functional team across manufacturing, ERP/MES, automation, and data platforms. This is a high-visibility, global leadership role.