OpEx & Digital Transformation Specialist

Alk Abello Spa; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work up to 1 day/week

Career development in OpEx

Job summary

Alk Abello Spa is seeking an Operational Excellence and Digitalization Specialist in Madrid to drive CI and OPEX initiatives within Product Supply. You will identify improvement opportunities, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and transform manual processes into digital solutions.

The role targets early‑to‑mid career professionals with a technical background, strong communication skills, and a drive to grow in CI and project management within a regulated pharmaceutical environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
• 2–5 years in Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Digitalization, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, or related fields.
• Strong communicator; able to coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Proactive, analytical, strong problem-solver.

Responsibilities

• Identify and execute CI opportunities (waste, throughput, standardization), lead problem‑solving/CI workshops, reduce scrap, increase OEE (bottleneck analysis, downtime categorization), and optimize processes.
• Data & dashboards: Collect/analyze operational data, define KPIs, ensure data integrity, build visual management and dashboards for TIER routines, document data sources and calculations.
• Digitalization: Translate needs into requirements, help create dashboards/automations, support existing IT systems, and improve digital standards and data structures.
• Project management: Coordinate cross‑functional tasks (Operations, Product Supply, QC, QA, Procurement), plan and track projects, manage risks/stakeholders, prepare documentation, and apply change management.
• Benefits tracking: Prioritize CI pipeline, quantify financial impact, and track baselines/targets/realization.

Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Initiative

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

SAP

LIMS

Power BI

Minitab

Excel

Power Automate

Job description

Alk Abello Spa is seeking an Operational Excellence and Digitalization Specialist in Madrid to drive CI and OPEX initiatives within Product Supply. You will identify improvement opportunities, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and transform manual processes into digital solutions.

The role targets early‑to‑mid career professionals with a technical background, strong communication skills, and a drive to grow in CI and project management within a regulated pharmaceutical environment.