IFS Product Owner

Oxford BioMedica (UK) Limited; Cowley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotech company in Cowley is seeking an IFS Product Owner to provide strategic leadership for its ERP system. The role requires a degree in Software Development or Life Sciences and experience in a regulated industry, particularly GxP. Responsibilities include collaborating with departments to ensure ERP functionality and managing stakeholder needs. The position offers competitive rewards, career development opportunities, and a supportive culture focused on innovation and teamwork.

Benefits

Competitive total reward packages

Wellbeing programmes

Career development opportunities

Supportive and collaborative culture

State-of-the-art labs and facilities

Qualifications

• Degree level education within Software development, Life Sciences or equivalent work experience.
• Experience working with an ERP system in a regulated industry; GxP experience essential.
• Experience managing complex needs of stakeholder groups.
• Readiness to play a key role within the IS Team.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the IFS product roadmap.
• Own the solution strategy for the ERP system.
• Collaborate between multiple departments to ensure ERP benefits are realized.
• Ensure Quality Management and Validation requirements are met.

Skills

Expertise in ERP systems

Strong collaborative skills

Ability to prioritize and plan

Education

Degree in Software development or Life Sciences

Tools

IFS ERP system

Job description

Company description :

Oxford Biomedica is a quality and innovation-led viral vector CDMO that enables its clients to deliver life-changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, Oxford Biomedica has more than 25 years of experience in viral vectors, the driving force behind the majority of gene therapies.

Cell and gene therapy is the treatment of disease by the delivery of therapeutic genetic material (DNA or RNA), into a patients cells. One highly effective approach to delivering genetic information is to re-engineer existing viruses to be safe delivery vehicles (vectors) to insert the genetic material into patients cells. This can be achieved either by directly administering the vector to the patient (often referred to as in vivo gene therapy), or by first introducing the genetic material to cells or tissue outside of the body, before administering the cells or tissue into the patient (often referred to as ex vivo gene therapy or gene-modified cell therapy).

Oxford Biomedica collaborates with some of the world's most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV) and adenoviral vectors. Oxford Biomedica's world-class capabilities span from early-stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality-assurance systems, analytical methods and depth of regulatory expertise.

Job description :

Join Us in Changing Lives

At OXB, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are on a mission to enable life-changing therapies to reach patients around the world and we are looking for passionate individuals who embody our core values every day : Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, and Respectful.

IFS Product Owner

To join the Information Systems (IS) team. In this role, you will provide strategic leadership for the IFS product roadmap, ensuring its alignment with organisational objectives, timely and high-quality delivery and adherence to GMP compliance standards where needed, playing a key part in advancing our mission and making a real difference.

Your responsibilities in this role would be :

• Being the internal & external expert within OXB for the UKs Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
• Partnering with business process owners to understand business requirements
• Owning the solution strategy for the ERP system
• Understanding, maintaining and developing simple configuration for the ERP system
• Leading the OXB IFS community regarding planned ERP system update activities
• Collaborating between multiple departments to ensure ERP functionality and benefits are being realised by the business
• Collaborating with Validation and Quality Assurance leads in the preparation and execution of system changes
• Ensuring Quality Management and Validation requirements are met within delivery of Good Practice (GxP) projects

We are looking for :

• A degree level education within Software development, Life Sciences or equivalent work experience
• Experience working with an ERP system in a regulated industry. GxP experience is essential
• Experience of working on an upgrade from an IFS Apps version to IFS Cloud (preferred)
• Experience managing complex needs of stakeholder groups, explaining what is possible and translation to system requirements
• Readiness to play a key role within the IS Team and cross departmentally to ensure that IFS and other GxP systems are being effectively improved
• Ability to prioritise and plan the implementation of work

About Us :

OXB is a quality and innovation-led viral vector CDMO with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, we have more than 30 years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of gene therapies.

OXB collaborates with some of the worlds most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV) and adenoviral vectors. OXBs world-class capabilities span from early-stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality-assurance systems, analytical methods, and depth of regulatory expertise.

Why Join Us?

Competitive total reward packages

Wellbeing programmes that support your mental and physical health

Career development opportunities to help you grow and thrive

Supportive, inclusive, and collaborative culture

State-of-the-art labs and manufacturing facilities

Company that lives its values : Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, Respect

We want you to feel inspired every day. At OXB, we are future-focused and growing fast. We succeed together through passion, commitment, and teamwork.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Collaborate. Contribute. Change lives.