Technology Domain Expert (f/m/d) Pharmaceutical Industries

Siemens AG; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Domain Expert for Pharma Industries. The ideal candidate will act as a strategic technical advisor in the digital transformation of pharmaceutical clients, integrating IT and OT systems. This role requires a strong background in technical advisory roles, familiarity with regulatory frameworks, and fluency in English. Benefits include 30 days of vacation and a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Attractive remuneration package

Access to share plans

30 days of paid vacation

Flexible work schedules

Mobile working 2-3 days a week

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical R&D, manufacturing, or consulting focused on digital transformation.
• Track record in technical advisory roles in pharma.
• Ability to tailor technical solutions to client challenges.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership during pre-sales and bid activities.
• Translate client requirements into solution concepts and architectures.
• Ensure technical compliance with pharma standards.

Skills

Technical advisory roles

Regulatory framework understanding

Stakeholder management

Simulation techniques

Fluent in English

Education

Engineering degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Life sciences degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MES

ERP

LIMS

PLM

AWS/Azure

SCADA

DCS

PLC

Job description

Overview

As a Domain Expert for Pharma Industries, you will act as a strategic technical advisor supporting pharmaceutical clients in their digital transformation journey. Your primary focus will be on integrating IT and OT systems across R&D, manufacturing, and quality operations at our customers. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams during the bid phase to shape solution architectures and value propositions, and guide project execution by ensuring technical alignment, compliance, and delivery excellence.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and domain expertise during pre-sales and bid activities.
• Assess client requirements and translate them into solution concepts, architectures and value propositions.
• Support the development of reusable use cases and reference architectures tailored to pharma industry needs.
• Work closely with sales and pursuit teams to develop proposals and guide customer decision-making.
• Lead the design and integration of IT/OT architecture across all project phases, including Siemens and non-Siemens technologies, and act as the central contact for technical topics, ensuring alignment with pharma-specific processes and compliance standards.
• Review and validate functional and technical designs, test strategies, and deployment concepts.
• Manage change requests by assessing impacts and proposing viable solutions.
• Maintain a holistic understanding of the pharma technology stack, including IT systems (MES, ERP, LIMS, PLM, cloud platforms such as AWS/Azure, data lakes, analytics) and OT systems (SCADA, DCS, PLCs, historian databases, edge computing).
• Ensure solutions comply with pharma-specific standards and regulations such as GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, ICH Q8–Q12, ISPE GAMP 5, and ISO 13485.
• Advise on simulation techniques, digital twins, and data integrity strategies in drug development and manufacturing.
• Collaborate with consulting, offering, and delivery teams to ensure seamless transition from bid to execution and build internal knowledge around pharma technologies and standards.
• Engage with ecosystem partners to co-develop and integrate complementary solutions.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree, ideally in Computer Science or Computer Engineering; additional relevance is an asset but not mandatory; 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical R&D, manufacturing, or consulting with a focus on digital transformation.
• Proven track record in technical advisory roles during bid and delivery phases or a leading role in a pharma company.
• Strong understanding of pharma-specific business processes, regulatory frameworks, and technology stacks.
• Engineering or life sciences degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Consultant mindset with the ability to tailor solutions to customer challenges.
• Familiarity with simulation techniques and their application in drug development and tech transfer.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across all seniority levels.
• Fluent in English.

Benefits

• An attractive remuneration package
• Access to Siemens share plans
• 30 days of paid vacation and flexible work schedules
• 2 to 3 days of mobile working per week as a global standard
• Flexible training opportunities for professional and personal development

Equal Opportunity

Siemens Advanta is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all individuals, including those with disabilities. We are a global organization with a network of offices and teammates across many countries.