Associate General Manager – Information Technology

Piramal Pharma II Private Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Piramal Pharma Limited is seeking an Associate General Manager - Information Technology to lead platform strategy and digital transformation across the organization. You will drive modernization of legacy apps, cloud-native adoption, and AI-enabled solutions, while guiding architecture governance and performance improvements.

The role requires strong hands-on design skills, vendor leadership, and experience in regulated industries such as pharma and healthcare, with a proven track record of

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in enterprise IT, with 8+ years in leadership roles driving platform strategy and digital transformation.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications and migrating to cloud-native and AI-enabled platforms.
• Hands-on solution design as a technical SME and leadership of vendors and teams.
• Experience in regulated industries (Pharma, Life Sciences, Healthcare).

Skills

Platform & Architecture

Workflow automation

Integration frameworks

Application modernization

Governance & Compliance

Change management

GenAI/LLMs

Python development

Tools

RPA

Low-Code/No-Code

Azure AI

Job description

Associate General Manager - Information Technology

Experience

• 15+ years of experience in enterprise IT, with 8+ years in leadership roles driving platform strategy and digital transformation.
• Proven success in modernizing legacy applications, migrating to cloud-native and AI-enabled platforms, and leading large-scale IT transformations in regulated industries (Pharma, Life Sciences, Healthcare).
• Demonstrated experience in hands-on solution design, acting as a technical SME in addition to people and vendor leadership.

Core Skills: Platform & Architecture

• Strong expertise in enterprise platforms, workflow automation, integration frameworks, and application modernization.
• Deep understanding of platform governance, data integrity, compliance, and change management in regulated environments.

Emerging Technologies (Hands-on)

AI / GenAI / LLMs: Hands-on exposure to Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, agent frameworks, and enterprise GenAI adoption patterns. Experience designing LLM-powered use cases such as document intelligence, knowledge assistants, workflow automation, and decision support systems.

Python Development

Strong working knowledge of Python for building AI workflows, backend services, automation scripts, and integrations. Ability to review, guide, and contribute to production-grade Python codebases. Experience with RPA, Low-Code/No-Code platforms, cloud-native architectures, analytics, and data platforms. Exposure to Microsoft / Azure AI ecosystem (Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, LCNC platforms) preferred.

About Piramal Pharma Limited (PPL)

Piramal Pharma Limited is a global organised pharmaceutical company with 17 global development and manufacturing facilities and a global distribution network in over 100 countries. It includes Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS), an integrated Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization; Piramal Critical Care (PCC), a Complex Hospital Generics business; and the India Consumer Healthcare business, selling over-the-counter products. In addition, one of PPL’s associate companies, AbbVie Therapeutics India Private Limited is a joint venture with AbbVie Inc. and has emerged as one of the market leaders in the ophthalmology therapy area. Further, PPL has a minority investment in Yapan Bio Private Limited. In October 2020, PPL received a 20% strategic growth investment from the Carlyle Group.

PPL provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. It prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin or ethnicity, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Our employment decisions are based on merit considering qualifications, skills, performance, and achievements. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, selection, training, social programs, placement, promotion, demotion, compensation and benefits, transfers, terminations, and working conditions.