Global Application Senior Manager M/F/D

Corden Pharma - A Full-Service Cdmo; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cafeteria

Dynamic and exciting work environment

Hybrid working opportunities

Job summary

CordenPharma is seeking a Global Application Senior Manager to own a portfolio of business-critical applications, ensuring performance, compliance, security, and continuous improvement across global sites.

You will define roadmaps, lead evaluations and upgrades, coordinate validation activities, and partner with stakeholders, IT teams, and vendors to enable scalable, compliant digital operations in a GMP environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing enterprise laboratory and manufacturing applications in GMP environments.
• Proven IT project leadership with cross-functional teams.
• Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Act as Global System Owner for multiple business-critical applications.
• Define roadmaps aligned with business and IT strategies.
• Lead evaluations, upgrades, and global implementations.
• Ensure governance, compliance, security, and regulatory alignment.
• Coordinate system upgrades, testing, validation, and deployment.
• Deliver user training and support key-user communities.
• Serve as main contact for suppliers, auditors, business users, and local IT teams.
• Ensure qualification and audit readiness of assigned systems.

Skills

IT project management

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

ELN

Signals ELN

ChemDraw

MODDE

SOLO

Chromeleon

Job description

Introduction

CordenPharma is a leading full-service Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) specializing in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, drug products (DP), and packaging. With around 3,500 employees worldwide, we help pharmaceutical and biotech companies manufacture medicines with the ultimate goal of improving people’s lives.

Our network, spanning Europe, Asia and the US, provides flexible and specialized solutions across six technology platforms: Peptides, Lipids & Carbohydrates, Injectables, Highly Potent & Oncology, Small Molecules, and Oligonucleotides. We strive for excellence in supporting this network and are committed to delivering the highest quality products for patient well-being.

Our People Vision

We strive for excellence. We share our passion. Together, we make a difference in patients’ lives.

Your Tasks

To strengthen our Global IT organization, we are looking for a Global Application Senior Manager who will take ownership of a portfolio of business-critical applications and ensure their performance, compliance, security, and continuous improvement across our global sites.

Strategic Responsibilities

• Act as Global System Owner for multiple business-critical applications.
• Define and drive application roadmaps aligned with business and IT strategies.
• Lead application evaluations, upgrades, and global implementation projects.
• Drive process optimization, digitalization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure application governance, compliance, security, and regulatory alignment.
• Partner with business stakeholders, IT teams, and vendors to support global business growth.

Operational Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain multiple global applications.
• Ensure stable system performance through support, troubleshooting, and enhancements.
• Manage external service providers and outsourced support.
• Coordinate system upgrades, testing, validation, and deployment activities.
• Deliver user training and support key-user communities.
• Act as the main point of contact for suppliers, auditors, business users, and local IT teams.
• Ensure qualification, validation, documentation, and audit readiness of assigned systems.

Your Profile

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience managing and supporting enterprise laboratory and manufactacturing applications, incl. ELN, Signals ELN, ChemDraw, MODDE, SOLO and Chromeleon within GMP regulated environments.
• Proven experience leading IT projects and cross-functional project teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and vendor management skills.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication abilities.
• Goal-oriented, proactive, and able to perform in a dynamic international environment.
• Fluent in English.

Nice to Have

• Experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or CDMO industry.
• Knowledge of qualification, validation, and GxP requirements.
• Experience with IT networks, IT/OT governance, and regulated manufacturing environments.
• Additional language skills in German, French, Italian, or Portuguese.

We Offer

• Cafeteria
• Dynamic and exciting work environment
• Hybrid working opportunities

Interested?

Ihr Ansprechpartner

Engel, Mirjam