Technology Workstream Lead/Associate Director - Finance

Technology Workstream Lead/Associate Director - Finance

For our customer located in Basel/Switzerland we are currently looking for a: Technology Workstream Lead - Finance (m/f/x)

• Duration: 17/02/2025 to 31/12/2025
• Location: 100% Basel
• Extension beyond 12 months is planned
• Pay range, defined by client: 71 – 87 chf/h, Example: for a month with 160 worked hours*87 chf = 13920 chf gross salary

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Leadership and Strategy: Lead the technology workstream by developing and executing comprehensive strategies that align with the overall goals of the STEP Transformation Program.
• Technology Integration: Oversee the integration of multiple technologies ensuring seamless interoperability and optimal performance.
• Project Management: Manage project timelines, resources, and budgets, ensuring that milestones are met and deliverables are achieved within scope and on time.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with business & cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and senior management to communicate project status, risks, and issues, and to facilitate decision-making processes.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with technology implementation, ensuring that potential issues are addressed proactively.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure that all technology solutions meet the highest standards of quality, reliability, and security, complying with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Change Management: Drive change management initiatives to facilitate the adoption of new technologies and processes across the organization.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for enhancing technology solutions and optimizing business processes.

Must Haves

• Technical Expertise: Extensive technological transformation programs, with a proven track record of successful implementation and integration.
• Leadership: Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire, motivate, and guide cross-functional teams towards achieving common goals.
• Project Management: Proficient in project management methodologies and tools, with experience in managing large-scale, complex technology projects.
• Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying and addressing challenges.
• Stakeholder Management: Experience in engaging and managing stakeholders at all levels of the organization, fostering collaboration and alignment.
• Change Management: Knowledge of change management principles and practices, with experience in driving organizational change initiatives.
• Quality Assurance: Understanding of quality assurance processes and methodologies, with a commitment to delivering high-quality technology solutions.
• Regulatory Compliance: Familiarity with regulatory requirements and standards relevant to the pharmaceutical industry, ensuring compliance in all technology implementation.

Contribute to the development and implementation of the organization’s overall IT strategy and support implementation. Support review of IT investment allocations to ensure they are in line with IT strategy and business demand.

• Contribute to maintaining alignment of business IT and functional strategies and priorities by communicating the strategy to stakeholders and fostering feedback and engagement with strategy development.
• Work with IT Innovation and Project Portfolio Management organizations to identify and create business opportunities.
• Advise on the development of business cases for strategic initiatives.
• Contribute to maintaining alignment of IT roadmap / strategies with business and functional demand and investment plans.
• Assist with coordinating governance reviews of innovation projects and partner with IT Innovation team on innovation projects as required.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Health and Human Services