Director, Nexus Lead

Lonza Group Ltd.; Vacaville (CA); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 295,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Lonza in Vacaville, CA seeks a Director, Site Nexus Lead to drive the SAP S/4HANA deployment, aligning site and global leadership. You will manage planning, data readiness, training, change management, cutover, go-live, and hypercare while partnering with the Site Head and leadership teams.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, executive reporting, and delivering organizational readiness for new ways of working across processes, people, data, and systems in a regulated manufacturing

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading large ERP deployments or complex business system implementations.
• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and manufacturing processes (planning, quality, supply chain).
• Proven ability to engage senior leaders and manage cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead Vacaville nexus deployment as the site business representative.
• Plan, test, data readiness, training, and change management for the SAP S/4HANA rollout.
• Provide executive reporting, risk assessments, and implementation recommendations.
• Govern and track RAID, dashboards, and milestones; ensure timely delivery.

Skills

ERP deployments

SAP S/4HANA

Stakeholder management

Project management

Change management

GxP/CSV/21 CFR Part 11

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/supply chain/business

PMP/Prince2/CPIM/CSCP or equivalent

Job description

Director, Site Nexus Lead Location: Vacaville, California Join Lonza in Vacaville as the Director, Site Nexus Lead, where you will play a critical role in one of the site's most significant transformation initiatives: the transition from SAP RVP to SAP S/4HANA. This highly visible leadership role offers the opportunity to partner directly with site and global leadership teams, driving business readiness, organizational change, and successful deployment of a global ERP platform that will shape the future of operations. This is an office‑first role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and team alignment, enabling us to deliver our best work. You will work primarily in the office, with the flexibility to work remotely for 20% of your time (one day per week).

What you will get

The full-time base annual salary for this position is expected to range between $177,000-$295,000.

• Performance-related bonus
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) matching plan
• Life insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid Time Off

Compensation for this role will be determined by the candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience, and relevant knowledge.

What you will do

Serve as the Vacaville site lead and primary business representative for the Nexus SAP S/4HANA deployment, ensuring alignment between site leadership, global program teams, and business stakeholders. Lead end-to-end site deployment activities including planning, testing, data readiness, training, organizational change management, cutover, go-live, and hypercare support. Partner closely with the Site Head and Site Leadership Team to provide executive-level reporting, decision support, risk assessments, and implementation recommendations. Drive business readiness across people, process, data, systems, compliance, and operational functions to ensure successful adoption of new ways of working. Establish and maintain governance, project management, RAID management, reporting dashboards, steering committee materials, and deployment milestones. Lead stakeholder engagement, communications, and change management initiatives that build organizational commitment and reinforce adoption of global SAP standards and processes. Identify and resolve risks, resource constraints, competing priorities, and cross‑functional dependencies while ensuring delivery against program objectives and timelines.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's degree in a science, supply chain, business, or related discipline.
• Advanced degrees and certifications such as PMP, Prince2, CPIM, or CSCP are considered advantageous.
• Significant experience leading large-scale ERP deployments, transformation programs, or complex business system implementations within manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or related industries.
• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and manufacturing‑related processes, including production planning, quality management, supply chain, inventory management, and logistics integration strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to influence and engage senior leaders, manage complex stakeholder environments, and drive alignment across local and global organizations.
• Experience leading organizational change management, training, communications, and business readiness activities during enterprise‑scale transformations.
• Strong project and program management capabilities, including governance, risk management, scheduling, resource planning, and executive reporting.
• Understanding of regulated manufacturing environments, including GxP requirements, Computer Systems Validation (CSV), 21 CFR Part 11, data integrity principles, and audit readiness expectations.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of. Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.