Senior Pharma IT Applications Lead

ATS Client

Cape Town

On-site

ZAR 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

BIOVAC, a leading sterile vaccine manufacturer in Africa, seeks an IT Business Applications Manager to steer the portfolio of business applications and ensure alignment with strategic goals. This permanent role requires a dynamic leader to oversee ERP, LIMS and QMS, while ensuring regulatory compliance.

You will drive project delivery, vendor management, and lifecycle processes from requirements through retirement.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, or related field.
  • 7–10 years in IT application management in pharma/healthcare.
  • Experience in lifecycle management of ERP/LIMS/QMS.
  • Proven project management experience.
  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements (FDA, GxP, data privacy).
  • Knowledge of generative AI, data analytics, RPA, IDP, process mining.
  • SAP experience including SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the company's application portfolio lifecycle from selection to retirement.
  • Align applications with business strategies and optimize resource use.
  • Lead application-related projects using PM methodologies.
  • Manage ERP, LIMS, and QMS landscapes and integration points.
  • Ensure lifecycle processes: requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, retirement.
  • Collaborate with vendors and ensure SLAs and compliance.
  • Translate business needs into functional specs and measure performance.
  • Communicate clearly with stakeholders and drive change management.
  • Provide leadership and mentorship to the IT applications team.

Skills

Project management
Leadership
Communication
Analytical thinking
Regulatory knowledge
AI & data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or related field

Tools

SAP HANA
SAP S/4HANA
LIMS
QMS
ITIL

Job description

BIOVAC, a leading sterile vaccine manufacturer in Africa, seeks an IT Business Applications Manager to steer the portfolio of business applications and ensure alignment with strategic goals. This permanent role requires a dynamic leader to oversee ERP, LIMS and QMS, while ensuring regulatory compliance.

You will drive project delivery, vendor management, and lifecycle processes from requirements through retirement.

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