About Astellas:
At Astellas we are a progressive health partner, delivering value and outcomes where needed.
We pursue innovative science, focussing initially on the areas of greatest potential and then developing solutions where patient need is high, often in rare or under-served disease areas and in life-threatening or life-limiting diseases and conditions.
We work directly with patients, doctors and health care professionals on the front line to ensure patient and clinical needs are guiding our development activities at every stage.
Our global vision for Patient Centricity is to support the development of innovative health solutions through a deep understanding of the patient experience. At Astellas, Patient Centricity isn’t a buzzword - it’s a guiding principle for action. We believe all staff have a role to play in creating a patient-centric culture and integrating an awareness of the patient into our everyday working practices, regardless of our role, team or division.
We work closely with regulatory authorities and payers to find new ways to ensure access to new therapies. We deliver the latest insights and real-world evidence to inform the best decisions for patients and their caregivers, to ensure the medicines we develop continue to provide meaningful outcomes.
Beyond medicines, we support our stakeholder communities to drive initiatives that improve awareness, education, access and ultimately standards of care.
The Opportunity:
As Manager, R&D System Configuration, you will support one or few applications that are being actively used by R&D personnel supporting important and/or compliance relevant processes as well as smaller configuration and data model updates in the context of expected evolution of business needs, to keep the system, including its integrations, fully functional and aligned with current business needs.
As Manager, R&D System Configuration, you should have a deep understanding of both the current features and functionalities of the system, the existing data model and how both are being used in the regular executing of business processes to support the same, partnering closely with other team members in DigitalX and regularly interfacing with users and partnering with stakeholders in business functions to augment the existing configuration as necessary to keep the system well aligned with business needs.
Hybrid Working:
At Astellas we recognise the importance of balancing your work and home life, so we offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues in person at the office alongside the flexibility to work from home; optimising the most productive work environment for you to succeed and deliver.
Key Activities for this role:
- System Maintenance: In partnership with other DigitalX team members responsible for system maintenance related activities related to both change requests and established processes for the system(s) in scope, this includes monitoring and addressing issues that may arise in regular, compliance related processes and execution of certain, centralized controlled processes.
- Change requests: Is responsible to keep the lower-level configuration and data model of the system up-to-date based on assessments conducted in conjunction with functional representatives, or addressing change requests from such representatives, in alignment and partnership with the Business Process Owner (BPO).
- User support: The Manager, R&D System Configuration provides assistance (analysis and trouble-shooting) for issues users are experiencing with the system features and functionality or data issues that super-users and helpdesk-type roles were not able to address successfully.
- Agile working: As a member of an agile Value Team, the Configuration Specialist will partner with the other value team members to perform their responsibilities in alignment with the mission of the team, and the established objectives and key results the team works to deliver.
Essential Knowledge & Experience:
- Substantial years of experience configuring and supporting Planisware solutions, including at least one year of experience working on a new implementation.
- Experience developing equations/algorithms for resource forecasts.
- Experience working in a global organization across multiple legal entities in multiple geographies and strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Technical Knowledge: Good understanding of information technology, software development life cycles, and architectural frameworks.
- Business Processes: Familiarity with pharmaceutical R&D functional processes (in clinical operations, regulatory affairs, and/or pharmacovigilance etc.)
- Experience with creation and review of SLC documentation.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with vendors and internal teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Planisware Certification.
- Experience working in the Pharmaceutical or other highly regulated industry.
- Experience working in an IT organization and/or with IT vendors.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or live sciences (or equivalent experience).
Additional information:
- This is a permanent role based in our Global Capability Centre in Warsaw, Poland and hybrid working with the expectation for some office presence. Flexibility may be required in line with business need. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance of the office.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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