IT Business Partner, Gaithersburg

4 months ago

Employment Information

Industry Human Resource

Experience 6 Year

Location Gaithersburg, MD 20878, Gaithersburg, United States of America

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Based in Cambridge, MA and Gaithersburg, MD. We are committed to improving the health of people worldwide with our fundamental research and our work in the area of development of immunotherapies utilizing the full potential of the immune system to fight cancer, infectious diseases and other serious diseases. We believe in scientific rigor, innovation and passion as driving forces. BioNTech was founded by scientists and physicians to translate science into survival by combining fundamental research and operational excellence.

With decades of deep immunology expertise and experience in developing and optimizing mRNA as part of its broad suite of novel technologies, the company is working with the global community to defeat life-threatening and serious diseases such as cancer, COVID-19, malaria and tuberculosis. The first ever approved mRNA vaccine was created in the labs of BioNTech in Mainz, Germany. A fully integrated immunotherapy powerhouse. We remain focused on bringing our broad pipeline of next-generation immunotherapies and vaccines to people around the world to address cancer, infectious diseases, as well as a growing list of other medical conditions. To accomplish this, we continue to be deeply rooted in science and academic research while also having built a fully integrated, global immunotherapy company with cGMP and GMP manufacturing facilities anchored around deep expertise in immunology and complemented by an expanding set of capabilities.

IT Business Partner, Gaithersburg

The IT Business Partner for Gaithersburg site is responsible for the successful integration of digitalization solutions involving all systems at the BioNTech Manufacturing site. This is achieved by selecting, tailoring and extending the global strategy to the specific local needs and driving the local project management for the implementation of these systems. The role closely collaborates with the global system architect, demand managers and digital project management to locally align all projects, changes and releases impacting Gaithersburg manufacturing site.

Primary Responsibilities

Lead and manage the introduction, upgrade, and integration of digitalization solutions in Gaithersburg by working closely with global and local stakeholders to ensure alignment with business objectives, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Act as an extension of the IT Business Partnering team dedicated to the Gaithersburg site, with a strategic partnering position in the site leadership team.
Lead and oversee the development of processes and blueprints required for selecting and customizing software solutions, in collaboration with local and global business and IT stakeholders.
Assume the role of local system owner to ensure smooth implementation, reliable operation, and compliance with regulatory standards.
Facilitate data conversations and requirements gathering, leveraging expertise in data definitions, quality, and processing.
Responsible for assuring the site’s alignment with the BioNTech data governance standards
Participate the global IT Business Partner community for best practice sharing and strategical alignment.
Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the site’s technical landscape, data infrastructure, and processing, while ensuring that solutions comply with regulations, privacy laws, industry standards and BioNTech standards.
Collaborate with the site IT Operations team for implementation and ongoing support activities.
Coordinate and oversight operational IT Demands for the site.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, business administration or equivalent with at least 7 years of relevant experience in pharma, operations and GxP in IT or process and project management
Experienced manufacturing project and integration manager with know-how about GMP systems
Strong project, stakeholder and communication management skills, leadership capabilities
Very good pharma and biotechnology process knowledge
GxP and computer system validation knowledge

Preferred Requirement: Master's degree

Benefits for you:

BioNTech US is committed to employee wellbeing and offers best-in-class benefits & HR programs to support an inclusive & diverse workforce. Salaried/Position-Targeted Hourly Employees working 30+ hours per week are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package. Benefits include but are not limited to:

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Life, AD&D, Critical Illness Insurance
Pre-tax HSA & FSA, DCRA Spending Accounts
Employee Assistance & Concierge Program (EAP) available 24/7
Parental and Childbirth Leave & Family Planning Assistance
Sitterstream: Virtual Tutoring & Childcare Membership
Paid Time Off: Vacation, Sick, Bereavement, Holidays (including Floating) & Year-End U.S. Shutdown.
401(K) Plan with Company Match
Tuition Reimbursement & Student Loan Assistance Programs
Wellbeing Incentive Platforms & Incentives
Professional Development Programs
Commuting Allowance and subsidized parking
Discounted Home, Auto & Pet Insurance

…and more! More details to be shared.

BioNTech is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. BioNTech does not tolerate discrimination against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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