Group Senior Manager Quality Applications — Octapharma
- Location
- Lachen
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 58 days ago
Role overview
Become part of a vital chain and contribute to our common goal of making people’s lives better.
Headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland, Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing medicines sourced from human plasma and human cell lines.
We are a privately-owned company, where the warmth of family meets the scale of a global organisation.
- Become part of a vital chain and contribute to our common goal of making people’s lives better.
- Headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland, Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing medicines sourced from human plasma and human cell lines.
- Your main tasks and responsibilities
Main responsibilities
- Your main tasks and responsibilities
Application process
- Define and execute the global Quality Applications strategy, ensuring digital solutions support business objectives, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
- Act as the strategic IT Business Partner for Global Quality and Manufacturing, translating business needs into scalable digital solutions.
- Lead demand management, business process management, and application lifecycle management for the global Quality application landscape.
- Drive global implementation and continuous improvement of Quality applications while ensuring compliance with GxP, IT security, architecture, and lifecycle standards.
- Manage strategic application projects from planning through execution, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, external vendors, and implementation partners.
- Lead and develop a high-performing global team, fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure service excellence through application governance, SLA management, vendor performance management, and operational support.
- Own CAPEX and OPEX planning, monitor budgets, optimize costs, and ensure measurable business value and return on investment.
Contacts
- T: +41 55 451 21 35
- Want to find out more about us?
- Visit our website Octapharma Career and follow us daily on LinkedIn . About Octapharma
- Headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland, Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing plasma-derived and recombinant medicines.
- Octapharma employs more than 11,000 people worldwide to support the treatment of patients in 120 countries with products in three therapeutic areas: Immunotherapy, Haematology, and Critical Care.
- Octapharma has seven R&D sites and five state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Austria, France, Germany and Sweden, and operates more than 200 plasma donation centres across Europe and the US.
Company and context
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities with a strategic and customer-oriented mindset.
- Proven experience with enterprise Quality Management solutions in regulated GxP environments, such as Veeva, Trackwise, Generis, Ennov, or comparable industry-leading platforms.
- Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage. Your department – where you make an impact
- Work with skilled and fun colleagues in a relatively informal organization Skills development
- We offer various internal and external employee and leadership trainings, trainee programs and digital solutions It´s in our blood
- We live diversity and stand for equal opportunities as an employer!
Additional details
- Promote harmonized global processes and application standards with a strong focus on user experience, business value, simplicity, and scalable digital transformation. Your expertise and ideal skill set
- Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage. Your department – where you make an impact
- Martin Metzger, Group Senior Director Business Applications You help save lives
- Every day is meaningful as we produce life-saving medicines
- Work with skilled and fun colleagues in a relatively informal organization Skills development
- We offer various internal and external employee and leadership trainings, trainee programs and digital solutions Seidenstrasse 2, 8853 Lachen
- Visit our website Octapharma Career and follow us daily on LinkedIn .
Notes and original content
- Promote harmonized global processes and application standards with a strong focus on user experience, business value, simplicity, and scalable digital transformation.
- Your expertise and ideal skill set
- Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.
- Your department – where you make an impact
- Martin Metzger, Group Senior Director Business Applications
- Thrive with us
- You help save lives
- Family values
- Work with skilled and fun colleagues in a relatively informal organization
- Skills development
Questions about this listing
What salary does Octapharma offer for this role?
Octapharma lists CHF 107'000 - 162'500 gross per year for this position in Lachen. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Octapharma offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Octapharma during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Schwyz?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Schwyz can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Schwyz's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Octapharma?
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