Functional IT Project Manager(

Job Number:

 18000484)

Description

 

Nestlé Skin Health is a global leader in improving the quality of life by delivering innovative medical solutions for the health of skin, hair and nails throughout people's lives. Nestle Skin Health aims to meet the needs of healthcare professionals and consumers through constant innovation in technology and products to protect and improve the health of the skin and treat skin diseases.

Nestlé Skin Health is a subsidiary of Nestlé.

For our Global IT organisation, we are currently looking for:

Functional IT Project Managers (M/F)

Based in the Vevey region of Switzerland, in an innovative and dynamic environment, you will be r esponsible for the management of a portfolio of IS/IT projects, from scoping to planning and execution.

 

The projects will include:

• Support to new business programs with large IS/IT components


• News IS solutions selection and implementation


• Existing applications life cycle management:
  
  
  
  • Geographical expansion
  
  
  • New business processes coverage
  
  
  • Architectural improvements (Local/SAAS/Cloud)
  
  
  • Functional enhancements
  
  


• Responsible for the administration, support & continuous improvement of a portfolio of applications.

 

Activities and responsibilities :

• Responsible for the planning, coordination and delivery of IS/IT projects: Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables;


• Define project tasks and resource requirements;


• Develop full scale project plans;


• Assemble and coordinate project staff;


• Manage project budget;


• Manage project resource allocation;


• Track project deliverables using appropriate tools;


• Manage project risks and issues;


• Perform project reviews;


• Provide direction and support to project team;


• Present project status reports;


• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs;


• Effectively communicate project expectations to project team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion;


• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team;


• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path;


• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans;


• Ensure the validation of GxP systems is executed in coherence with the project plan.


• Ongoing cooperation with business stakeholders, sponsors and other IS/IT departments, in order to ensure that are considered at all times and appropriately managed:
  
  
  
  • Dependencies between projects,
  
  
  • Dependencies with operational activities,
  
  
  • Resource sharing and constraints,
  
  


• Provide leadership in steering projects toward defined best practices.


• Interact with and regularly report to executive project sponsors and IS/IT management


• Support (at level 2) and ensure continuous improvement of a portfolio of applications and life cycle roadmaps definition:
  
  
  
  • Resolve incidents and deliver service requests escalated to level 2. Escalate to level 3 when required.
  
  
  • Manage the request for changes: Prepare, chair and deliver minutes of CAB meetings (Change Advisory Board). Implement changes according to documented procedures.
  
  
  • Deliver regular ‘train the trainer’ sessions to ensure the key users can continue to support the end-users.
  
  
  • Propose applications life cycle roadmaps in order to prevent any component to fall out of support or to improve the coverage of business needs.
  
  
  • Specify, build, deploy and maintain the required interfaces with other applications.
  
  
  • Assist and train the functional and technical administrators.
  
  
  • Ensure the technical teams get the knowledge, documentation and training to install, administrate, monitor and operate the technical platforms supporting the applications.
  
  


• Contribute to technology watch to support business processes. 

Expected qualifications :

• Master degree or equivalent with a specialization in IT or information system. PMP Certification is a plus.


• A 5-year professional experience in managing complex IT projects. Experience of working in Pharma industry (GxP) or another regulated industry. Experience of working in global organizations with virtual teams.


• Strong understanding of the covered business domain


• Good understanding of application components and translation into functional and technical  requirements


• Strong project management and planning skills including experience in successfully managing major projects with use of and adherence to structured methodology;


• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities;


• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high pressure environment;


• Ability to work in a matrix organisation


• Strong interpersonal skills, is persuasive, encouraging, and motivating:


• Very good communicator with the ability to work in a complex multicultural environment;


• Strong understanding of the covered business domain (Product Development, Formulation, Preclinical, Regulatory)


• Fluent in English, French a plus;


• Knowledge of agile project management methodology a plus.

  

Primary Location

: Switzerland-VD-La Tour-de-Peilz

Job

: Information Technology

Organization

: Galderma

Schedule

: Full-time

Job Posting

: Sep 17, 2018, 12:24:37 PM