Information Technology (IT) Lead

XL-Lead Consulting is a professional services company providing staffing and consulting services to Fortune 500 companies. We hire and staff the best!

Current Need:

A high level IT Professional in the Houston, TX area is needed to be onsite to oversee IT operations until March 2022. This contract position will assist the current Lead with all IT operations, providing both strategic and tactical operational leadership for information technology systems and services. Operations, End User Support & Service Delivery (Help Desk Operations), Local Application Support & Delivery will be part of this role. In addition, will serve as a business relationship partner to Site Manufacturing, Engineering, Materials & Supply Chain, Quality, HR and Finance departments ensuring alignment, governance and prioritization of IT initiatives.

Responsibilities:

· Ensuring the delivery of IT services to support day-to-day manufacturing operations.

· Direct the IT Department, ensuring that the structure, skills and competencies required are applied correctly to the appropriate business needs.

· Prioritize, oversee, and manage IT service requests and portfolio of IT projects in support of strategic business goals, ensuring delivery of services within determined time and budgetary constraints.

· Serve as a senior point of contact for IT Department on operational and strategic issues.

· Communicate to leadership team the monthly performance through project reporting and key metrics to create awareness and highlight challenges and risks.

· Conduct business relationship management meetings with leadership to keep business partners informed of key IT activities.

· Interpret business requirements, identify and report back any demand requests for IT services and any IT improvement opportunities.

· Ensure plans are in place for business continuity for all IT systems.

· Develops strategic plans and budgets that meet the growth, scale and changing needs of the business.

· Working with Quality Assurance Validation, use risk-based approaches to assess compliance impacts, build computer systems validation processes into system implementation and change control activities where appropriate.

· Support and develop standard operating procedures for computer systems operating in a regulated environment ensuring 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.

Qualifications

· 5+ years in an IT Leadership role.

· 10 years business/industry work experience with extensive knowledge and expertise in supporting manufacturing operations.

· Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field.

· Strong expertise in project/program management, systems lifecycle management and enterprise application planning.

· Experience in the life sciences (biotechnology / pharmaceutical industries) and GMP Quality Systems.

· Experience with key business solutions such as Kronos, SharePoint, MES, ERP, QMS, LIMS, and PLM.

· Experience with negotiating and managing vendor relationships and agreements, specifically for manufacturing solutions.

· Strong project and portfolio management skills, ability to oversee multiple projects, activities and tasks simultaneously.

· Effective risk analysis, prioritization and stakeholder facilitation to reach timely decisions.

· Excellent management skills with demonstrated organizational, administrative, interpersonal, communication and supervisory skills with the demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety of people including both internal and external resources.

· Ability to influence across levels and functions, develop strategic plans and communicate strategy in a way that is easy to understand.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute/Relocate:

• Houston, TX (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• life sciences: 3 years (Preferred)
• project management: 3 years (Preferred)
• IT Leadership: 5 years (Preferred)

Contract Length:

• 1 year

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No