Job Title: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Data Manager (Seattle, WA)
Location: Seattle, WA Onsite role
Only: W2
Duration: 12+ months
The Manager, Master Data Management is responsible for the coordination and execution of manufacturing support of QAD and associated boundary systems to maintain a compliant, effective, and efficient operation that meets or exceeds site goals and objectives.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university required.
- An equivalent combination of education, experience and training may substitute.
Experience:
- 10 years relevant work experience required, preferably in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
- 2 years of experience with project coordination and cross-functional team leadership preferred.
- 2 years of experience supporting ERP system required. QAD experience is preferred. SAP HANA could possibly work.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Advanced knowledge of computerized system testing.
- Advanced knowledge of cGMP regulations.
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
- Advanced presentation development and delivery skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook.
- Ability to backfill management and mentor peers.
- Ability to provide training inter departmentally, site wide, and globally.
- Ability to provide on-call support in case of emergent issues.
- Ability to work independently for extended periods of time.
- Ability to work as a team.
- Ability to interpret / write technical documents.
- Ability to solve routine and complex problems.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist in designing, testing, and maintaining manufacturing data, including, but not limited to, items, specifications, list of values, recipes, routings, formulas, process instructions, and process variables.
- Collaborate within the department and with manufacturing, quality control, quality assurance, IT, global master data management, and supply chain organization to determine business requirements for the design of master data.
- Translate business requirements into a robust data design which is compliant, efficient, and effective.
- Coordinate the testing of master data with peers and internal customers to ensure business requirements are achieved.
- Maintain the recipe release process to meet manufacturing requirements and to maintain compliant, efficient, and reliable batch records and supporting data.
- Develop and execute cGMP change controls and ServiceNow change requests for master data changes.
- Provide department representation on site projects.
- Collaborate with other stakeholders (global and site) to maintain and optimize product hierarchy while maintaining compliance and minimizing risk.
- Provide direct internal customer support to manufacturing, site planning, inventory control, quality assurance, quality control, global master data management, and IT.
- Maintain an understanding of the manufacturing processes and QAD.
- Provide periodic on-call support to internal customers for emergent system issues.