Head of IT Application Management and Support

Who we are

The opportunity

• Accountable and responsible for application management and support for all global IT applications
• Responsible for end-to-end support of business continuity for Teva global systems world-wide
• Ensures solid customer focus and service to all business units
• The primary scope will be to manage the operations and changes to all global and regional applications at Teva for approximately 36,000 users
• To ensure all production systems and services are available to the global user base and operate within agreed and formalized service levels
• All other ERP and non-ERP environments required by the deployment and change activities are available to the appropriate user base and operate within agreed and formalized service levels.
• Transition projects from delivery to support teams
• Manage the relationships with third party organizations and drive their performance so they meet Teva requirements. This will include managing supplier resources and contracts.
• In addition, manage and provide Information Lifecycle Management Services.
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This role will be based in the Parsippany, NJ office onsite 3 days a week.

How you’ll spend your day

• The Head of Application Management and Support is a member of the IT Operations and Architecture leadership team
• The role will have under 10 direct reports and around 70 Teva employees reporting indirectly to this position. There will be about 350 external employees as part of this organization through outsourced contracts
• Budget accountability shall be in the region of 20 Mio USD
• Establish and govern an enterprise technology vision consistent with integration, synergy and business strategic objectives
• Accountable for managing, planning and executing the application management strategy
• Accountable for the lifecycle management of all global applications (about 250 in number)
• Accountable for IT applications and the underlying platforms including databases and SAP Basis services. GRC services is also part of the role.
• Responsible for development and implementation of small and large enhancements for applications
• Partnership with IT Security, to assess infrastructure threats and vulnerabilities implementing safeguard recommendations to harden and mitigate risks
• Evaluate new technologies and recommend improvements to existing computer systems and applications
• Ensure adherence and compliance to standardized methods, tools, procedures and policies established by the global and corporate teams.
• Improve cost-efficiency of IT operations without compromising on quality
• Negotiate, own and manage large scale 3rd party contracts. 

Your experience and qualifications

• A minimum of 20 years' experience in pharmaceutical or related industry
• Proven global experience in leading large scale IT units
• Demonstrated success and a sustained record of success delivering complex IT services to a diverse clientele
• Proven experience in project planning, methodology, budget and AOP 
• Ability to lead large scale organization (500~) teams & senior leaders
• Understanding of Pharmaceutical Operations business processes and solutions
• Experience in managing global business applications teams

Travel Requirements:
This position requires international travel as needed.

Compensation Data

The annual starting salary for this position is between $232,000 – 303,000 annually.  Factors which may affect starting salary within this range and level of role may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. 

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