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Head of IT Application Management and Support Jul 15, 2025 Bangalore, India, 560064 The opportunity
- Accountable and responsible for the management and support of all global IT applications.
- Responsible for ensuring end-to-end business continuity support for Teva s global systems worldwide.
- Ensures a strong customer focus and high-quality service delivery to all business units.
- Primary responsibility includes managing operations and changes across all global and regional applications at Teva, supporting 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 formalised 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.
How you ll spend your day
- The Head of Application Management and Support is a member of the IT Operations and Architecture leadership team.
- Leads a team with approximately 10 direct reports and around 70 Teva employees reporting indirectly. Additionally, oversees about 350 external employees through outsourced contracts.
- Holds budget accountability of approximately USD 20 million.
- 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.
- Responsible for the full lifecycle management of approximately 250 global applications.
- Accountable for IT applications and the underlying platforms including databases and SAP Basis services. GRC services are 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 by implementing safeguard recommendations to harden and mitigate risks.
- Evaluate new technologies and recommend improvements to existing computer systems and applications.
- Ensure adherence and compliance with standardized methods, tools, procedures and policies established by the global and corporate teams.
- Improve the cost-efficiency of IT operations without compromising on quality.
Your experience and qualifications
- Over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or related industries.
- Proven global experience in leading large-scale IT organizations.
- Demonstrated and sustained success in delivering complex IT services to a diverse client base.
- Proven experience in project planning, methodology, budget and AOP.
- Ability to lead large-scale organizations (approximately 500 employees), including senior leadership teams.
- Understanding of pharmaceutical operations, business processes, and related solutions.
- Experience managing global business applications teams.
Skills and Capabilities
Strong leadership capabilities Project management expertise Ability to thrive in a dynamic and evolving environment Strong stakeholder management orientation Effective planning and execution skills Structured and organized approach
Travel Requirements
This position requires international travel as needed. - Excellent and fluent in English reading, writing, and speaking.
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