Senior IT Manager - R&D IT

Role & responsibilities

• Manage a staff that consists of employees and contingents, providing leadership in goals/objectives, performance reviews, and mentorship.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Develop and execute comprehensive IT strategies aligned with the organization's business operating units and functions their IT specific needs.
• Manage ongoing implementation of development efforts for multiple project / programs while working with other IT and business leaders to ensure effective delivery with high quality result.
• Engage with business stakeholders to understand their integration requirements and ensure that IT solutions align with their needs.
• Foster strong relationships with internal teams and external vendors to facilitate effective collaboration throughout the SDLC process.
• Leads quality control and review efforts and ensures delivery of enhancements and new functionality for Integration and additional software solutions over time.
• Provides coaching and leadership for the delivery of technical work products adhering to best practices
• Stay abreast of the latest trends and advancements in IT around AI and Hyperautomation.
• Leads the road map discussions with Teams.
• Provides technical oversight and development guidance, coaching and support to development team members[KS1]
• Experience developing on common platforms, tools, methodologies, and process[KS2] improvement.
• Works collaboratively with cross functional IT team members and business leaders to ensure effective cross-project communication and issue management.
• Set Team goals and holds Teams accountable to delivery products on time and withing budget with high quality.
• Responsible for budget including labor recovery for accountable for resources, vendors and project cost consumption.
• Provide regular status reports and performance metrics to management local and global management.

Preferred candidate profile

MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)

• 18+ years of IT experience with a bachelors degree
• Experience in implementing sales, marketing, R&D applications and platforms, Cloud, Data & Automation, Patient and clinic driven data insights and related platforms
• 8+ years of managerial experience preferably with a team span of 60+
• Experience leading with an agile mindset
• Team mentorship and coaching
• 5+ years of Information Technology in Healthcare or Pharma industry.
• Experience in implementing IT strategies and exposure to new ways of working
• Strong in leadership skills with background of Global Technology platform transformation
• Program management, planning and organizational skills, including the ability to handle large number of complex projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong R&D engineering business acumen stakeholder management skills

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

• Previous Medtronic experience
• MBA, and/or Masters Degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field.
• Experience in change management, as it relates to a culture and mindset of a complex organization including capabilities building, process design, ownership, and implementation.
• Managing a Global Organization and Stakeholders
• Has experience in managing big data related projects from requirements engineering and stakeholder perspective