Categories: Pharmaceutical, IT, Manufacturing, Life Sciences

Job Description

Senior IT Solution Specialist (m/f/d) – limited to 2 years

Are you passionate about driving digital transformation and ensuring the stability of IT systems? Join our company, where we aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. We're at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. As a Senior IT Solution Specialist (m/f/d) – limited to 2 years, you will play a crucial role in managing IT infrastructure, fostering strategic partnerships and leading projects to support our mission of saving and improving lives around the world. The position is full-time at our location in Unterschleißheim and limited to 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that IT systems run stably and meet all regulatory requirements.

• Responsible for IT initiatives from the concept phase to successful implementation and ensure continuous optimization of IT services.

• Act as service / technology owner in the shopfloor environment.

• Cooperate with maintenance and production lines to ensure efficiency and GMP-compliance.

• Analyze business processes and develop tailored IT solutions that are efficiently implemented.

• Build strong relationships with global and local platforms and promote collaboration for sustainable IT development.

• Contribute ideas, propose innovative solutions, and help drive the digital transformation of the production site.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT infrastructure and system management with a strong hands-on mentality.

• At least 5 years of professional experience in the IT or service environment, ideally in the life sciences industry or a production environment.

• Solid knowledge in project management and service management (ITIL Foundation certification is an advantage).

• Fluent German and English skills.

• Responsibility, independent working style, and strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Required Skills:

Accountability, Availability Management, Change Controls, Computer Technical Support, Customer Experience Management, Engineering Support, Incident Management, Management System Development, Problem Management, Quality Assurance (QA), SAP Technical Support, Service Delivery, SLA Management, Software Configurations, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Technical Management, Testing

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Project Temps (Fixed Term)

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

03/1/2026

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