Application Manager (6926)

CTC is a specialized search and recruitment partner for the Life Sciences industry, serving clients and candidates since 1997. We enable careers by connecting talented professionals with meaningful opportunities, and we support our clients in engaging, retaining, and developing the right talent when needed.

Application Manager – 6926

3 days home office 2 days on-site

English Fluent, German Business Fluent

 

Our client, a global market leader in the production and process support of active pharmaceutical ingredients, both in the chemical and biotechnology sectors, is looking for a Application Manager for an initial 4-6 month contract with extension already planned, based in the Valais area, Switzerland.

This is a hybrid role with 2 days onsite and 3 days home office.

The Application Manager acts as the primary point of contact between business owners and the IT organization at the Visp site. He/she owns the full lifecycle of assigned applications. This includes application understanding, configuration and customization, if appropriate. He/she coordinates the application embedding in the current IT landscape, interfaces to other apps and assure IT security and governance based on defined standards. Establish and contribute to a up-to-date documentation (Basic System Design Specification a.o.). Acts as System Owner and Manages the application according to the agreed SLAs, OLAs and ensure adherence.

 

Main Responsibilities:

·      Works closely with business stakeholders to gather and translate requirements into an IT solution/application.

·      Review, interpret and respond to detailed business requirements specifications to ensure alignment between customer expectations and current or future IT application functionality.

·      Ensures applications remain compliant, secure, supported, and up to date.

·      Perform hands-on application configuration and customization (if applicable) in combination with routine maintenance of IT infrastructure components, including servers and related systems.

·      Interacts with different IT teams (infra, network, interface, IT-SEC, Enterprise Architecture) and with 3party providers (if applicable).

·      Supports day-to-day operational activities for the Visp local IT applications, ensuring stability, availability, and compliance with standards.

·      Contribute to delivery project work according to the overall standards and concepts.

·      Technology scouting and run proof of concepts / propose new solutions, liaise with vendors and define global IT infrastructure standards in storage, backup and laboratory software.

·      Ensure solutions are implemented and documented in compliance with the company’s standards and documentation is constantly updated.

·      Expected split between on-site (Visp) and remote work is 40%/60%.

 

Qualifications and Experience:

·      Relevant working/residency permit or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required

·      BAS in IT, preferred: MCSE – IT system Engineering

·      5-10 Years’ experience in Application Management and IT system Engineering

·      Founded system engineer and system architecture understanding (minimum 5 years in IT)

·      Application Lifecycle Management (deploy, configure, optimize, upgrade, troubleshoot, backup/restore)

·      Knowledge in Network/Database/Application Deployment/ IT Security / Client-Server etc.

·      Ability to work in a dynamic, cross-functional environment. Actively help to improve/establish processes

·      Strong structured and analytical thinking, problem solving attitude

·      General understanding of GxP

·      Stakeholder management (business and IT)

·      Strong communication skills and open and engaging personality

·      Fluent in English and German, Swiss German is a plus

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