Business Application Specialist - work with system management in a global set-up

In Coloplast, we are embarking on a new journey implementing a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to provide a structured and automated environment to manage laboratory data.  Together with a team from IT and business you will be managing a global implementation and subsequently assume the role as Global Process Owner (GPO) and systems manager from the business perspective. 

So, if you are at your best when working closely with data management and working at the interface between IT and business, then this is the opportunity to take on a role where you will truly become our LIMS expert.

Join PMS, Systems & Processes 
The PMS, Systems & Processes team is part of Global Quality, Regulatory Affairs & Sustainability. The team consists of other business application specialists, vigilance specialists, and global process owners for our core quality processes. While each group is specialized within its individual field and works independently, we also enjoy close collaboration and tapping into the synergies that arise when sharing our knowledge. 

Shared and structured system for laboratory data 
Acting as the link between IT and the business, you are responsible for ensuring successful implementation of LIMS globally, and afterwards be the business owner ensuring firstly, that the system is functional, validated, and supported, so the organisation can use it, and secondly, also ensure proper activities are initiated to secure further valuable use of LIMS data. 

Your responsibilities
Your overall responsibility will fall in the following categories:

Implement the new LIMS

• Participate in project scoping and vendor selection
• Take overall decisions on process design
• Interact with stakeholders and local Process Owners (LPO’s)
• Support the roll out with training material, testing etc

Establish and assume the role as LIMS Global Process Owner

• Establish a global support structure based on yourself, LPO’s and IT specialists
• Set up goals for further use of LIMS data
• Monitor and influence usage and performance
• Perform or facilitate changes in system configuration – in close collaboration with IT and/or the vendor

Excellent communicator who has experience with system administration
You are an excellent communicator, who has a proven record of acting in the interface between business and IT, and you communicate with ease on multiple levels of an organisation. You can engage in the technical discussions with IT and vendors. You understand user needs and know how to translate IT lingo to make it understandable for our stakeholders in the business.

Furthermore, you: 

• Have experience with data management systems, preferable LIMS
• Have experience with functional support for GxP-critical systems, most likely within the medical device, IVD or pharmaceutical industry  
• Have experience with system administration/management 
• Are fluent in both spoken and written English  

Interested? 
If you would like to know more about the position, please write to Head of PMS, System & Processes, Lotte Dock Steenstrup at dklse@coloplast.com. We will take candidates into the recruitment process continuously, so do not hesitate to apply. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found.

Pursuing an ambitious growth agenda, Coloplast develops and markets products and services that make life easier for people with intimate healthcare needs. Employing about 14.000 people and with products available in more than 143 countries, we are one of the world´s leading medical device companies. We are constantly growing our business and always looking for new ways to move forward – we explore, learn and look for new ways of doing things.

Coloplast is committed to being an inclusive organization, where people bring their differences to work each day, fulfil their potential and have a strong sense of belonging because – and not despite – of their differences. We therefore encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender, age, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious belief or physical ability.

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