Digital Systems Program Manager

Description
Our client is looking for a Digital Systems Program Manager to take ownership of the end-to-end delivery of the Digital Core into a designated US based manufacturing process area. You will work from an established deployment playbook, while also being expected to improve it. The role will focus on deploying a validated digital template into a new manufacturing environment and driving it through to go live. This is a highly autonomous US based role, reporting remotely into the Global Digital Core Deployment Lead. You will carry both deployment leadership and program management responsibility for your assigned process area.
This includes owning the integrated plan, coordinating global template teams, managing site readiness, and supporting the go- or no-go decision process. This is not a template build role. It is a deployment role. The focus is making the template work in a real manufacturing environment, on a live CapEx timeline, within a GMP regulated setting!
Key Responsibilities:
Deployment Ownership
Own the end-to-end Digital Core deployment for the assigned process area, from template acceptance through to commissioning and go live.
Maintain and manage the site level Integrated Master Schedule, aligned to the CapEx project timeline and global template readiness roadmap.
Drive go live readiness reviews and support the formal go- or no-go decision process at each major deployment gate. Template Coordination and Release Acceptance
Coordinate with global Digital Core template teams to pull validated templates on schedule through the formal release acceptance process.
Track the Template Readiness Roadmap published by global teams and hold workstream leads accountable to committed release milestones.
Execute site acceptance testing and sign off the template release package for the assigned process area. Site Readiness.
Manage site readiness across infrastructure, configuration, master data, integration testing, and deployment preparation.
Cover both IT systems, including ERP, MES, LIMS and EAMS, and OT or shop floor systems, including DeltaV, Plant Bus and Ignition.
Act as the primary point of contact between the global program and the local site teams across operations, quality, engineering and CapEx delivery.
Ensure deployment activities are executed in line with GMP expectations and Computer Software Assurance principles. Program Management
Identify, track and escalate risks, dependencies and resource conflicts through the program governance structure.
Maintain the RAID log, RAG dashboard and decision log.
Provide clear and timely reporting to the Global Deployment Lead and program PMO.
Run the local coordination rhythm across site level workstream leads, ensuring the deployment plan remains current, and dependency conflicts are visible. Playbook Contribution
Contribute lessons learned from the assigned process area to improve the deployment playbook.
Help make future deployments faster, clearer and more predictable.
Document site specific configuration decisions, integration outcomes and validation approaches as reusable assets for future deployment leads.
Skills
Digital deployment, Product management, Program management, Digital Strategy, Implementation, Manufacturing.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
10 plus years of experience leading digital system deployments in regulated pharmaceutical, biotech or biologics manufacturing environments.
Proven experience owning end to end delivery from planning, site readiness, testing, validation, cutover and go live.
Strong exposure to integrated digital manufacturing environments, including ERP, MES, LIMS, EAM or adjacent platforms.
Working knowledge of OT and shop floor systems, ideally including DeltaV, Ignition, Plant Bus or automation integration points.
Strong understanding of GMP, GAMP 5, CSV and Computer Software Assurance expectations.
Experience operating in a CapEx, greenfield, brownfield expansion or new manufacturing process area environment.
Strong program management discipline, including IMS ownership, RAID, RAG, governance cadence, dependency management and go live readiness.
Ability to manage senior stakeholders across IT, automation, engineering, quality, operations and global template teams.
Comfortable holding global and local teams accountable to delivery milestones without direct line authority.
Ability to work autonomously under remote leadership, with a structured and proactive approach to issue resolution.
Experience in template-based deployments, first of kind deployments or new process area deployments would be a strong advantage. Success Profile
The right person for this role is a seasoned deployment practitioner who has delivered complex digital systems in regulated manufacturing environments before. They will be credible with both IT and engineering teams, rigorous in planning, and confident operating without daily oversight. They will understand how to manage the tension between global template expectations, local site realities, validation requirements and CapEx timelines. They will treat the deployment playbook as a living tool. They will follow it where it works, improve it where it does not, and leave the deployment better documented and easier to repeat.
Experience Level
Expert Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Rensselaer, NY.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $150000.00 - $175000.00/yr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Rensselaer,NY.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jun 29, 2026.

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