Chief Technology Officer - Pharma

Position : Chief Technology Officer

Company : Global Indian Pharma Company HQ in Pune

Location : Pune, Maharashtra, India

Reporting Relationship CEO & MD

Team Size 75 - 90

About the role:

Background :

This is a replacement position where the Chief Technology Officer is expected to lead the team in planning and implementing enterprise information systems to support distributed and centralized business operations to achieve business objectives.

The incumbent's role will include the following:

- Managing the company's technological plans.

- Overseeing data security and management.

- Maintaining a company's network.

- Envisioning how different forms of technology will be used throughout the company.

- Researching ways the company's technological assets can be improved.

- Creating networking safeguards that prevent security breaches and keep client information confidential.

- Assessing whether new technologies are appropriate for the company to use.

- Ensuring technologies currently in use are efficient and making changes wherever necessary.

- Align IT Roadmap, objectives and programs to enterprise objectives and strategies

- Establish IT services framework and IT security policies

- Oversee the technological infrastructure (networks and computer systems) in the organization to ensure optimal performance

- Develop, track & control IT annual operating & capital budgets

- Establish IT governance in the organization

- Own large IT transformation projects

- Develop and mentor team members to develop future-ready capabilities

- Map digital capabilities to strategic priorities and implement roadmap

- Enables organization to make more effective use of online, mobile, and other digital platforms for supporting resource mobilization and growth.

- Reduce existing IT systems cost

- Identifying and implement cost-effective IT systems to develop consolidated data sources

- Online application performance and availability

- Project delivery and satisfaction

Professional Experience:

The ideal candidate should bring approximately 18 + years of proven experience as a CTO or similar leadership role in heading IT function for a mid-size or large conglomerate. Understanding of Pharmaceutical industry will be an added advantage.

The candidate should amply demonstrate the following competencies:

Management Skills:

- Business Acumen

- Customer Service & Relation

- Team Management

- Strategic thinking

- Problem-solving aptitude

- Ability to conduct technological analyses and research

Personal Skills:

- Leadership

- Good Communication & Presentation Skills

- Strong Analytical & Decision making skills

- Robust Negotiation Skills

- People Management & Team player

In addition to the above, the incumbent must bring maturity along with good corporate values and ethics.-

Education: The ideal candidate will have a B. Tech (Computer/IT) from a premier college or university. An MBA will be an added advantage.