Product Information Master Data Manager

Product Information Master Data Manager

Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $25 billion. No other company can match our range of customer touch points – technologically, geographically or commercially. We help our customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe and moving forward with thousands of important projects that improve millions of lives.

This position is based in Uppsala, where Thermo Fisher develop, manufacture, and market complete blood test systems to support the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of allergy, asthma and autoimmune diseases. With 1,900 employees worldwide, and 1,000 in Sweden, we are the global leader in in-vitro allergy testing and the European leader in autoimmunity diagnostics.

How will you make an impact?

As more countries require population of their respective databases (e.g. for UDI) with extensive information about our products you will play an important role to secure compliance through excellence in product master data management.
As the Product Information Master Data Manager you will support IDD in fulfilling reporting requirements to authorities and customers globally. You will be a member of our Marketed Product Support team consisting of process owners and subject matter experts in different fields.
You will be the owner of the IDD UDI process and the product information master data management system. You will act as the main IDD liaison to address new or updated requirements (e.g. for UDI) and assess impact on our master data management and related processes.
We are looking for a candidate who has experience working with process development and with master data management systems and/or product life cycle management systems.

What will you do?
• Govern the UDI process and the product information master data management system
• Work strategically and use synergies between country requirements to align product data specifications, definitions, data gathering and verification
• Map out country/region specific product information data requirements for the entire Product Portfolio and coordinate data gathering with data owners (e.g. R&D, Marketing and QA/RA)
• Set scope and requirement specifications (URS) in close collaboration with IT and internal and external stakeholders
• Contribute as the UDI subject matter expert in product development and product care projects and in governance forums
• Maintain processes and instructions to ensure the highest level of continued compliance with regulatory and customer requirements in all relevant markets
• Serve as the main point of contact to other divisions and local/regional partners and engage with international regulators/customers when required

Required Qualifications:
• The ideal candidate will be educated to BSc/MSc level, preferably in a life science or engineering discipline or equivalent
• Experience from working in the pharmaceutical or IVD/Medical Device industry governed by regulations ISO13485 and QSR
• Process development, management and improvement experience
• Prior working knowledge of Master Data Management solutions, PLM systems or other similar Master Data systems is advantageous
• Experience in requirement gathering and creation of specifications with different stakeholders is preferred

Skills and abilities to succeed in this role:
• Highly driven to achieve results and to meet set goals
• Take lead in problem solving and process development tasks
• Be able to drive change in an organization with a positive attitude
• Can effectively and concisely present information across all levels of an organization
• Able to confidently deal with ambiguous issues and provide input towards suitable actions
• Applying a holistic view and structured approach to problem solving
• Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Fluent in spoken and written English


At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 75,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com
Candidates will be considered on an ongoing basis.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:15th of August
If you have questions then please contact Sr Recruiter Aleksander Gjelstenli, aleksander.gjelstenli@thermofisher.com

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