Senior Technical Coordinator (m/f/d)
Location: Germany (Remote – with occasional travel to client in Dresden)
Employment Type: Full-time
Business Unit: Technology & Engineering
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Technical Coordinator (m/f/d) to join a high-impact customer project within the pharmaceutical manufacturing domain. In this role, you will act as a key interface between technical teams and the client, ensuring seamless delivery coordination, driving agile practices, and supporting process standardization across manufacturing sites. This is a fully customer-facing position requiring strong communication, technical expertise, and domain knowledge.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery coordination while acting as Scrum Master for the project
- Facilitate issue resolution and drive effective stakeholder communication
- Support change closure processes and ensure timely implementation
- Design and develop custom scripts based on business requirements
- Analyze and understand pharma manufacturing processes
- Identify common processes across multiple manufacturing sites and design Global Process Instructions (PIs)
- Validate Process Instructions (PIs) and enable QA review processes
- Create and maintain documentation related to development, validation, and process standardization
- Engage directly with the client on a daily basis, ensuring alignment and transparency
Required Skills & Experience
- 6–8 years of relevant professional experience in a similar role
- Strong hands-on experience with Siemens Opcenter Pharma
- Proven expertise in the scripting module within Siemens Opcenter
- Solid knowledge of VB Script and Oracle SQL
- Strong understanding of pharmaceutical validation processes including IQ, OQ, PQ, and GxP compliance
- Experience in designing Process Instructions (PIs) based on customer requirements
- Ability to identify and standardize processes across manufacturing environments
- Experience in validation of PIs and preparation of supporting documentation
What you must have to be considered
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field (engineering or science related degree prefeed but not mandatory)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities
- Ability to work independently in a remote, client-facing environment
- Agile mindset with experience in Scrum methodologies
Contact the Recruiter
Sophie Künzel
Email: [email protected]
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
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