Do you want to play a key role in managing our foundational technology area? Can you ensure a stable operation of our global physical and virtual infrastructure, secure service delivery and support and build our capabilities to operate core cloud-based environments?
Join a fast-growing biotech company in a role, where you will work closely with the management team in Global IT to create the best operation of our cloud-based solution platforms.
Ascendis Pharma, a visionary and ambitious company, offers you an opportunity to become involved in the development of ground-breaking therapies in a clinical setting.
As Director, Foundational Technologies, you will, together with your management team,be leading our global group with the responsibility for the foundational technologies team to deliver platform services (PaaS and IaaS), product support and lifecycle management (e,g, MS Teams, SharePoint, Office365, ITSM, Azure DevOps), including 1st Line and on-site infrastructure operational support. In this position you will also be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships between our current sites in US, DE and DK, ensuring a global mindset.
You will join Ascendis Pharma Global IT in our Foundational Technology Team reporting directly to the CIO.
In Ascendis Pharma we are a cloud-first, minimal legacy systems environment. You will have excellent development opportunities in a very flexible environment where the way we do things here is open for discussion.
Your main responsibilities are:
The successful candidate has 10+ years of experience from solutions and service delivery, as infrastructure amp; operations manager, service delivery manager, project manager or something completely different. Ideally you have worked in a biotech, pharmaceutical company or consultancy catering to the pharmaceutical industry. You have:
As a person you are self-driven and ready to take responsibility from day one. You are agile at heart and more concerned about the results of your team than your individual success. Your approach is entrepreneurial and strategic, and you enjoy finding solutions that meet the business needs. You think on your feet and keep your composure when things move quickly.
You are proficient in English at a professional level, both written and spoken.
Last but not least, you have a good sense of humor and enjoy working across time-zones and cultures.
We offer an exciting and challenging position in an entrepreneurial and international company with a short line of command. You will be involved in activities that are central to Ascendis Pharma’s strategy and work with highly skilled and experienced colleagues on advancing an exciting product pipeline.
Travelling: Approx. 10-20 days/year