Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies, in-depth regulatory know-how, manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition, health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhance sustainability. We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for multiple end-markets that include Human Health & Nutrition, Home & Personal Care, Professional Hygiene, Paints & Coatings and Wood Protection.
With customers in more than 100 countries, the company achieved sales of CHF 2 billion in 2024. Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland), Arxada employs 3,200 associates across 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers, all committed to our customers’ success.
As Senior Expert IT – EHS Systems you are responsible for the management of our electronic EHS System Intelex.
Our global electronic System support core business processes like Incident Management, Audits & Inspections, Training Management and many more.
Together with internal and external partners you manage the interfaces to other systems like SAP or Power BI.
You help the business process owners to translate business requirements into a lean and smart technical solution to create an Industry 4.0 Digital Smart EHS and Quality Environment across our global network. Together with the digitalization and innovation team you ensure the solution is aligned with the strategic direction of our enterprise architecture roadmap.
You actively engage with stakeholders to ensure appropriate governance and guidance for rollout projects, validation activities and ongoing system enhancements.
In your role you are also responsible for the coordination of tasks with our external service provider TCS as part of the outsourced run support.
You also act as the gateway between the business SMEs and the vendors for troubleshooting.
Essential Job Functions:
Together with your partners you analyse user requirements, advise internal
stakeholders in terms of the EHS System, approve concepts and
specifications
- Help organize and facilitate workshops, oversee configuration and
customization of systems, work out test plans
- Support audits and regulatory reporting needs.
- Contribute to the creation of test scripts, test execution and training
documentation
- Lead trainings and data migration activities, control global process and
system governance.
- Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of the EHS application
by defining efficient digital processes to transform the business into a
future ready lean digital organization.
- Organize the integration of system enhancements: Liaise with internal
customers, ensure testing and transfer into productive operations.
- Delegate common incidents and problems to the vendor support
organization.
- Provide 3rd level support for complex incidents. Contribute to the
resolution of critical / urgent incidents.
- Establish a lean user management process together with your business
partners.
- Organize professional solution of problems.
- Collaborate with other IT functions (Infrastructure, Applications, Security,
etc.) and configure the EHS application and the interfaces to meet
business needs.
- Manage the development service in projects. Partner with system
development providers, train them in terms of the company's standards
and guidelines, perform the hand-over of technical specifications, advice
and monitor the realization of software configuration, perform quality
control of deliverables.
- Closely collaborate with the Senior Expert Quality Systems who is in
charge or our eQMS (Veeva) to identify synergies, best practices and
opportunities to simplify and harmonize the platforms.
Qualifications and expertises:
System configuration and/or customization knowhow
- Excellent understanding of the business processes and concepts being used
- Conceptual thinking
- IT project methodology
- Analytical skills
- Teaching ability
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Presentation and moderation skills
- Relationship building
- Project management
- Professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong Environmental Health & Safety skills
- Quality Management skills (as a plus)
- Intelex experience
- Veeva experience (as a plus)
Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:
Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene, Home & Personal Care, Wood Protection, Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.
Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE), meanwhile, provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics, aerospace and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients, chemicals and performance intermediates, and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.
Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.