Head of IT Strategy, Governance and Transformation

Role

Full-time

Permanent

Senior

IT & Infrastructure

Logistics

CH - Basel

Requirements

15+ yrs exp

Bachelor's

EU/EFTA permit

Description

We are seeking a Head of IT Strategy, Governance & Transformation to act as the CIO’s primary orchestrator for enterprise technology strategy, governance, and value realization across a global, highly regulated CDMO environment. This role leads the Office of the CIO (OCIO) and brings together IT strategy execution, enterprise portfolio governance, operating model design, delivery assurance, IT quality & compliance, vendor management, and M&A IT integration. As a trusted partner to the CIO and senior leadership, you will ensure technology investments are strategically aligned, well governed, compliant, and delivering measurable business value.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the enterprise IT strategy, multi‑year roadmap, operating model, KPIs, and governance frameworks.
Lead the global IT Enterprise PMO as a center of excellence for delivery, portfolio governance, and benefits realization.
Own the enterprise IT vendor and third‑party strategy across selection, contracting, performance, value realization, and risk management.
Embed quality, compliance, and data integrity principles across the IT delivery lifecycle.
Lead IT workstreams across the full M&A lifecycle, including due diligence, Day‑1 readiness, integrations, carve‑outs, TSAs, and post‑close synergy realization.
Drive enterprise IT transformation across operating model, processes, talent, and culture.

Requirements

15+ years of experience in enterprise IT, with 10+ years in senior leadership roles covering IT strategy, governance, PMO, or transformation in complex, multi‑site environments.
Demonstrated experience acting as a CIO 'right hand,' leading strategy execution, portfolio governance, and executive communications.
Proven success in building and scaling global PMO/EPMO and governance frameworks.
Strong vendor management leadership experience with measurable value, cost, and risk outcomes.
Hands‑on experience with GxP IT environments, including CSV/CSA governance and inspection support.
M&A IT integration experience (due diligence, Day‑1, integration, carve‑outs, TSAs), ideally within life sciences or regulated industries.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or Business.
Certifications such as PMP, ITIL, COBIT, or Prosci / OCM are an advantage.

Benefits

Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.
Satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world — the satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Company

Lonza

Life Sciences

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.