The Vice President, Infrastructure & Operations is a key member of the Global Business Technology & Digital Solutions (BT&DS)  Leadership Team, responsible for defining and executing the enterprise infrastructure and operations strategy across a complex, regulated, and growing global biopharmaceutical manufacturing network. This role will oversee all aspects of infrastructure services: on-premise data centers, cloud environments, networks, cybersecurity infrastructure operations, and global support services. 

The work we do at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies has never been more important—and we are looking for talented candidates to join us. We are growing our locations, our capabilities, and our teams, and looking for passionate, mission-driven people like you who want to make a real difference in people’s lives.

Join FUJIFILM Biotechnologies and help make the next vaccine, cure, or gene therapy in partnership with some of the most innovative biopharma companies across the globe. We are proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your passion, energy, and drive - what we call Genki. 
 
Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers

The incumbent will ensure reliability, scalability, compliance, and security of all IT operational platforms. The VP drives modernization, automation, and a “follow-the-sun” global support model aligned with business growth and digital transformation objectives. The position partners extensively with Quality, Compliance, and other technology leaders to maintain GMP and regulatory standards across global manufacturing sites. With a team of approximately 80+ professionals, this role manages significant budgets, vendor relationships, and strategic roadmaps for the company’s growing global footprint.

Principal Accountabilities:

Infrastructure Strategy & Leadership

• Define and execute the global infrastructure and operations strategy aligned to business growth and digital transformation objectives.
• Develop a roadmap for hybrid cloud adoption, data center optimization, and next-generation services.
• Ensure the infrastructure can support AI, analytics, and manufacturing digitalization.

Operational Excellence & Service Delivery

• Own enterprise service delivery for global IT infrastructure, ensuring 24x7 reliability and uptime of mission-critical systems.
• Oversee global help desk, site support, and end-user experience programs.
• Implement and continuously improve ITIL-based processes, SLAs, KPIs, along with automation and self-healing capabilities.

Manufacturing & Compliance

• Ensure infrastructure and operations for GMP systems (MES, LIMS, ERP, automation platforms, etc.) meet regulatory and compliance requirements (FDA, EMA, MHRA, etc.).
• Oversee infrastructure qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) standards and validation documentation.
• Maintain audit readiness in partnership with Quality and Compliance functions.

Cybersecurity & Risk Management

• Collaborate with the Chief Information Security Officer to implement secure infrastructure design and resilient recovery capabilities.
• Maintain and test global business continuity/disaster recovery plans.
• Lead risk assessments and mitigation strategies for infrastructure components across cloud and on-premises systems.

Financial & Vendor Management

• Own global infrastructure and operations budgets, ensuring cost optimization, transparency, and alignment with business priorities.
• Negotiate and manage strategic partnerships with cloud, network, and managed service providers.
• Establish strong vendor governance and performance management processes.

People & Culture

• Build and lead a high-performing, globally distributed team of ~80+ employees.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and service excellence.
• Develop internal talent and succession plans aligned with future-state digital capabilities.

Minimum Education and Experience Required:

• Master of Science (M.Sc.) with 13+ years of experience; or
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) with 15+ years of experience; or
• Associate degree with 16+ years of experience.
• 15+ years of progressive IT leadership experience
• Proven experience managing infrastructure across multiple geographies/time zones, supporting 5000+ employees.
• Deep understanding of GMP and regulated biopharmaceutical industry requirements.
• Demonstrated experience managing and operating in a matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated success in hybrid infrastructure (on-prem and cloud).
• Strong IT service management (ITIL), operations monitoring, automation, continuous improvement background.
• Large vendor relationship management and contract negotiation experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic leadership, change leadership and enterprise impact to set the functional strategy and long-term roadmaps
• Financial and commercial acumen to manage large portfolios.
• Advanced vendor and partner management to negotiate complex contracts and set vendor governance models.
• Ability to build and scale high-performing global teams.
• Coaching abilities to coach senior leaders and technical experts
• Ability to foster a culture of safety, accountability, service excellence and continuous improvement.
• Advanced problem-solving skills to anticipate and solve complex problems that may arise.

This is a global position that will support all our FUJIFILM Biotechnologies sites. This position can be based at any of our locations around the globe. Benefits and compensation will be governed by the location that you are based from and considered your home site.

As part of any recruitment process, FUJIFILM Biotechnologies collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The organization is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations and may share this as part of the global recruitment process with hiring managers in Europe and the United States.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of FUJIFILM about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at FUJIFILM via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of FUJIFILM, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by FUJIFILM for this requisition and a valid agreement with  FUJIFILM is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the FUJIFILM agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid. 

Fujifilm is committed to providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our HR Department (fdbglobaltalent@fujifilm.com).