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IT Digital Enablement Lead

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Werfen

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Overview

Job details

  • Full-time

    Per the ad.

Requirements

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    Werfen doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.

  • Work in English

    English is required, per the ad.

  • Work on-site in Spain

    No relocation package mentioned.

  • Have 10+ years of experience

    Mid-level role.

  • University degree

    “Bachelor's degree in business administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline required.” — per the ad.

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in business administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline required.
•Minimum of 10 years of experience required within Information Technology,
•Minimum of 5 years of experience leading and supervising IT and/or digital teams required.
•Minimum of 10 years of strong business acumen with a consulting-oriented mindset and demonstrated understanding of business processes and operational execution in assigned value stream.
•Understanding of IT in regulated environments such as healthcare, in vitro diagnostics, pharmaceutical or medical device industries.
•Demonstrated experience acting as a technology partner or business-facing IT to senior business stakeholders.
•Proven experience delivering digital and IT initiatives within matrix, global organizations.
•Fluency in English
•Strong strategic thinking and business acumen
•Solid business process knowledge and technical understanding across digital, infrastructure and PMO domains relevant to the value stream
•Demonstrated experience as a trusted advisor and technology partner to business leadership
•Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills
•Ability to influence at senior leadership level and across diverse cultures and functions
•Financial acumen and budget management capability
•Experience driving change and digital transformation in regulated industries
•Comfortable operating in ambiguity and leading change across global, regional and local levels
•Proven experience building and developing high-performing teams

The role

The IT Digital Enablement Lead is the primary IT strategic partner to business leadership for the assigned value stream, responsible for driving the digital enablement strategy and the intake of new initiatives. The role works in close collaboration with business stakeholders to translate priorities into a coherent technology agenda, and partners with different areas to ensure that initiatives are delivered with discipline, and the expected value is realized. This position leads a team of IT Digital Enablement Partners and reports to the Senior Director of IT Digital Enablement.

What you'll do

•Drive the IT digital enablement strategy and serve as the primary IT partner to the value stream, defining and executing the strategy in alignment with Werfen's global IT and business priorities, building trusted relationships with Business Unit leadership and functional stakeholders, and acting as the connector between business needs and technology capabilities to ensure local and regional priorities are reflected in global IT deliveries.
•Shape technology investments and champion the adoption of digital capabilities within the value stream, identifying and prioritizing initiatives with rigorous business case definition and benefits realization, and driving the adoption of data and analytics, automation, integration, and emerging technologies (AI/ML).
•Ensure effective adoption of value-stream initiatives by partnering with internal IT teams in alignment with global policies, standards and tools
•Lead, develop and inspire the team of IT Digital Enablement Partners, ensuring high performance and continuous capability building, and maintain effective management processes including onboarding, development, performance management and succession.

Job Information

Number

WEBWW-2026-000095

Job function

IT

Job type

Full-time

Location

Barcelona

Country

Spain

About Werfen

Werfen is a global medical diagnostics company headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, specializing in in vitro diagnostic systems and reagents for hemostasis, acute care, transfusion, autoimmunity, and transplant. With direct operations in 30 countries and distribution in over 100 territories, the company generated nearly €2.2 billion in sales in 2024 and employs 7,000 people worldwide. Its technology centers are located in the United States and Europe, and it recently acquired Omixon, a Budapest-based NGS company, to expand its transplant diagnostics portfolio.

Industry
Medical Diagnostics
Founded
1966
Employees
5,000–10,000
Headquarters
Barcelona, Spain
In Spain
Barcelona
Website
werfen.com

Good to know if you are moving

  • Headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, offering a Mediterranean lifestyle and a major European tech and business hub.
  • Operates in 30 countries directly, providing potential international mobility opportunities within the company.
  • Family-owned and innovative, with a strong focus on R&D and technology centers in the US and Europe.
  • Workforce of 7,000 employees, indicating a large, established organization with diverse roles.
  • Recent acquisition of Omixon (Budapest) may create new opportunities in NGS and transplant diagnostics.

In their own words

About the company & team

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

Additional information

If you are interested in constantly learning and being challenged on a daily basis, we encourage you to submit your resume or CV.

Werfen appreciates and values diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V.

www.werfen.com

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