We are looking for a Historian & IT-OT Functional Manager who will serve as the voice of manufacturing within the IT organization. The role is the bridge between plant operations and technology: you will understand how the plant runs, translate manufacturing and quality needs into transparent IT and OT requirements, and lead implementation through to adoption and measurable business value.

Job Description:
Role: Historian & IT-OT Functional Manager (Manufacturing Function – IT)
Designation: Manager
Experience: 12–18 years total, with at least 6 years in pharmaceutical manufacturing operations or manufacturing IT/OT, and at least 4 years in a functional lead or manager role
Education: B. Pharm, M. Pharm/ B. E, M.E / B. Tech, M.Tech - Chemical, Instrumentation, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or related disciplines.
Location: Ahmedabad (The position follows plant operating schedules and a 6-day working week.)

Role Summary: The ideal candidate has worked in or closely with pharma manufacturing, understands unit operations, batch lifecycle, equipment,



and shop-floor workflows, and also understands how historians, automation, MES, LIMS, and ERP integrate. You will own the functional side of historian and IT-OT solutions from requirement to go-live and beyond, working with architects, developers, system integrators, and site teams.

Key Responsibilities:
1. Manufacturing Business Partnering
• Act as the primary IT point of contact for Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Maintenance, Warehouse, and Supply Chain teams at plant and corporate levels.
• Understand plant priorities such as throughput, yield, right-first-time, batch cycle time, deviation reduction, compliance, and cost, and align IT-OT initiatives to them.
• Spend regular time on the shop floor to observe processes, identify pain points, and uncover digital opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with plant heads, production managers, QA heads, and enginee

📌 Historian & IT-OT Functional Manager (Manufacturing Function – IT) (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Zydus Group
📍 Ahmedabad