IT/OT Project Manager

IT/OT Project Manager – Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | 100% Remote (France)

Location: France – 100% Remote (Must be based in France)

Contract: Freelance / Contract

Duration: Initial 12 months, with potential extension for up to 2 additional years.

Languages: Fluent French and professional English (Mandatory)

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced IT/OT Project Manager to support a major global pharmaceutical organisation on a long-term digital infrastructure and industrial technology programme.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a highly regulated manufacturing environment, delivering end-to-end IT/OT solutions across industrial infrastructure, automation, cybersecurity and manufacturing systems.

The successful candidate will play a key role in bridging IT and Operational Technology (OT), ensuring solutions are delivered in line with enterprise architecture standards, cybersecurity requirements and pharmaceutical GxP regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of IT/OT infrastructure and technology projects within pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
• Engage with business stakeholders and application owners to gather and define technical and operational requirements.
• Collaborate with technical specialists and architects to design solutions aligned with enterprise standards and site requirements.
• Ensure IT/OT solutions comply with corporate cybersecurity policies and industrial security best practices.
• Support IT/OT convergence initiatives, including industrial networking, automation systems and infrastructure integration.
• Ensure compliance with GxP regulations and pharmaceutical validation requirements.
• Coordinate and support testing, qualification and validation activities.
• Monitor project progress, provide regular reporting and proactively manage risks, issues and escalations.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation covering solution design, implementation and operational processes.
• Manage the transition and handover of completed solutions to operational support teams.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in IT/OT project delivery, ideally within pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure technologies, including:
• Virtualisation, backup and storage solutions
• Active Directory and Windows/Linux environments
• Database technologies
• Experience working with industrial OT systems, including SCADA, DCS, PLC integration and HMI.
• Strong knowledge of IT/OT convergence and industrial communication protocols such as Modbus, OPC UA, Profinet and EtherNet/IP.
• Experience with industrial cybersecurity frameworks, particularly IEC 62443, network segmentation and secure industrial architectures.
• Familiarity with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
• Proven experience operating within GxP-regulated pharmaceutical environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, technical coordination and project delivery skills.
• Fluent French and professional working proficiency in English are essential.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive daily rate of €450–€550.
• Initial 12-month contract, with strong potential for extension up to a further 24 months.
• 100% remote working from anywhere in France.
• Opportunity to contribute to large-scale IT/OT transformation projects for a leading international pharmaceutical organisation.
• Long-term project stability within a technically challenging and highly regulated environment.

Interested?

If you have a strong background in IT/OT project delivery, industrial infrastructure and pharmaceutical manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you.