Cloud Platform Lead

Title: Cloud Platform Lead

Company: Ipsen Pharma (SAS)

About Ipsen

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation. Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company's success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

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Job Description

POSITION

Job Title: Cloud Platforms Lead

Division / Function: GDIT / OneOps

Manager's Job Title: Cloud Services & Operations Director

Location: Paris, France / Paddington, UK

WHAT - SUMMARY & PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The Cloud Platforms Lead is responsible for the governance, architecture, operational excellence, and continuous evolution of Ipsen's cloud platforms, spanning Public Cloud (Azure, AWS). Acting as both a technical leader and a trusted advisor, the Cloud Platforms Lead ensures that cloud platforms are secure, scalable, resilient, compliant, and aligned with business needs. The role drives platform standardization, automation, service reliability, cost optimization (FinOps), and technology innovation while supporting Ipsen's digital transformation ambitions. The position provides technical leadership across cloud engineering, operations, security, and governance activities, working closely with cybersecurity, infrastructure, application, data & AI, and business teams. The Cloud Platforms Lead is accountable for defining platform roadmaps, driving adoption of cloud-native capabilities, establishing operational best practices, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality cloud services worldwide. As a key member of the Cloud Services & Operations organization, the role contributes to strategic initiatives including cloud transformation, automation at scale, M&A integrations, regulatory compliance, and the adoption of emerging technologies such as AI and digital workplace platforms.

WHAT - MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Cloud Platform Strategy & Governance

• Contribute to define, and execute the cloud platform strategy aligned with Ipsen's business, digital, security, and regulatory objectives.
• Establish the technology roadmap for Public Cloud platforms.
• Establish governance frameworks, standards, policies, and operational processes to ensure consistency, compliance, and risk management.
• Drive continuous platform modernization and adoption of emerging cloud technologies.

Cloud Architecture & Platform Engineering

• Lead the design, evolution, and optimization of cloud platforms across Azure, AWS, and any future cloud platforms.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-efficient by design.
• Define architectural standards, reference designs, and best practices for cloud services and infrastructure.

Platform Operations & Service Excellence

• Ensure the availability, performance, reliability, and operational excellence of cloud platforms.
• Oversee incident, problem, change, capacity, and lifecycle management processes.
• Drive proactive monitoring, service health management, and operational improvements.
• Provide senior technical leadership and escalation support for complex platform issues.

Public Cloud Services Management

• Govern and optimize Azure and AWS environments, ensuring alignment with security, operational, and financial objectives.
• Promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, CI/CD, and cloud-native practices.
• Ensure cloud resource management, service catalog governance, and platform scalability.
• Lead FinOps initiatives to optimize cloud consumption and cost efficiency.

Security, Risk & Compliance

• Embed security-by-design principles across all cloud platforms.
• Partner with Cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with corporate security standards, industry regulations, and audit requirements.
• Lead platform remediation activities, security posture improvements, and technical risk management.
• Support regulated environments by ensuring compliance with applicable GxP and data protection requirements.

Automation & Operational Efficiency, DevOps

• Drive large-scale automation initiatives to reduce manual effort, improve service quality, and increase operational efficiency.
• Promote self-service capabilities, workflow automation, and operational integration across cloud platforms.
• Foster a culture of continuous improveme