Generic drug manufacturer scaling operations across Central & Eastern Europe
Polpharma manufactures generic pharmaceuticals across Central and Eastern Europe and Kazakhstan, operating a 1,000+ person manufacturing footprint. The tech stack reflects a pharma-heavy operational maturity: SCADA, PLC, DCS, MES, and Siemens controls dominate, paired with Oracle, Maximo, and Microsoft enterprise tools—typical of regulated manufacturing. Active pain points (OT/IT integration, ensuring production continuity, OT compliance, quality control) and current projects (digitization of industrial operations, OT-IT integration, automation-ready processes) signal an organization mid-transformation, moving from legacy brownfield systems toward modern data and automation infrastructure.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Culture, Marketing Unit Head
Polpharma is a privately held generic drug manufacturer headquartered in Starogard Gdański, Poland, with operations spanning Central and Eastern Europe and Kazakhstan. The company produces active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and finished drug products, operating across a complex manufacturing footprint with significant regulatory and operational demands. Current hiring velocity is accelerating, with 86 roles posted in the last 30 days across sales, manufacturing, engineering, operations, and security functions. Leadership initiatives span AI-first HR practices, internal communication system modernization, and a dedicated transformation office exploring technology pilots—suggesting an organization scaling professional infrastructure alongside production capacity.
Polpharma uses SCADA, PLC, DCS, MES, Siemens PLCs, and HMI systems for production control, paired with Oracle, Maximo for asset management, and Microsoft Office suite for enterprise operations. PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, and Profibus handle industrial networking; CyberArk manages credential security.
Major projects include digitization of industrial operations, OT-IT integration, automation-ready process redesign, AI-first HR operating model, and a modern internal communication system across the multinational group. A dedicated transformation office is running technology pilots.
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