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WuXi AppTec Tech Stack

Contract research, development, and manufacturing services for global pharma

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Shanghai, Shanghai 10,001+ employees Founded 2000 Public Company

WuXi AppTec operates a large-scale CRDMO platform spanning R&D and manufacturing across Asia, Europe, and North America. The tech stack reflects heavy operational maturity—SAP S/4HANA, Maximo, MES, LIMS (Labware), and process-control systems (Aveva PI, Kepware)—combined with active migration toward Oracle and deeper SAP adoption. Hiring velocity is accelerating across manufacturing, research, and engineering roles, while active projects cluster around compliance, validation, and sterile manufacturing—signaling either recent regulatory audits or scaling into new GMP-certified facilities.

Tech Stack 39 technologies

Core StackSAP S/4HANA VMware Power BI HubSpot Marketo Salesforce SAP Maximo MES Microsoft Office HPLC GCP UPLC Labware LIMS Waters Empower Aveva PI Kepware Citrix Excel Word Outlook PowerPoint LIMS Microsoft Project ERP LinkedIn OneDrive Sales Navigator WMS IBM Maximo+8 more
AdoptingSAP Oracle

What WuXi AppTec Is Building

Challenges

  • Ensuring gmp compliance
  • Audit readiness
  • Maintaining cgmp compliance
  • Penetrating assigned customers
  • Compliance with sops
  • Minimizing downtime
  • Reducing costs
  • Efficiency improvement
  • Regulatory compliance for it infrastructure
  • Equipment downtime

Active Projects

  • Process validation
  • Capa implementation
  • Sterile manufacturing system project
  • Equipment qualification
  • Method transfer and validation
  • New product introduction
  • Stability study
  • Peptide synthesis process development
  • Predictive maintenance program
  • Total quality management implementation at new site

Hiring Activity

Accelerating120 roles · 60 in 30d

Department

Manufacturing
33
Research
21
Engineering
18
Ops
13
Sales
11
HR
4
Legal
3
Logistics
3

Seniority

Senior
30
Mid
26
Junior
25
Director
19
Manager
11
Intern
4
Lead
3
Principal
1

Notable leadership hires: Quality Control Director, Director of Engineering, Business Development Head, Marketing Director, Sterile Engineering Lead

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About WuXi AppTec

WuXi AppTec is a publicly traded CRDMO operating across 30+ countries and serving nearly 6,000 pharmaceutical and life-sciences partners. The company provides integrated end-to-end services spanning drug discovery, API development, biologics manufacturing, and clinical/regulatory support. Operations are anchored in Shanghai with regional hubs in the US, Europe, and Asia, supported by ERP, laboratory information systems, and manufacturing execution platforms. Current organizational scale (10,001+ employees) reflects the capital and labor intensity of pharma manufacturing and the breadth of regulated service lines.

HeadquartersShanghai, Shanghai
Company Size10,001+ employees
Founded2000
Hiring MarketsUnited States, Switzerland, China, Belgium, Germany

Frequently Asked Questions

What ERP and manufacturing systems does WuXi AppTec use?

Primary stack: SAP S/4HANA, IBM Maximo, MES, and Labware LIMS for lab management. Also deployed: Aveva PI for process control, Kepware for equipment integration, and Waters Empower for chromatography. Currently adopting Oracle alongside expanded SAP footprint.

What countries does WuXi AppTec operate in?

Headquarters in Shanghai. Active hiring in United States, Switzerland, China, Belgium, and Germany. Serves partners across 30+ countries with regional operations spanning Asia, Europe, and North America.

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