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Joel Fidalgo

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CIO at NextPharma
📍 Germany

Joel Fidalgo is the CIO at NextPharma, where he leads the companys digital transformation with a focus on digitizing business processes to support growth. His expertise involves bridging IT and operations, informed by his experience in global IT leadership at West Pharmaceutical Services and as an IT Management Consultant. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Outside of his professional role, Joel is a proud father and a passionate supporter of youth in STEM. He actively encourages and celebrates the achievements of his son’s competitive STEM racing team, aiXplosion Racing, highlighting their journey to the world finals.

He is a hands-on leader who frequently visits the shop floor to understand processes and issues firsthand.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
CIO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Germany
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Priorities

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Bridging IT & Operations
Focuses on uniting IT with shop floor operations to drive innovation, improve productivity, and reduce deviations, as discussed in a recent podcast appearance.
Pharma Digital Transformation
As CIO, his primary goal is to digitize business processes across all NextPharma sites, using a modular, app-based approach for manufacturing systems.
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Career

Work history

3-2020
CIO
NextPharma
10-2013 - 3-2020
Director Portfoliomanagement & Continuous Improvement, Digital & Transformation
West Pharmaceutical Services
4-2012 - 9-2013
Principal Consultant
Scheer Management GmbH
10-2008 - 3-2012
Manager - Management Consulting
IDS Scheer
3-2007 - 9-2008
IT Consultant
SecurIntegration GmbH
In the press

Media appearances

Rethinking Governance, eBR, and the CIO Role from the Ground Up with NextPharma’s Joel Fidalgo - Augmented Ops. Featured in iHeart (Augmented Ops)
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Augmented Ops: Rethinking Governance, eBR, and the CIO Role from the Ground Up with NextPharma’s Joel Fidalgo. Featured in Augmented Ops Podcast (augmentedpodcast.co)
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Education
2002 - 2007
Diploma
University of Applied Sciences Aachen
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