IT operations leadership
Day-to-day management of systems, network and security. Budget, vendors, teams spread across several countries. As a long-term engagement or as interim management.
- IT budget
- Vendors
- Security
- Teams
IT consulting · Pharma & clinical research
Munynn
An information systemthat never forgets.
IT operations leadership, information systems projects, artificial intelligence and automation for life sciences companies, within their regulatory constraints. Over twenty years in the field, from the lab bench to the boardroom.
01 / ExpertiseFive areas · one point of contact
IT in the service
of science.
In a regulated environment, IT has to be reliable, traceable and auditable. Munynn works where technology meets quality and operations — and helps bring AI and automation in without losing control.
Information systems projects
From requirements to go-live: writing RFIs and RFPs, vendor selection, deployment and change management between IT and the business.
- CTMS
- EDC
- eSource
- ERP
- WMS
- HRIS
Compliance & continuity
Computerised system validation, IT procedures (SOPs), security policies, audit preparation and follow-up, disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
- GxP / CSV
- SOPs
- Audits
- DRP / BCP
Artificial intelligence
AI strategy, choice of use cases and tools, deployment and adoption by the teams. Assistants, agents and generative AI, framed by clear governance: data security, GDPR, the AI Act and GxP requirements.
- AI strategy
- Use cases
- Deployment
- Agents
- Governance
- Training
Automation
Automating systems and processes: integrations between applications, data flows, IT operations tasks and business workflows. Less manual entry, fewer errors, more traceability.
- Business processes
- Integrations & APIs
- IT operations
- Workflows
- Reporting
02 / Background2002 — today
Twenty years at the heart of healthcare.
Bioinformatics, clinical data management, then information systems leadership: first-hand knowledge of the business that IT has to serve.
- A.forallDirector IT Operations — through MunynnSince 2022
- Venn Life SciencesHead of Information Systems · IS Manager · IS Project Manager2016 — 2024
- Cardinal SystemsSenior Clinical IT Specialist2007 — 2016
- SogetiProject management assistance (business side)2007
- INSERMBioinformatics engineer2003 — 2007
- Pierre FabreBioinformatics engineer — oncology2002
03 / MethodFour stages
Clear, traced, handed over.
An approach born in regulated environments: every decision is documented, every step can be verified.
- Step 01
Understand.
A review of the information system, processes and regulatory constraints. We listen to IT, quality and operations.
- Step 02
Frame.
Requirements, specifications, RFI / RFP, budget and schedule. Risks are identified before committing.
- Step 03
Lead.
Coordinating internal teams and vendors, tracking indicators, testing and validation. What repeats gets automated, what can be assisted by AI is.
- Step 04
Hand over.
Procedures, documentation, training. The knowledge stays in the company, ready for the next audit.
24 yrsof IT experience, most of it in life sciences
8countries with teams led: France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, England, Romania, United States
10+families of business systems deployed and administered
2018leading remotely since then, with international teams
04 / The nameNorse mythology
Two ravens. One vision.
Every day, Odin sent Huginn and Muninn flying over the world. In the evening, they came back to tell him everything they had seen.
Muninn · Old Norse
Memory.
Document, trace, hand over. A compliant information system is one that remembers everything, and can prove it.
munynnmunynn.com · munynn.fr
Huginn · Old Norse
Thought.
Analyse, anticipate, decide. Munynn's sister project, dedicated to strategy and advisory.
hugynnhugynn.com · coming soon
“The m in munynn also reads as the two n's that end it: memory loops back on itself.”
05 / ContactOccitanie · Remote · EN / FR
Let's talk about your IT.
A deployment project, an AI strategy to define, processes to automate, an audit coming up or an IT department to lead on an interim basis? A few lines are enough to get started.
Julien FernandezPresident, Munynn