Associate Director, Manufacturing Operations
About the Role
Key Responsibilities:
- Accountable for all aspects of staffing, including recruiting talent, and strategic/succession planning.
- Ensures adequate resources and cross training to meet the demands of a multi product processing facility.
- Supports the operations site strategy and ensure tactics are aligned with strategy
- Contribute to site financial and business goals
- Performs prioritization of core operations, continuous improvements of projects
- Designs and optimizes Manufacturing process to meet demands of multiple products
- Serves as escalation point for Manufacturing issues that occur on weekdays and weekends
- Collaborates with all support functions to ensure that the production plan is met
- Supports process improvement initiatives and ensures that Operational Excellence is embedded in the team.
- Represents manufacturing during Health Authority inspections
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology, Biopharmaceutical, Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemistry, Microbiology, or equivalent required. Advanced Degree preferred.
- 8+ years' experience in cGMP required, with aseptic and cell therapy manufacturing highly desirable
- 8+ years' direct management experience
- Demonstrated experience leading large multi levels teams (shop floor leaders)
- Project management, Lean, Operational Excellence, Product/Process Development or Regulatory experience a plus
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Role Requirements
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