Director of Packaging Operations – Vaccines

Director of Packaging Operations – Vaccines

Requirements

• BS in Life Sciences, Engineering, or Management.
• 10+ years of combined pharmaceutical manufacturing, maintenance, or engineering experience.
• Minimum of 5 years leading teams in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to actively, and cooperatively influence and work with cross functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Direct the manufacturing activities of the Packaging department including two state of the art fully integrated vial and syringe packaging lines that convert in single step from bulk syringes to pallet with serialization.
• Lead the Level 2 APU- Packaging and manage a talented team of colleagues across 24×7 operation.
• Actively participate in all associated capital and product transfer projects that impact the Packaging department.
• Responsible for the launch of new products for the US, Europe and International markets.
• Drive operational and technical performance improvements in the area in alignment with the platform goals.
• Ensure that the manufacturing department are cGMP compliant.
• Ensure that the department are staffed to meet production requirements and in alignment with our financial targets.
• Drives strong collaboration in the resolution of technical challenges with the support of Globval Device Unit, Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing Excellence, Technical Services and Quality.
• Become an Operational Excellence champion by implementing and driving SMS processes and Operation Management System governance, empowering teams to deliver continuous improvement and operational performance.
• Support and foster Supportive Leadership among people leaders within Packaging through active coaching. Identify opportunities for development and support employee growth. Recognize our people for their achievements and support them in the learning process.
• Drive consistency across the FFIP department to ensure processes and department priorities are aligned. Promote an agile organization by working cross-functionally within FFIP and other departments on Site.
• Participate as a key member of the FFIP Management Committee to ensure that Packaging is represented on this cross functional team to drive shared accountability for Goals and Priorities for both support functions and Operations.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and good documentation practices are followed to provide a safe, quality, and effective product. Drive a high Quality Mindset standards for operations.
• Develop a strong Safety Culture in the FFIP department that encourages taking the right amount of time to perform each task safely.
• Ensures that colleague training programs are suitable and effective to support cGMP requirements.
• Write and deliver performance reviews and perform second level reviews as required.
• Timely escalation of personnel, environmental, safety and manufacturing issues.
• Must have the ability to simultaneously multi-task across multiple capabilities and functions and handle multiple competing priorities and requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Advanced degree a plus.
• Technical and working knowledge of Packaging guidelines, practices, and industry trends.