Senior Director – Facilities and Engineering

Senior Director – Facilities and Engineering

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Life Sciences
• 15+ years of relevant experience
• 15+ years of leadership experience in a heavily matrixed environment
• Experience managing a budget of $100M+

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-layered organization with strong change management skills and business acumen.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Promote a strong safety culture within the Facilities and Engineering (F&E) environment.
• Recruit, lead, and mentor a diverse team of F&E professionals.
• Drive Lean Digital practices and continuous improvement, including reliability-based maintenance.
• Solve technical problems effectively and communicate well verbally and in writing.
• Apply engineering and automation principles for process equipment and controls.
• Work well in a matrixed environment with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Organize strategically and interact with all management levels, including senior management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage both tactically and strategically, to prepare contingency plans and ensure execution of plans.
• Manage organizational projects, budgets, and performance standards.
• Provide guidance based on company goals and policies to achieve objectives and schedules.
• Ensure qualified and adequately trained personnel and maintain process oversight.
• Influence organizational objectives and long-term goals; manage risks in decision-making.
• Establish and interpret policies with minimal direction, focusing on long-term results.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills—both upwards and downwards and outside the company.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or MBA preferred
• 15+ years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry
• 20+ years of experience in a biopharmaceutical environment strongly preferred