Senior Director of Operations required for Pharmaceutical Corporation
- Senior Director of Operations
- Fargo, ND Area
Senior Director of Operations Summary:
A global leading Pharmaceutical Manufacturing company is seeking a Director of Operations to join the Leadership Team in one of their key facilities. The ideal candidate will lead the operations team throughout the production, logistics and warehousing processes to uphold company standards and customer satisfaction.
If you see yourself as someone who can contribute to keeping this organization on the path of success, then do not hesitate to apply!
The Senior Director of Operations will have the following Responsibilities:
- Developing and executing business strategies
- Ensure operations are in line with cGMP guidelines
- Liaise with FDA to ensure compliance with industry and other regulatory standards
- Identify areas for improvement in the facility and apply LEAN, Six Sigma and other methodologies to drive change
- Develop, implement, and uphold operational KPIs and SOPs to maximize productivity in the manufacturing environment
- Facilitate Kaizen events to drive improvements in the facility
- Collaborate with Quality, R&D and Regulatory teams to ensure alignment
- Hire, train and coach employees as future leaders of the business
- Make sure that process and procedures are complying while meeting production objectives and maximizing production efficiency
- Working cross-functionally to solve any problems that may occur in the production process to improve plant performance and quality
- Ensure that products meet customer satisfaction
- Making sure on-going and future production demands are met
- Work with performance meetings and providing methods to improve company performance
- Support the development of new process technology to guarantee groundbreaking production processes
The Senior Director of Operations will have the following skill set:
- Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree preferred
- 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing
- Functional knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles
- LEAN/Six Sigma Certifications a plus
- Expertise in cGMP and other industry guidelines
- Working knowledge of OSHA safety requirements, GMP'S and ISO 13485 preferred
- Experience working with stakeholders from FDA and other regulatory bodies
- Proven change management experience; CapEx or other project management experience a plus
- Experience leading a dynamic team in a heavily regulated environment
- Excellent communication skills as this person will be expected to collaborate with several other areas of the business and their stakeholders
- Ability to lead, coach and motivate the team to achieve and surpass targets
- Previous experience creating and managing budgets
- SAP and MES a plus