Senior Director, Process Engineering & Maintenance

As the Senior Director, Process Engineering & Maintenance, this role is responsible for setting the direction and managing central workstreams in the start-up of a $2 billion project. This role leads the process engineering and process maintenance organizations to ensure the successful start-up and ramp-up to meet client commitments ensuring the equipment maintains a state of readiness. Additionally, this role is responsible for designing and implementing manufacturing processes, equipment, and technology while building the team and ensuring flawless execution by leveraging existing experience as a subject matter expert (SME) and people management capabilities in start-up of Greenfield capital projects and technical projects. The Senior Director drives continuous improvement in process design, cost savings, quality, and resource utilization while incorporating newest technology and resolving engineering problems for optimization.

Company Overview

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we’ll open North America’s largest end-to-end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill-finish, and packaging under one roof.

We’re looking for passionate, mission-driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we’re proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive—what we call Genki. Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let’s transform healthcare together!

Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small-town warmth with proximity to Raleigh’s thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers

Job Description

• Develops strategies to ensure successful ramp-up of facility, meeting client expectations and operational excellence.
• Builds and leads a high-performing Process Engineering & Maintenance team fostering a culture of collaboration, growth, and dedication to achieving successful facility start-up and ramp-up to client expectations.
• Ensures the optimization, design and implementation of manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Manages technology transfer from customers to large scale manufacturing.
• Builds robust operations and drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize performance.
• Ensures project implementation is well received throughout the organization by effectively communicating updates and changes.
• Develops functional strategies and objectives that align with organizational goals.
• Ensures all specifications and requirements are review and approved by the SME, responsible engineer (RE), or Manufacturing.
• Enforces adhere to project plans, strategies, and timeline ensuring successful execution.
• Optimizes tasks and overall workload for the FUJIFILM team and consultants, as needed.
• Encourages a culture that prioritizes continuous learning and development, including coaching and mentoring to ensure the team is positioned for long-term success.
• Evaluates the teams’ performance and implements measures to improve productivity and engagement to develop high-potential employees.
• Participates in the recruitment process and retention strategies to attract and retain talent, as needed.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life science or engineering related field with 12 years of experience in a similar role in a large biotech / pharma environment; or
• Master’s degree in life sciences or engineering with 8 years of experience in a similar role in a large biotech / pharma environment
• 10 years of people management, leadership & team management experience
• 6 years of experience in biotech / pharma manufacturing operations
• Experience working in a changing, project-driven organization
• Experience in a CGMP facility or working with FDA regulations
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in a similar role in large projects from conceptual design phase to operations
• 4 years of experience leading and developing leaders
• Experience leading manufacturing or technical departments
  
  

Physical Requirements

• May work in Mechanical/Production spaces that may require hearing protection and enrollment in a hearing conservation program
• Ability to discern audible cues.
  
  

Our programs are designed to focus on maintaining and enhancing all pillars of health with a robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage with the option of a Health Savings Account with company contributions. In addition, we offer an industry leading 401(k) savings plan, insurance coverage, employee assistance programs and various wellness incentives. We support life-work balance with paid vacation time, sick time, and company holidays. Explore a supportive environment that enriches both your personal and professional growth!

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of FUJIFILM about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at FUJIFILM via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of FUJIFILM, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by FUJIFILM for this requisition and a valid agreement with FUJIFILM is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the FUJIFILM agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

EEO Information

Fujifilm is committed to providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc.

ADA Information

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