Associate Director - Automation Engineering – Hybrid Manufacturing

Role Summary

The Associate Director-Automation Engineering is responsible for the supervision of the process control engineers and consultants that support the daily operations of the Hybrid facility. The role also oversees the productivity and development of the team to ensure reliable and compliant control applications and systems are used in manufacturing at Foundry. The Associate Director partners to influence and implement within the process control organization and across functional disciplines to support the process control technical agenda, business plan priorities, and compliance objectives. During the project delivery and startup phase (startup expected 2025 to 2028), leadership roles will be fluid as the site builds a new organization and GMP operations supporting the startup and scale-up.

Responsibilities

• Administrative Leadership
• Supervise and coach process control team, including completing performance reviews and development plans
• Staffing, including recruiting, resource planning, and succession planning
• Process control work coordination
• Review and monitor financial performance; commit to meeting targets
• Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Business Plan

• Demonstrate a commitment to environmental, health, and safety
• Identify, track, and report key indicators of functional performance
• Ensure team is operating in a state of compliance

• In coordination with automation and compliance consultants, set and reinforce standards for appropriate rigor in automation work products
• Assure focus by engineers and completion of critical assignments with appropriate monitoring and reporting
• Ability to instill teamwork within the department and demonstrate key interpersonal skills
• Ability to ensure appropriate technical depth and rigor with departmental technical deliverables
• Ability to make decisions independently and to network with others as appropriate
• Ability to function in a team environment as a leader and as a member of management teams

Qualifications

• Required: Minimum B.S. in Engineering; experience in Automation Engineering, preferably in API and Biologics manufacturing
• Required: 10+ years of experience in Biopharma engineering, operations, or manufacturing
• Preferred: Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites utilizing SCADA, DCS and MES systems (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, etc)
• Preferred: Experience as a member of group leadership in running the plant, including participation in management sub-teams
• Preferred: Successful application of organizational models through recruiting and retention of employees

Skills

• Process control systems and automation platforms (e.g., DeltaV, Rockwell, MES)
• Leadership, coaching, performance management, and staff development
• Cross-functional collaboration and change management
• Strategic planning and financial acumen in an engineering environment
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork capabilities