Director of Large Scale Manufacturing

Role Summary

Director of Large Scale Manufacturing at Rockville, MD. Lead operational excellence, safety and quality for production in a designated Value Stream, driving site strategy and ensuring delivery of business targets in a large-scale manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for product quality, employee safety, cGMP compliance, OSHA compliance and consistently achieving performance goals to meet current and future market demand.
• Develop a diverse and inclusive culture that improves safety and quality while delivering service and cost improvements.
• Collaborate with the Site Leadership Team to align resources and set priorities to deliver a balanced scorecard.
• Set goals to achieve top quartile performance in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Align business objectives with GSK central functions to support strategic priorities and ensure team success.
• Develop GPS capability within the Value Stream to accelerate performance delivery.
• Work with GSC strategy and GSK partners to develop targeted product cost of goods to meet COGs targets.
• Develop and implement a robust succession pipeline for the Value Stream, Site and GSK.
• Standardize ways of working across systems, processes and equipment to maximize performance and compliance.
• Accountable for the P&L of the Value Stream, short‚Äì to mid-term budget delivery, and improving flow to maximize efficiency and minimize working capital.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor of Science ‚Äì biological/chemical science or any discipline of engineering
• Required: 10+ years of experience in biopharma/pharmaceutical clinical and/or commercial manufacturing
• Required: Experience leading others at a GMP drug substance biopharma site (fermentation/cell culture, purification, buffer/media prep, supply chain, manufacturing strategy, equipment commissioning/validation, change management, process validation, product registration, and/or product lifecycle management)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master‚Äôs degree in engineering, science, or business administration
• Experience in large-scale manufacturing environments
• Strong quality, compliance, and safety orientation with regulatory agency interfacing experience
• Excellent leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and influencing skills; strong focus on teamwork and business results
• Problem-solving mindset and relentless continuous improvement
• Strategic agility, organizational savvy, and business acumen to deliver near-term and long-term goals