Sr. Director - Profiling and Design

Role Summary

Sr. Director - Profiling and Design leads front-end planning and design oversight for major manufacturing capital projects within Global Facilities Delivery. The role manages exempt staff, oversees department expenditures, and ensures compliance with corporate policies, safety, and regulatory standards. The position emphasizes early-stage capital planning, design oversight, and the development of high-performing engineering teams to optimize investment value.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team focused on front-end planning and design oversight for major manufacturing capital projects.
• Manage exempt-level staff including performance reviews, development plans, staffing models, workload assignments, and compensation reviews.
• Oversee departmental expenses and cost center management.
• Ensure project execution aligns with corporate policies and procedures, financial policies, engineering and quality standards, and applicable safety, environmental, industry regulatory, and government regulations.
• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture across internal teams and external partners.
• Actively participate in safety/environmental event reviews and corrective actions.
• Engage in GFD leadership activities including weekly leadership team meetings, quarterly divisional meetings, staff administration, improvement initiatives, and team-building activities.
• Provide oversight for front-end planning on major capital projects, including profiling and design phases.
• Build and lead a team to fulfill design oversight deliverables.
• Influence global teams to engage in early-stage capital planning for optimal investment value.
• Ensure leveraged design processes are adequately supervised.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor of Science in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Required: Minimum of 10 years in manufacturing operations.
• Required: Prior management experience.
• Required: Prior experience with asset delivery and site operations.
• Required: Ability to travel internationally; must hold a valid passport.
• Preferred: Experience in active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) or drug product platforms.
• Preferred: Familiarity with capital project design processes.
• Preferred: Proven ability to lead and manage experienced engineering professionals.
• Preferred: Strong interpersonal and influencing skills across various levels and organizations.
• Preferred: Skilled in issue resolution, change anticipation, and quality implementation.
• Preferred: Experience in structured project management aligned with corporate standards.
• Preferred: Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Skills

• Leadership and team-building capabilities
• Integrity and respect for people
• 360-degree influence
• Strong communication skills
• Commitment to safety

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)

Additional Requirements

• International travel required (15%–30%), including weekends and multi-week stays.