Director, Technical Operations

Key Responsibilities

• Successful achievement of revenue related targets and identification of new revenue opportunities

• All operational aspects of manufacturing, including: productivity, cost, planning, daily business processes, cGMP compliance

• Key contributor to positive client relationships by ensuring adherence to customer requirements/specifications, open communication, and resolution of any issues

• Evaluation of potential new clients, vetting of project scope and technical capabilities

• Ensure successful technological transfer of new products developed from R&D to clinical/commercial manufacturing and commercial site transfers

• Facilitate alignment of technical services, engineering, maintenance, and production operations to minimize downtime, improve processes, and improve quality

• Establish demand plan and detailed schedule, articulate key financial milestones for forecast

• Drive manufacturing technology, automation, and facility strategies

• Lead, coach, and provide direction to direct reports, as well as indirect reporting relationships

• Management of the corporate CapEx budget, ensuring capital investments are appropriately executed

• Management and oversight of multiple departmental budget(s)

• Collaborate with Project Management team to ensure that technical operations' resources are effectively deployed and meet client expectations

• Collaborate with Quality/Validation to support the validation lifecycle of all equipment, utilities, facilities, systems and processes

• Skip-level oversight of the engineering, maintenance, calibration and operations functions, including: project and process engineering, instrumentation, control systems, automation, and preventative maintenance systems

• Establish and track the relevant KPIs to improve the efficiency and quality of the entire GMP operation

• Partner with Business Development, Project Management, R&D, and Quality Leadership teams to ensure compliance within the quality system