Associate Director for our Operations Support in Drug Substance Manufacturing

We are looking for an Associate Director for our Support to DSM Operations. We call it “Operations Support Leader”. This is a pivotal role tasked with providing strategic direction and operational guidance for the Operations Support Team, covering one of three value streams.
Acting as a strategic anchor, operational coach, and cross-functional integrator, this position ensures production robustness and alignment with corporate goals.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Direction:

• Develop a vision and priorities for the Operations Support Team, guiding all task areas.
• Lead strategy deployment and set clear success measures, ensuring alignment with site and corporate objectives.

Support 24/7 Production:

• Establish a framework for production support, ensuring operational stability at all hours.
• Coordinate with shift teams to maintain seamless operations, addressing issues promptly.
• Implement systems and processes to manage and resolve emergencies effectively, minimizing downtime.
• Responsibility for solid support on plan adherence
• Ownership of the value stream’s ability to process PRs on time, hereunder safeguard solid containments and effective countermeasures.

Operational Coaching:

• Actively participate in team activities to model expected behaviors and practices.
• Mentor the Manufacturing Engineers/Support Associates in decision-making, particularly when under pressure.

Cross-Functional Integration:

• Enhance collaboration between Manufacturing, Operations Control Center (OCC), Engineering, Automation, Quality, Process Science and Program Management.
• Serve as the escalation and decision point for complex issues, ensuring cross-functional alignment.

Data-Driven Leadership:

• Oversee the creation of the “Control Tower” – live data dashboards to monitor adherence, quality, and event resolutions.
• Translate data insights into actionable priorities, driving continuous improvement across teams.

Additional Responsibilities Derived from Team Focus:

• Guide Manufacturing Engineers/Support Associates in their daily support roles and ensure they step in effectively to resolve production issues.
• Ensure quality ownership and support compliance through timely data capture and delivery.
• Coach team members on data analysis to identify patterns and root causes, supporting practical improvements.
• Represent the manufacturing area during audits, customer visits and regulatory inspections, ensuring consistent and clear responses. 

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with over five years of leadership experience, ideally with a background in the pharmaceutical industry. The candidate has extensive experience in manufacturing leadership, showcasing strategic thinking and data-driven problem-solving skills. Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities are essential, along with proficiency in handling multiple priorities while ensuring adherence to strategic plans. Additionally, deep technical knowledge of high-level processes and equipment, as well as a thorough understanding of regulatory requirements and GMP, are crucial for this role.

The Team

Take part in an exciting and ambitious journey in Drug Substance Manufacturing Operations including three value streams (DSM 1, 2 & 3) with 24/7 production! You will be joining and leading one of three newly established Operations Support Teams, consisting of Manufacturing Engineers, Support Associates and Project Leads. While reporting to a Value Stream Director, your close collaboration expands to our Production Leaders (one for each shift rotation).

We are a diverse and committed group of professionals, embracing individual strengths to tackle challenges and be innovative together.

Interested?

• If you would like to know more about this unique position, please reach out to Directors, Manufacturing, Søren Beier on +45 30772721 or Dan Lambertsen on +4541949668.
• We will take candidates into the recruitment process continuously, so do not hesitate to apply.
• This position will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found.

Curious to know more about the company? Then check out our home page: https://fujifilmdiosynth.com/cdmo-facilities/denmark/

• Working at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies
• We offer a competitive compensation package in a site/company growing rapidly, with many opportunities for individual growth, we also offer access to fitness and an attractive canteen.

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is an industry-leading Biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations in Hillerød, Denmark, Teesside, UK, RTP, North Carolina and College Station, Texas, USA. We use our skills, dedication and ambition to enable impact for the world’s most innovative biotech and biopharma companies reimagining healthcare’s potential. We work across the entire lifecycle of our customers’ products – enabling success throughout. Every cure, vaccine, biologic, and advancement we contribute to starts with our people and our passion. We fuel one another’s passion, help accelerate progress, expand capabilities, strengthen innovation, and improve processes to improve lives.

Our Manufacturing site in Hillerød, Denmark, brings together a complete range of expertise, capabilities and technologies to manufacture advanced biologics. As we continue to enhance and expand our capabilities, we are looking for people who share our passion, drive, and energy – what we call Genki – to join our team.
 

We offer the chance to be part of a global workplace where passion, drive and commitment are met with opportunities for professional and personal development. Deeply committed to diversity and inclusion, we ensure that everyone no matter their background or gender has an opportunity to develop. We take pride in enriching our communities, caring for our environment, and cultivating a world of opportunity for future generations.

We aim to foster a collaborative, innovative and rewarding environment, where diverse perspectives and people come together united by a common purpose and shared values. We pursue our fullest potential as individual contributors and team members. We strive to be the employer of choice and offer a competitive compensation and benefit package.

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies Denmark (FLBD) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identify or any other protected class.

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