Associate Director Maintenance

AstraZeneca Singapore Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca Singapore Pte Ltd is seeking an Associate Director Maintenance to lead technical, operational and project delivery for a new biologics campus in Singapore. The role oversees maintenance operations across multiple units, coordinating with Global/Site Engineering and external suppliers to ensure equipment reliability and project success.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong engineering background, professional qualifications, and extensive experience in maintenance, project

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required or equivalent.
• Professional Engineering Qualifications desirable.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, Safety, Health and Environment and regulatory requirements.
• Experience in maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs.
• Solid project management and change-management skills.
• Experience leading engineering teams and coordinating with suppliers/contractors.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to development and implementation of operational goals for campus maintenance of equipment and infrastructure.
• Collaborates with Global/Site Engineering for project execution and readiness.
• Manages timelines and scope of engineering programs within own area.
• Acts as lead engineer for a major functional area or manages a team delivering programs from inception to completion.
• Provides technical leadership and stakeholder consultation in daily operations.
• Ensures supplier performance is reliable, compliant and cost-efficient.
• Translates business needs into timely process implementations and gains stakeholder consensus.
• Drives continuous improvement, lean operations and digital capability adoption.

Skills

cGMP knowledge

Maintenance operations

Project management

Change management

Engineering leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Professional Engineering Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Job Title : Associate Director Maintenance

GCL : E

Be part of history in the making. AstraZeneca is building its first biologics manufacturing campus in Singapore - a groundbreaking USD 1.5 billion investment that will serve as a global hub for innovation and excellence.

This innovative facility will deliver end-to-end Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) capabilities with different manufacturing units/buildings in one campus

• Small molecule- chemical API production


• Large molecule- monoclonal antibody manufacturing


• Conjugation


• Fill-and-finish operations, including sterile filling and lyophilization


• Final secondary packaging

The campus will be equipped with modern digital and automation infrastructure, enabling autonomous manufacturing powered by artificial intelligence. In addition, it will be designed for carbon neutrality, embedding sustainability into every aspect of operations and setting a new benchmark for environmentally responsible biologics' manufacturing.

We are looking for passionate individuals with proven experience who thrive in dynamic environments and bring a “make-it-happen” attitude. Joining us means contributing to a project that will not only transform AstraZeneca’s global supply chain but also advance life-changing medicines for patients everywhere.

Job Description & Reporting Line

A professional engineer providing technical, operational and project management delivery across a portfolio of programs and projects. Either manages a team of professional engineers supporting a broad range of areas for an operational plant, or plans and coordinates specialist engineering projects to support activities or maintain equipment in own area of expertise.

This role reports into the Director Asset Management and Maintenance.

General/Typical Accountabilities

• Contributes to the development and implements operational goals to achieve strategic objectives in field of expertise in maintenance for all campus equipment and engineering infrastructure


• Collaborates and holds accountabilities with Global /Site Engineering in project execution and contributes to achieve operational readiness meeting AstraZeneca’s policies, procedures and standards


• Manages timeline & scope of engineering programs within own business area


• Acts as lead engineer for a significant functional Engineering area or manages group of project engineers accountable to deliver their own portfolio of programs and projects from inception to completion


• Applies core technical leadership into daily operation providing support and consultation to stake-holders


• Manages expectations of business stake-holders relevant to own area of control and ensures optimized demand vs. supply management


• Communicates business needs and helps translate these into tangible and value creating actions


• Co-ordinates resources in team and across the department and facilitates efficiency by removing roadblocks


• Actively controls supplier performance and ensures reliable, compliant and cost-efficient operation


• Translates business needs into timely implementation of processes and gains formal consensus by stake-holders


• Owns and implements KPI'-s across productivity, quality, safety, schedule consistency and cost


• Creates an inclusive and collaborative culture and achieves best in class performance within the team


• Develops analytical problem-solving mind-set, driven by data analytics and application of smart technologies


• Develops and cultivates technical expertise and knowledge within project team or broader Engineering function by disseminating best -practices and sharing knowledge across functions and project teams


• Contributes and advocates to the Continuous Improvement mind-set and enables goals in lean / cost efficient operations, autonomous manufacturing, environmental sustainability and technology introduction

Essential Skills

• Bachelor ’s- Degree in Engineering


• Professional Engineering Qualifications


• Sound knowledge of cGMP, Safety, Health and Environment and local regulatory requirements


• Sound experience in day-to-day operations of maintenance, trouble shooting, repairs


• Project management, change -management skills


• Technical mastery in core Engineering area, and competence in others, Experience in leading teams and suppliers / contractors

Desirable

• Undergraduate degree in an Engineering field or equivalent experience.


• Extensive experience in line management, technical support, and overseeing projects, Facility startup and ops readiness preparation

Why AstraZeneca :

Join a science-led company where engineering precision and patient impact meet. You will work with diverse teams across disciplines - think engineers, data specialists and manufacturing leaders in the same room - unleashing bold thinking to solve real-world challenges in reliability, sustainability and scale. We move with urgency, take smart risks and invest in modern tools and digital capabilities so you can turn insight into operational advantage. Here, ambition is matched with support: we value kindness alongside performance, encourage feed-forward coaching, and stay closely connected as one distributed team focused on delivering medicines that change lives and strengthen communities and the planet.

Why AstraZeneca:

Here, bold science meets practical execution to deliver medicines that matter. You will collaborate with diverse colleagues across science, engineering and operations - often bringing unexpected teams into the same room to unlock solutions that raise performance and advance patient supply. We back decisive leaders with data, digital tools and investment, encouraging smart risk-taking and rigorous follow-through. We prioritize kindness alongside ambition, and we grow by sharing insight, learning quickly and acting with urgency so patients benefit sooner.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Date Posted

19-Aug-2026

Closing Date

30-Aug-2026