Associate Director, Aseptic Manufacturing & Tech Ops

BioSpace; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leading pay and annual performance bon

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance – effective day one

Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution

Parental & family medical leave

Free access to Novo Nordisk products

Tuition Assistance

Life & Disability Insurance

Employee Referral Awards

Job summary

Novo Nordisk in Clayton, NC seeks an experienced engineering leader to drive tactical and strategic improvements across the aseptic production department. You will ensure maximum equipment uptime, develop long-range technical plans, and advance maintenance and quality standards in a collaborative, cross-site environment.

The role requires 7+ years in manufacturing with leadership experience, plus Lean/Six Sigma expertise, and preferred advanced degrees. Join us to help improve life for millions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field of study from an accredited university required
• Master’s degree from an accredited university or industry equivalent experience preferred
• Minimum of seven (7) years of manufacturing environment experience required, preferably in the pharmaceutical or other regulated industries
• Minimum seven (7) years of leadership (direct or indirect) experience in engineering, manufacturing, or maintenance required, with a preference toward pharmaceutical or other regulated industries
• Experience driving process improvements/design using systematic methodologies, LEAN & Six Sigma strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Accountable for ensuring maximum up time of equipment to support site production schedules
• Development of long-term technical & process improvement plans
• Ensure robust processes are in place to exceed all quality objectives, specifications & requirements
• Drive process performance to meet business & customer needs
• Championing systematic problem solving (SPS) process
• Process confirmation of technical & maintenance standards
• Drive technical & maintenance standardization & collaboration across teams
• Ensure collaboration across sites via applicable process groups
• Ensure completion of high-level projects & investigations
• Owner of departmental master plan for technical improvements
• Coach, develop & engage direct reports, focusing on the NNWay essentials
• Process group responsibilities representing the Clayton site & contributing globally to better/best practices & projects for manufacturing efficiency & compliance
• Ensure employees have individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and measurements that are consistent with the priorities of the business, to include: Conducting interim reviews to ensure their performance is focused on those priorities, and they understand their accountability for results and the measurement process
• Ensure that the IDP forms include completed learning and aspiration plans and are in place for all reporting personnel to enable the achievement of goals and capability to assume increased levels of responsibility
• Follow all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

LEAN

Six Sigma

Job description

Novo Nordisk in Clayton, NC seeks an experienced engineering leader to drive tactical and strategic improvements across the aseptic production department. You will ensure maximum equipment uptime, develop long-range technical plans, and advance maintenance and quality standards in a collaborative, cross-site environment.

The role requires 7+ years in manufacturing with leadership experience, plus Lean/Six Sigma expertise, and preferred advanced degrees. Join us to help improve life for millions.