Executive Director, Operations

Bausch + Lomb; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Bausch + Lomb, a global eye health leader, seeks an Executive Director - US Operations to drive manufacturing strategy and P&L for Tampa and Greenville sites. You will lead engineering, production, materials, EHS, and regulatory compliance, aligning with corporate goals and ensuring top-tier product delivery.

The role requires 10+ years of senior leadership in sterile manufacturing, strong regulatory expertise, and proven financial planning experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry or Microbiology (Master's preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive senior leadership experience in a sterile manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing an annual financial planning process.
• Strong regulatory knowledge (MDR, FDA, EHS, Finance and other agencies).
• Ability to build and retain an effective site leadership team.
• Experience with FDA and international regulatory inspections.

Responsibilities

• Overall Manufacturing Operations to ensure customer service, productivity, quality and financial requirements are achieved.
• Monitors and tracks all relevant budgets with the Plants Financial Director.
• Designs and implements the plant's strategic plan.
• Works with the Global Technical Services Group to ensure new products and tech transfer processes are developed and tested to meet quality and customer expectations.
• Drives sites operation KPI's programs to achieve cross functional goals.
• Works with the Global Planning and Distribution group to ensure production planning and inventory control procedures are followed to maintain proper inventory levels to support sales requirements.
• Works with the Global Technical Services Group to ensure equipment and building facilities are maintained to sterile manufacturing standards, manages capital accordingly.
• Partners with Quality functions to maintain operational processes, facilities and training programs to B&L and Regulatory standards.
• Ensures that plants security and safety programs are implemented and monitored on a regular basis.
• Ensures high customer service level (99%) and delivery of new products within agreed timelines for domestic and international.
• Partners with the Global Enterprise Excellence systems and change management initiatives to drive CIP and improvement projects
• Fosters a diverse workplace that encourages full engagement and enables all employees to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives
• Provides US regional management support to Finance, Quality, Human Resources, Enterprise Excellence and IT on a day-to-day basis to ensure goals and objectives are met.

Skills

Senior leadership

Budgeting

Regulatory knowledge

Strategic thinking

Decision making

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Chemistry/ Microbiology

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better.

Position Summary

The Executive Director - US Operations develops business strategies and leads operations to enable the US Pharma & Lens Care manufacturing sites (Tampa & Greenville) to achieve the established goals and reach its maximum potential. The person is responsible for the full P&L, manufacturing operations, strategic initiatives, meeting compliance and commercial needs. Areas of responsibilities include engineering, production and plant operations, materials management (production, planning/inventory control, purchasing, and distribution), technical services, EHS&S, plant facilities and maintenance. This role is responsible for ensuring the requirements of applicable domestic and international regulatory and quality standards are implemented and maintained. This position has indirect responsibilities which include day-to-day management support for: Finance, Quality, Human Resources, EE and IT as well as overall responsibility for the sites’ environmental, health and safety programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall Manufacturing Operations to ensure customer service, productivity, quality and financial requirements are achieved;
• Monitors and tracks all relevant budgets with the Plants Financial Director.
• Designs and implements the plant's strategic plan
• Works with the Global Technical Services Group to ensure new products and tech transfer processes are developed and tested to meet quality and customer expectations, as well as provide technical support to existing products and processes
• Drives sites operation KPI's programs to achieve cross functional goals
• Works with the Global Planning and Distribution group to ensure production planning and inventory control procedures are followed to maintain proper inventory levels to support sales requirements.
• Works with the Global Technical Services Group to ensure both equipment and building facilities are maintained to sterile manufacturing standards, manages capital accordingly meeting established timelines and target costs.
• Partners with Quality functions to maintain operational processes, facilities and training programs to B&L and Regulatory standards.
• Ensures that plants security and safety programs are implemented and monitored on a regular basis.
• Ensures high customer service level (99%) and delivery of new products within agreed timelines for domestic and international.
• Partners with the Global Enterprise Excellence systems and change management initiatives to drive CIP and improvement projects
• Fosters a diverse workplace that encourages full engagement and enables all employees to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives
• Provides US regional management support to Finance, Quality, Human Resources, Enterprise Excellence and IT on a day-to-day basis to ensure goals and objectives are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required (Engineering, Chemistry or Microbiology). Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive senior leadership experience in sterile manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing a annual financial planning process
• Strong regulatory knowledge and experience (MDR, FDA, EHS, Finance and other agency requirements)
• Ability to build, develop and retain an effective site leadership team
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills
• Experience in Engineering areas (facilities, utilities, upgrades, equipment designs, BOD)
• Experience with FDA and international regulatory inspections.
• Strategic thinker in terms of designing operation to meet future aseptic trends in manufacturing (RABS), clean rooms designs and requirements from different regulatory standards.
• Experience with international tech transfer activities

This position may be available in the following location(s): US - Tampa, FL

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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