Senior Technical Director

Exyte; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Exyte US, Inc. seeks a senior professional to advance Biopharma Life Sciences Facilities projects in the Americas. You will promote a safe workplace, enforce Site Specific Plans, and contribute to project programming and pre-sales activities with a focus on value-added solutions.

With 10+ years of experience and a strong engineering background, you will lead technical initiatives across remote teams and client accounts, driving competitive advantage and project success in a dynamic market.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field required.
• Master’s degree and/or PhD preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in Biopharma Life Sciences facilities or related field.

Responsibilities

• Promote Exyte safety commitments and maintain an incident-free workplace.
• Communicate and enforce Site Specific Plan on all projects.
• Support growth of Biopharma Life Sciences Facilities business with technical expertise.

Skills

Strong communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Master’s degree or PhD preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Discover your exciting role

The SME - Biopharma Life Sciences Facilities is responsible for providing business knowledge, project experience, and technical competence to support the growth of the Biopharma Life Sciences Facilities business. Supports the strategic direction of Biopharma Life Sciences Facilities Businesses Development group by marketing project delivery differentiators and value added propositions to gain competitive advantage. Also supports client account managers and business development managers in positioning and developing clients and projects in Americas region.

Explore your tasks and responsibilities

• Adopts and promotes the Exyte commitment to always provide a safe workplace that strives for an Incident and Injury Free environment where everyone goes home safe every day
• Ensures company safety policies and the Site Specific Plan are proactively communicated and consistently enforced on all projects
• Uses business knowledge, project experience and technical competence to support the growth of the Biopharma Life Sciences Facilities business
• Establishes oneself as an industry recognized technical specialist in Biopharma Life Sciences Facilities
• Applies high-energy, passion and team approach to produce world-class projects and achieve company target margins
• Introduces new ideas, methods and innovative approaches to process and facility design problem solving aimed at meeting challenging and changing client needs. Share ideas, methods and approaches with staff and design team members through mentoring
• Participates in project programming activities
• Trains and supports project teams to understand customer and regulatory expectations throughout the project life cycle
• Ensures that designs are consistent with industry-accepted practice, leading edge technologies and special client preferred features
• Actively trains and mentors staff on BLS design issues, lessons learned and best practices
• Supports the strategic direction of Biopharma Life Sciences Facilities Businesses Development group by identifying project delivery differentiators and value added propositions to gain competitive advantage
• Supports client account managers and business development managers in positioning and developing clients and projects in Americas region
• Plans, organizes, and administers program activities to support the needs of our clients
• Maintains contact with past project clients to develop leads and show interest in maintaining a relationship
• Coordinates project team for proposal effort, strategy, and budget
• Provides pre-sales support to evaluate project feasibility and develops preliminary designs to support sales efforts and project bids
• Strengthens the company’s ability to compete for a wide range of project types in the field of Biopharma Life Sciences Facilities
• Leverage project experience to strengthen the company’s project portfolio in the Americas region
• Other duties as assigned

Show your expertise

Professional Experience & Education

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field required
• Master’s degree and/or PHD preferred
• 10+ years of experience

Preferred

• Experience in a technology assessment role (trends, opportunities, challenges) within high-tech industry environment
• Experience implementing new technical initiatives within the organization with demonstrated ROI impact
• Prior experience working in Biopharma Life Sciences facilities in any of the following roles: technology, operations, supply chain, capital equipment, or facilities planning
• Customer service experience. Experience facing internal/external clients and mature industry audiences
• Prior experience working in EPC services preferred

Specific Skills & Knowledge

• Has the ability to absorb technical knowledge in markets outside of his/her core
• Demonstrated ability to influence internal management and customers
• Self-motivated, ability to collaborate with peers/collaborators across remote offices and time zones
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Detail-oriented with the ability to think strategically
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Non-Solicitation: We are not currently accepting third-party agency candidates for this position. Any agency candidate submitted to any employee of Exyte may be contacted by Exyte without obligation to the third-party agency.

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