Senior Director, DPD Manufacturing Engineering
Thermo Fisher Scientific
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: New Jersey • North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $192,700 - $282,600 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Join Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Senior Director of Manufacturing Engineering, where you'll advance technical excellence and innovation in our pharmaceutical manufacturing operations.
- Provide strategic leadership for complex engineering initiatives, capital projects, and operational improvements across our network.
- Manage a team of engineers and scientists, overseeing product lifecycle management, technology transfers, and process optimization while ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Influence pharmaceutical manufacturing, working at the intersection of technical innovation and operational excellence.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to implement strategic initiatives, enhance manufacturing capabilities, and deliver value optimization projects that support our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
Requirements
- Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, with significant exposure to both small and large molecule drug products
- Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering, Scientific discipline, or related field
- Leadership experience managing technical teams of engineers and scientists
- Expert knowledge of GMP manufacturing processes and regulatory requirements
- Established experience in technical transfer activities and process validation
- Experience in capital project management and strategic planning
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute site master plans and capacity strategies
- Deep understanding of drug substance and drug product development processes
- Experience with current and emerging pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies
- Business acumen and ability to align technical strategy with business objectives
- Proficiency in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
- Experience leading change management initiatives
- Effective communication and presentation skills
- Strategic thinking capability with demonstrated problem-solving skills
- Ability to travel up to 50% as required
- Experience in budget management and resource allocation
- Professional network within pharmaceutical manufacturing industry
- Commitment to developing and supporting technical talent.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
pharmaceutical manufacturingGMP manufacturing processestechnical transfer activitiesprocess validationcapital project managementsite master planscapacity strategiesdrug substance developmentdrug product developmentemerging pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies
Soft skills
leadershipstakeholder managementcross-functional collaborationchange managementeffective communicationpresentation skillsstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingbusiness acumencommitment to developing talent
Certifications
Advanced DegreeBachelor's Degree