Associate Director, Maintenance

Location: This position is currently remote. A future transition to an on-site location on the U.S. East-Coast/Mid-West is anticipated as the project progresses, with an expected timeline in 2027.

Pay

The full-time base annual salary for this position is expected to range between $174,000 to $203,000. Compensation for this role will be determined by the candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience, and relevant knowledge.

Benefits

• Performance-related bonus
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) matching plan
• Life insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid time off (PTO)

Schedule

This is a full-time role with a Monday–Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance and reliability leadership throughout facility design, construction, commissioning, qualification, and start-up activities
• Develop maintenance strategies, including preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs to support long-term asset performance
• Partner with Engineering and project teams to ensure maintainability, serviceability, accessibility, and lifecycle considerations are incorporated into facility and equipment design
• Establish asset lifecycle management strategies, including spare parts plans, calibration programs, and equipment reliability initiatives
• Support the selection, implementation, and optimization of CMMS and other maintenance technologies to enable effective planning and execution
• Participate in commissioning, qualification, FAT/SAT, and operational readiness activities to ensure maintenance requirements are incorporated and validated
• Define the future maintenance organization, including staffing plans, training requirements, operating procedures, and site support models
• Identify and mitigate equipment reliability, maintenance, and operational readiness risks while providing updates and recommendations to project leadership

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Facilities Management, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of experience in maintenance, reliability, engineering, or technical operations within pharmaceutical or API manufacturing environments. Experience with HPAPI, complex chemical synthesis, or chemical process manufacturing is preferred
• Experience supporting major capital projects, facility start-ups, manufacturing expansions, greenfield or brownfield investments, or large-scale operational readiness initiatives
• Strong knowledge of maintenance best practices, reliability engineering, asset lifecycle management, and equipment performance improvement
• Experience with CMMS platforms, predictive maintenance technologies, reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), and maintenance planning systems
• Understanding of GMP requirements related to equipment maintenance, calibration, qualification, documentation, and inspection readiness and mechanical integrity principles
• Demonstrated experience supporting small molecule drug substance, API, or HPAPI manufacturing operations preferred
• Experience supporting containment-intensive manufacturing environments (e.g., HPAPI containment, isolators, contained material handling) preferred
• Experience within a multi-product API manufacturing or CDMO environment is preferred
• Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Ability and willingness to transition to an East Coast or Midwest U.S. site location as project needs evolve
• Willingness and ability to travel to EMEA and NA at approximately 25-30% of the time to meet business objectives