Associate Director – Process Control & Automation Engineering

Key Objectives/Deliverables

• Supervise and coach process control team, including completing performance reviews and development plans
• Staffing, including recruiting, resource planning, and succession planning
• Process control work coordination
• Review and monitor financial performance; commit to meeting targets
• Develop and implement the Process Control Engineering Business Plan

Operational Excellence

• Demonstrate a commitment to environmental, health, and safety (including PSM)
• Identify, track, and report key indicators of functional performance
• Ensure team is operating in a state of compliance

Organizational Capability

• In coordination with automation and compliance consultants, set and reinforce standards for appropriate rigor in automation work products.
• Assure focus by engineers and completion of critical assignments with appropriate monitoring and reporting
• Be a fully active member of the flow leadership in running the plant, including participation on management sub-teams

Basic Requirements

• Minimum B.S. in Engineering (preferably Electrical Engineering)
• 5 + years of experience in Process Control and Automation Engineering, preferably in Gene Therapies or API manufacturing

Additional Preferences

• Ability to instill teamwork within the department and demonstrate key interpersonal skills
• Ability to ensure appropriate technical depth and rigor with departmental technical deliverables
• Ability to make decisions independently and to network with others as appropriate
• Ability to function in a team environment as a leader and as a member of management teams

Qualifications

• State licensure as a Professional Engineer is not required but is encouraged

Benefits

• Eligible for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
• Flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
• Life insurance and death benefits
• Certain time off and leave of absence benefits
• Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

Pay

The anticipated wage for this position is $123,000 - $180,400

Schedule

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).