Global Asset Integrity & Lifecycle Lead

About the Role

The Global Asset Integrity & Lifecycle Lead is essential in developing and managing a strategy focused on the effectiveness and safety of critical assets. This role oversees the entire asset lifecycle, from design and commissioning to maintenance and decommissioning, ensuring compliance with global standards while prioritizing cost-effectiveness. Collaboration with regional teams, engineering, operational units, maintenance crews, and digital technology specialists enhances asset performance and reduces risks.

Responsibilities

• Strategy & Governance
  • Develop a global strategy for asset integrity and lifecycle management, with clear standards and governance for effective oversight.
  • Implement lifecycle risk management policies across all asset stages—design, inspection, maintenance, and end-of-life—to mitigate risks and enhance performance.
  • Ensure compliance with global regulations and industry standards while integrating practices into safety management systems to foster a culture of safety.
  • Conduct maturity assessments of asset integrity and reliability, creating continuous improvement roadmaps for enhancing these areas over time.
• Performance & Reliability Optimization
  • Establish comprehensive global KPI frameworks focusing on availability, maintainability, and lifecycle performance.
  • Conduct thorough benchmarking of asset performance globally to identify areas of improvement and facilitate the adoption of industry best practices.
• Compliance, Risk & Assurance
  • Ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements, industry standards (e.g., ISO 55000, API, ASME), and internal company policies.
  • Lead comprehensive risk assessment processes, including hazard studies, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), and integrity risk reviews.
  • Support internal and external audits focused on asset integrity and lifecycle management.
• Leadership & Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Collaborate with regional operations, engineering, HSE, supply chain, project engineering, and finance for cohesive lifecycle planning of assets.
  • Lead global and regional asset integrity teams, fostering a culture of safety and reliability.
  • Represent asset integrity in corporate risk committees and project evaluations.
• Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Manage the planning of asset lifecycles from acquisition to decommissioning, including commissioning, performance optimization, and life extension.
  • Implement standardized methods for condition assessments, life-extension studies, and asset classification.
  • Ensure capital planning includes lifecycle cost analysis (LCCA) for informed financial decisions.
• Digital Transformation & Data Management
  • Drive adoption of digital tools such as APM (Asset Performance Management) systems, CMMS/EAM platforms, predictive analytics, and IoT monitoring.
  • Oversee global asset data standards, taxonomy, and data governance.
  • Partner with analytics teams to implement predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, and digital integrity models.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Structural, or related). Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in asset integrity, reliability engineering, or lifecycle management.
• Extensive experience managing globally distributed teams and influencing senior stakeholders in complex organizations.
• Strong background in developing and implementing asset management strategies and digital asset management systems.
• Expertise in asset integrity, RBI, RCM, LCCA, reliability analysis, and maintenance optimization.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Expertise in GMP/non-GMP utilities and facilities related to pharmaceutical production.
• Knowledge of Six Sigma/Lean principles is a plus.

Skills

• Strategic & Systems Thinking
• Innovation Leadership
• Technical Expertise in Asset Management
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Change Leadership & Transformation
• Cross-Cultural Collaboration
• Executive Communication
• Financial Acumen & ROI-oriented mindset

About the Company

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop, and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

Benefits

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