Senior Manager, Field Development and Operations

Company Overview: Are you a results-driven problem-solver, eager to positively change the world? Do you believe that climate change is the biggest issue facing us today? Then the Biomason team needs you! Biomason is leading the global transition to plant-friendly construction by employing biology to produce cement. Since 2012, we have used microorganisms to grow sustainable, structural biocement® in ambient temperatures, harnessing the power of biotechnology to reinvent traditional cement and offer a planet-friendly alternative. We are seeking dedicated, passionate, and hard working individuals to become part of our ever-growing team.  Join Biomason and help us end the world's dependence on carbon-emitting construction materials. Let's change the way we build!.

Biomason is privately held and headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.  For additional information, please go to the company’s website at www.biomason.com. We offer a rich benefits package with medical, dental, vision, 401k retirement matching, and more!

We are seeking dedicated, passionate, and hard working individuals to become part of our ever-growing team in Ikast, Denmark. Join Biomason and help us end the world's dependence on carbon-emitting construction materials. Let's change the way we build.

Position Summary:

Biomason is looking for a Development and Operations Senior Manager to join our team at our Biocement Operations Center in Ikast, Denmark.  This position will be responsible for biocementation process transfer and optimization; and driving results in a fast-paced environment in support of product development and product manufacturing within our European Field Services Department. This position will report to the Head of Technology Transfer and Field Operations.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field with a minimum of 5-10 years in relevant manufacturing field

• Significant demonstrated experience in leading technology transfer & field engineering services

• Direct experience with successful tech transfer to production scale

• Demonstrated scale-up experience with project management and collaboration, successfully hitting aggressive timelines

• Experience in developing training materials and performing necessary training

• Proven projects of transferring technology, particularly in manufacturing processes

• Effective verbal and written communication skills necessary to deliver technical presentations in support of transfer proposals and engineering reviews

• Listens actively and proactively raises concerns and recommends solutions

• Speaks Danish and English Fluently

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Direct experience with successful tech transfer to production scale in concrete production environments
  
  

Responsibilities: 

• Supports the rapid expansion of EU biological cement production capacity through the external scale-up and technology transfer to new and/or existing factories, starting with IBF in Ikast.

• Manages multiple projects with external sites in different EU regions at different stages in the technology transfer process; leads a team of technical experts to achieve objectives.

• Develops and organizes technology transfer documentation and training materials

• Qualifies technologies and products at external sites through the use of data driven business processes and documentation.

• Continuously improves customers quality, costs, cycle time and delivery performance through hands-on problem solving and can-do attitude.

• Partners cross-functionally with chemists, biologists, and engineers to develop robust documentation describing operational processes and specifications

• Coordinates closely with US based Engineering and R&D teams on scale-up challenges, research targets and priorities, and new discoveries

• Manages vendor relationships, unblocks tech transfer installation timelines, and facilitates scope definition/understanding

• Operational run planning, coordination, support, and excellence, including robust commitment to quality and change control