Director, Engineering Innovation

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RayzeBio, a Bristol Myers Squibb company, is a dynamic biotechnology company headquartered in San Diego, CA. The company is focused on improving survival of people with cancer by harnessing the power of targeted radioisotopes. RayzeBio is developing innovative drugs against targets of solid tumors. Led by a successful and experienced entrepreneurial team, RayzeBio aims to be the global leader in radiopharmaceuticals.

The Director, Engineering Innovation is an integral part of bringing RayzeBio’s innovative drug products to patients in need. In this role, you will report directly to the Sr. Director, Engineering and be primarily responsible implementing RayzeBio’s vision for growth and leading a team of Engineers to achieve commercialization objectives at the site.  The Director, Engineering Innovation will oversee and lead a team of Engineers to successfully design and implement novel Radiopharmaceutical technologies including but not limited to custom Hot Cells, robotics, automation and digitization to support commercialization at the Indianapolis site(s).  Additional responsibilities will include setting and managing capital project budgets and working with architectural and engineering firms and specialty equipment manufactures to achieve our technology and commercialization goals.

Job Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Build and manage a team of highly talented engineers responsible for a wide range of engineering disciplines including electrical, automation, & mechanical to enable digitization.

• Manage engineering capital and facility expansion projects specific to innovative isotope and drug product radiopharmaceutical manufacturing.

• Establish and manage project timelines, budgets and KPI’s.

• Participate in the management and oversight of capital construction projects related to commercialization efforts at the Indianapolis site(s).

• Design and implement engineering and related functional systems in alignment with BMS and RayzeBio objectives.

• Work with Quality, Digital IT, Validation, Engineer Services and Facility Engineering counterparts to successfully develop and implement novel radiopharmaceutical technologies.

• Coordinate and manage external vendors, partners and service providers as required for the design and implementation of novel radiopharmaceutical isotope and drug product equipment technologies. 

• Ensure Engineering personnel comply with site EHS and Radiation Safety programs and promote a culture of safety.

• Critically evaluates and interprets current trends. Contributes to vision for functional / regional / departmental strategy

• Review, author and/or revise technical documents (SOPs, URS’s, forms, reports, etc.) as needed.

• Ability to travel as required to support job role.

Education and Experience:

• 10+ years’ engineering experience in a cGMP injectable or Radiopharmaceutical environment is required.

• Proven engineering leadership and management experience.

• Demonstrated experience implementing automation and digitization projects.

• BS/MS Engineering degree.

Skills:

• Strong track record managing budgets and innovative engineering projects.

• Proven leadership and personnel management experience.

• Strong knowledge of injectable and/or radiopharmaceutical drug product manufacturing.

• Strong knowledge of Automation software platforms and GMP and data integrity controls in automati