Director, Cell Therapy Facilities & Engineering

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MAJOR DUTIES AND RESONSIBILITIES

• Lead Facilities & Engineering (Maintenance & Metrology, P&S and MRO), building maintenance and plant engineering operations in support of the Devens Cell Therapy Commercial Manufacturing Operations.  Devens CTF is a large commercial manufacturing operation producing Breyanzi within CTDO.
• Is a senior member of the Cell Therapy Facility senior leadership team, as well as a senior member of the Site Engineering organization.  As such, takes part in key decisions for the CTF operations and take part in site engineering decisions.
• Manages a budget of about $10MM between Asset Management and Building Maintenance, with service contracts in the amount of $5-6MM.
• Develop and implement state-of-the-art asset management (maintenance & metrology) systems to assure a high level of support for the Devens site.
• Provide oversight to building maintenance activities and closely coordinate with the Facilities Engineering organization to ensure services is provided timely.
• Owns CTF building utilities engineering and maintenance, and as such, establish close collaboration with the site’s Plant Engineering team. 
• Own the operation and maintenance of clean utilities (RODI water production).
• Support the development and implement processes that minimize inconsistencies or defects in equipment that could lead to variability in equipment/system output.
• In collaboration with the Systems Lifecycle Engineering organization, set and implement strategies to ensure that equipment is operating within specifications (i.e. process capability) that will produce high level of quality output, going beyond just preventing break downs, leveraging data and predictive analytics (including machine learning where applicable).
• Develop and implement strategies to keep our employees safe and to develop them into a high performing organization.
• Utilize state-of-the-art data acquisition and analytical technology to drive asset performance while maintaining highly compliant facilities.
• Provide Leadership and overall management of the maintenance operations at the Devens site including all on-site and subcontracted trades to maintain a fully functional GMP process development and manufacturing facility.
• Maintenance Operations include the daily activities as well as regularly scheduled activities such as preventative maintenance and area shutdown activities to limit manufacturing disruption, maintenance planning & scheduling, reliability centered maintenance (RCM), MRO and all mechanical, electrical and instrumentation services.
• Ability to communicate a clear vision aligned with Site and Overall Business objectives.
• Broad knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices, Governing Building Codes, OSHA regulations, and Industry Regulations related to the manufacture of Pharmaceutical products.
• Develop and implement performance targets for Maintenance that creates a commitment to superior quality and safety from the staff.
• Develops relationships with diverse groups across the client base at the Devens site. Work within a team environment with other Site Engineering functions, including Engineering and Plant Engineering in a matrix organization.
• As a member of the Site Engineering Maintenance team, will initiate projects together with other functional groups and review engineering drawings, specifications, and major maintenance operations.
• Customer Service is paramount, therefore must build and sustain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders including Manufacturing, Quality, EHS, and local community and regulatory agencies to meet site and Business requirements.
• Periodically will