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Sr. Director of Engineering

United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 May 2026

💰 $254,000/yr($203,200/yr – $254,000/yr)

About the role

Looking to join a passionate team dedicated to developing and manufacturing life-saving biopharmaceuticals? Avid Bioservices is a leading clinical and commercial biologics CDMO focused on creating innovative solutions to meet the needs of our clients and improve patient outcomes.

Your Role:
The Sr. Director of Engineering is accountable for the strategic leadership, governance, and execution of engineering across operations and capital programs. This role serves as the senior technical authority for facilities, utilities, process engineering, automation, and project engineering, ensuring assets are designed, delivered, and operated in compliance with global GMP, safety, quality, and business requirements. The role spans the full asset lifecycle from portfolio planning and concept development through design, execution, CQV, handover, and sustained operational performance.

Key Responsibilities: Engineering Strategy & Governance

Define and maintain the overall engineering strategy, standards, and governance model for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Establish and enforce global and site-level engineering standards, specifications, and design guides.
Serve as final technical authority for major design, technology, and execution decisions.
Ensure alignment between business strategy, manufacturing demand, and engineering investments.
Drive consistency, scalability, and reuse across sites, platforms, and capital programs.

Capital Project Leadership & Oversight

Provide executive engineering oversight for capital projects across all phases: concept, FEED, detailed design, construction, CQV, and handover.
Ensure technical scope, design intent, and GMP requirements are clearly defined, communicated, and controlled.
Sponsor and chair design reviews, constructability reviews, technical risk reviews, and readiness assessments.
Support value engineering and cost optimization while preserving compliance, safety, and long-term operability.
Partner with Project Management, Project Controls, and Finance to align technical scope, schedule, and budget.

GMP Compliance & Regulatory Alignment

Ensure all engineering activities comply with FDA, EU GMP, Annex 1, and applicable global regulatory requirements.
Partner with Quality to embed data integrity, contamination control, and aseptic design principles into facilities and systems.
Support regulatory submissions, inspections, audits, and responses related to facilities and engineering systems.
Ensure inspection-ready facilities through robust documentation, traceability, and engineering change control.
Serve as senior engineering representative during regulatory interactions and inspections.

Facilities, Utilities & Asset Lifecycle Management

Oversee the design, delivery, and lifecycle management of manufacturing facilities and critical utilities.
Provide governance for HVAC, cleanrooms, WFI, clean steam, process gases, electrical systems, and automation infrastructure.
Establish asset lifecycle, reliability, and capacity strategies aligned with operational needs.
Ensure maintainability, operability, and safety considerations are addressed early in design.
Govern transition from capital project execution into routine plant operations and technical operations organizations.

Organization Leadership & Talent Development

Lead, develop, and mentor multi-disciplinary engineering organizations across sites or programs.
Define engineering organizational structures, roles, responsibilities, and operating models.
Build internal engineering capability and determine make-versus-buy strategies.
Establish competency frameworks, training strategies, performance expectations, and succession planning.
Foster a strong culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Cross-Functional Collaboration