Deputy Director, Continuous Improvement SME Team Lead FFIP Packaging

Job Title: Deputy Director, Continuous Improvement SME Team Lead FFIP Packaging

Grade: L3-2
Hiring Manager: Wesley Puterbaugh

Location: Swiftwater, PA

About the Job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families. 

The Deputy Director Continuous Improvement, Packaging provides project management and operational leadership to strategic projects and programs for the Packaging Continuous Improvement Team by directing the relationships and processes for execution of the FFIP functions in key initiatives. This position will function as the main interface between Packaging and the Technical Community (especially Engineering/Maintenance and ITS).  This position has direct reports and will lead a team of technical Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) for the Packaging areas.

Swiftwater is located in Monroe County, Pennsylvania about 90 miles west of New York and less than 12 miles from the New Jersey Border.  The Swiftwater site is Sanofi’s US headquarters shared by Commercial Operations, R&D, Regulatory Affairs and the Industrial Operation teams. The 500-plus acre campus consists of 40 buildings and 12 modular buildings, housing more than 3,000 employees, including nearly 1,850 employees in Industrial Operations. The Site is located in the beautiful Pocono Mountains, affordable Northeastern Pennsylvania with convenient highway access.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Main Responsibilities:

• Manufacturing and Supply:  Accountable for the project execution and operational readiness activities through handoff to operations for Packaging projects to assure that on time delivery of the project in support of manufacturing and supply ambitions is delivered at the appropriate quality level and at appropriate cost.

• Project Management:  Apply best practices and lessons learned in portfolio management, project management, and resource management. Assess Packaging project resource capacity, analyze against project demand, identify resource gaps, and develop remediation to deliver projects.  Work with cross functional stake holders to develop, identify, prioritize and plan projects that fit franchise/site master plan.  Projects scope for department driven initiatives typically in the $50K-$40M range.

• Innovation and Continuous Improvement:  Drives continuous improvement through formal projects and process technical improvements.  Implements innovative ways of working and project management best practices.  Integrates knowledge in Lean manufacturing, operations, and aseptic process in the design and implementation of “lean by design” projects.

• Strategy Deployment:  Translates the FFIP industrial asset strategy into actionable plans, which are executed to deliver best in class operations and facilities.  Leads start-up efforts for new facilities, manufacturing lines, and products including ensuring regulatory approvals.  Develop product introduction strategies, staffing plans, and work plans that deliver new capabilities to timelines defined by business strategy.

• Serves as a member of the FFIP Continuous Improvement Team and works cross-functionally to respect needs of business partners within Manufacturing, Materials Management, Quality, Manufacturing Technology, Manufacturing Excellence, ITS and Technical Services.

About You

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in Life Sciences, Engineering, or Management.  

• 12+ years of combined pharmaceutical manufacturing, maintenance, or engineering experience.

• The individual should have worked with Operations personnel for at least 4 years and have a good understanding of current GMP/GLP, Continuous Improvement methodologies, and common issues addressed to achieve Operational Excellence.

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication