Associate Director, Cryo Operations

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The Associate Director, Cryo Operations leads a team of Senior Managers, Managers, Team Leads, and Associates responsible for all processes associated with the cryogenic storage infrastructure, planning, inventory management and strategic outlook for the space within CAR T clinical and commercial operations in Summit, NJ.

This position plays a critical role in the CAR T production processes ensuring appropriate controls, complete traceability, and efficient operations.

The AD leads Cryo Operations across several production spaces and multiple shifts (future 12hr/7d Operation). The position assures individual and group compliance with all FDA, DEA, DOT, ISBT, CTPAT, OSHA, VAWD, cGMPs and applicable policies, regulations and certifications including training, documentation, standard operating procedures, and corporate policies while maintaining a culture of safety, compliance, innovation, and Continuous Improvement.

Shifts Available:

Monday – Friday, Standard Working Hours

Responsibilities:

• Accountable to ensure operation of equipment for cryogenic production tasks related to Cell Therapy products to support product Value Stream outputs according to Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s) following the current, approved Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs).
• Take personal responsibility to work safely and drive accountability and process for team members to do the same. Perform regular safety Gemba walks, identify the hazards associated with team’s work and demonstrate safe behavior when operating and maintaining equipment to prevent injuries or incidents.
• Accountable for the inventory management records produced and needed by the team for procedural compliance. Execute/perform MRP/LIMS transactions or Electronic Batch Record tasks and reviews by exception and ensure that all documentation produced by the team follows the ALCOA+ principles.
• Working knowledge of Cell Therapy cryogenic production steps to maintain hands-on expert knowledge of each Unit Operation, role model good execution and behaviors for team members and if necessary, able to backfill execution resources to meet the production schedule.     
• Responsible for providing the Production Scheduling team with information (daily/ weekly/monthly/annually) on the availability, viability, and capability of equipment resources needed for task execution/progression.
• Actively set team priorities and adjust as necessary to align with site and or functional priorities, establishes the team goals and monitor, measure and assess the performance/completion of the team production activities and goals. Reports out performance metrics and goal progress daily, weekly, monthly in functional and site Tier meetings and the site metric control plans.
• Drive completion, adherence to training requirements and assess appropriate level of training for team members, completes their training plan on time and ensures proficiency and qualification to perform the production tasks.  Monitors team training due dates and maintains the trained status of all team members by ensuring appropriate time is allocated to training activities.
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