Director of Technical Operations
Global Life Science Hub
- Philadelphia, PA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead and inspire the DDC Process Engineering team, setting clear goals and objectives that align with departmental, plant, and corporate objectives.
- Monitor workload and staffing levels to ensure optimal resource allocation within budgetary constraints.
- Guide the process engineers in conducting root cause analysis for device assembly, labeling, and packaging equipment and process inefficiencies.
- Ensure timely completion of Quality Management System (QMS) tasks such as CAPAs, DNs, and Change Controls.
- Provide technical training to operations staff on device assembly, labeling, and packaging equipment and processes as needed.
- Monitor and track progress of product launches, ensuring engineering actions are completed on time.
- Support DDC product launches by facilitating customer meetings and leading technical solution brainstorming sessions.
- Collaborate with the Continuous Improvement Manager to identify and eliminate waste from processes, with a focus on improving quality, reducing lead time, increasing capacity, and reducing costs.
- Partner with Quality leaders to ensure effective CAPAs are implemented in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Collaborate with other Engineering leaders to maintain and improve engineering systems and processes.
- Utilize Lean Six Sigma tools and coach engineers to address complex problems effectively
- Adhere to all relevant policies and procedures, including cGMP and GCP guidelines.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor.
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field and/or 7-10 years of related experience and/or training.
- Strong mathematical skills at the college level.
- Advanced computer skills, capable of handling complex tasks and operating various programs.
- Full professional proficiency in verbal and written communication.
- Exceptional reasoning abilities, including problem definition, data collection, and analysis.