Associate Director

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Position Summary:

Reporting to Senior Director of the IT Site Lead, the Associate Director, Automation Control Systems defines and delivers the automation control systems project portfolio and operational support activities to enable and sustain fully automated biologics manufacturing at the BMS Devens site. He or she contributes to the departmental objectives by empowering a productive automation team, driving continuous improvement and executing a best-in-class automation strategy. This position owns and drives the portfolio of activities related to the Building Automation Systems (BAS) for all buildings, in addition to the Process Automation Systems (PAS) for our Large Scale and Clinical Manufacturing Suites, and our Biologics Development organization at the BMS Devens site.

Key Responsibilities:

• Promote a safe and compliant environment and mindset.

• Lead the Control Systems project portfolio planning activities and requirement sessions while partnering with internal customers and stakeholders (Manufacturing, Quality, Project Management Office, and Site Engineering).

• Support the operation of all GMP and non-GMP automation control systems and other auxiliary equipment at the
  responsible buildings.

• Lead a team of engineers to investigate, design, configure, integrate and test process control solutions to meet the needs for project and operational support.

• Periodically review, specify and revise Biologics Automation standards for both control system hardware and software.

• Collaborate with enterprise-wide control system groups to develop best practices and share knowledge across sites.

• Effectively tracks project progress to address priorities, meet schedules, maximize productivity, reduce costs, and increase efficiencies.

• Provide updates to management through established tools and project dashboard.

• Develop Automation Control System staff through assignment of development opportunities, coaching, mentoring, and effective administration of rewards and recognition programs.

• Participate in the design of training plans of Automation Control Systems staff and contractor.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum educational qualification of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Physical Sciences.

• A minimum of 10 years of control systems experience including greater than 5 years leading major process automation projects, documented by a solid history of technical accomplishments and a proven track record of designing and developing control system software.

• A minimum of 4 years in a manager role with a history of hiring, developing and retaining key talent.

• Mastery of engineering principles as enumerated in ISA S88 Batch Process Control and the utilization of recipe driven production systems.

• Proven experience including implementation of distributed control systems (DeltaV or similar), Building Automation Systems (Rockwell or similar), Manufacturing Execution Systems (Syncade or similar), EBR and data historian tools (PI or similar).

• Demonstrated understanding of engineering documentation such as P&IDs, Process Flow diagrams and Standard Operating Procedures.

• Strong knowledge of cGMP particularly, preferably as it applies to biologics manufacturing, small molecule manufacturing (drug substance/drug product), and automated systems.

• Proven ability working in a matrix environment and leading multi-level/cross functional teams to achieve the highest performance in meeting site and departmental objectives.

• Ability to work in a diverse group.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities with tight timeline.

• Excellent project management skills.

• Experienced documentation and technical writing skills.

• Demonstrated creative problem-solving skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills in teamwork and collaboration.

• Understand computer system validation.

• Strong attention to safety a must.

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