Job Description

When you2019re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you2019ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you2019ll be supported in achieving your career goals.

Location/Division Specific Information

Drug Substance Division (DSD)/Biologics Business Unit/San Francisco, USA

How will you make an impact?

In this role, leader will manage the San Francisco site from an engineering and facilities perspective. Will work with the head of the Cell Therapy business unit to deliver a new GMP facility in San Francisco within the stated project timeline. In addition to being a critical part of the construction and qualification process, this role will also have the responsibility to build out a team within the engineering, facilities and site services functions.

What will you do?

* Oversee the design, construction and qualification of a new cell therapy site in San Francisco
* Structures an organization to assist in the construction and long-term operation of the GMP site, including but not limited to: facilities, project engineering, metrology, site services, reliability engineering, CQV and plant engineering.
* Generates, plans and executes multi-project plan which meets financial and manufacturing targets.
* Provides direction on equipment design, procurement, installation, commissioning and validation.
* Provides direction on new building design, clean-room design, automation infrastructure design and general site related projects.
* Supports the generation of structured work-plans and consistently works to improve department workflow and standards.
* Works closely with Quality, Manufacturing, Validation, Facilities and Site Management to execute projects without impeding production.
* Manages monthly roll-up of project budgets and expense budget associated with process equipment repairs.
* Evaluates 201Cfacility fit201D for new projects / processes and develops estimates for any required modifications or additional equipment loads.
* Provides technical evaluation and input for Quality Assurance initiatives.
* Works closely with finance to meet financial targets of each individual project and the site from a capital and general expense perspective.
* Understands client relationships and assists site leadership team in securing new business at the site.
* Works with partners to understand their needs and manages the technical relationship with partners

How will you get here?

Education

* Requires a bachelor2019s degree in a scientific or engineering discipline with 10+ years of experience or, Master2019s degree in a specific scientific discipline and/or engineering with 5+ years or leadership experience.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
* Demonstrated experience scheduling projects, reporting project status and costs, and consulting with contractors and vendors.
* Experience in managing external consultants, contractors, vendors
* Experience with pharmaceutical production and GMP environments.
* Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
* Leader who can influence and drive alignment with other senior cross-functional leaders on key strategic, operational and financial decisions.
* Demonstrated ability to lead people, work effectively with cross functional teams and to facilitate cooperation across functional boundaries.
* Ability to rapidly adapt and respond to changes in priorities.
* Travel up 0-20% as needed to other cell therapy locations or sites within the network

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 75,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission2014enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

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