Head of Biologics - Program Management
Company: FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
Location: College Station
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Job Description:
Summary:
The role of Site Head, Biologics Program Management is to lead the
local Program Management team:
- Sponsor and direct program delivery at Fujifilm Diosynth
Biotechnologies to deliver on the commitments made to our customers
and provide outstanding customer service.
- Lead the site S&OP process to ensure that the site delivery
plans are aligned with the budget, that the resource and asset
strategies of the business are based on forecasts of customer
demand while pro-actively identifying and mitigating risks.No
matter what role you play in FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
("FDB"), you are part of a team that is having a profound impact on
the lives of countless individuals and families across the globe.
The manufacturing processes that we develop and the medicines that
we produce help protect, improve, extend, and save lives. We
recognize that to maximize our impact and ensure the success of our
customers and therefore the success of FDB, we need to build a
diverse team of individuals that are driven by a passion that we
call "Genki." Genki is personal, it's your driving force to learn,
grow, strive to do better, and strive to be better knowing that
your work truly is positively impacting the lives of countless
others around the world.
FDB is a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization
("CDMO") with the sole purpose to support our customers as they
deliver on the medicines of today and advance the medicines of the
tomorrow. The Program Management team are critical to the
successful delivery of our customer's programs and therefore the
success of FDB through careful coordination and management of the
vast resources across the FDB network including incredibly talented
subject matter experts that each contribute to delivering on our
commitments to our customers to advance tomorrow's medicines.
External US
Essential Functions:
- Deliver on FDB commitments to our customers by ensuring that
each customer program is managed in accordance with established FDB
best practice procedures and processes: with open communication:
- Ensuring that all customer program activities are planned,
tracked in detailed program plans delineated by function with
critical path clearly identified.
- Ensure that clear and open channels of communication are
established with customers and stakeholders (both internal and
external).
- Ensure that as program risks are identified, mitigation plans
are established as necessary.
- Understanding the impact of changes to program plans (both
client requested and necessary changes given developmental nature
of programs) to create, develop and test options with FDB and
customers, securing agreement and implementing revised plans and
milestones.
- Bringing together a total picture of the complete add-up of
customer programs on site, identifying issues and changes and
providing the Site Leadership Team or Commercial Leadership Team
with options when major issues arise.
- Support company revenue targets by maximizing program milestone
success, identifying, and assessing options when change occurs, and
seeking to balance ups/downs across the portfolio.
- Minimize negative impact on program revenues and profitability
by ensuring PMs recognize scope changes on existing work-plans and
manage additional scope requests.
- Facilitate the development of great customer relationships by
ensuring PMs understand and display excellent customer service and
by personally representing FDB on JSC meetings.
- Underpin the reputation of FDB for superb customer service and
as a high achieving profitable business by building and coaching a
team of PMs, aligned to customer programs, sharing best practices,
being comfortable dealing with customers at senior level and
encouraging a learning environment.
- Collaborate with Program Management Leadership across the FDB
network to improve "ways of working" and optimize FDB delivery
plans at each location.
- All other duties as assigned.
Required Skills & Abilities:
- Complex customer base including very small start-up Biotech and
major pharmaceutical companies thus the job holder must be able to
adjust behaviors appropriately and operate comfortably at very
senior level.
- With a global customer portfolio, this job holder must
recognize, respect, and adapt to the specific needs of our
customers and recognize cultural differences.
- Job holder must have an overview of the entire business to
discharge this role and ensure appropriate decision making that
considers impact on all functions.
- Demonstrated leadership skills; Ability to develop strategic
relationships.
- Demonstrated experience with quality systems.
- Experience in a world class development or manufacturing
organization.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, and other analytical applications.
- Excellent communication (written and oral) and presentation
skills, effectively engaging, facilitating, with the ability to
influence and collaborate with others.
- Ability to understand complex issues, evaluate them critically,
and navigate a goal-oriented process.
- Excellent problem solving and conflict resolution skills and
the ability to identify, assess, and resolve business problems,
issues, risks and facilitate issue resolution and risk
mitigation.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain collaborative
working relationships with clients and internal colleagues and
stakeholders in a matrixed team environment.
- Experience with ongoing prioritization, risk management and
decision making, conflict resolution; integrates customer
requirements, contract knowledge and input from functional experts
to drive execution, decision making and team
ownership/accountability.
- Focused on productivity, efficiency, simplification, right
first time in program delivery (meeting customer requirements, cost
reduction, growing business).
- Identify, recommend, and implement opportunities for
streamlining team and business processes to reduce costs and
improve efficiencies.
- Partner with stakeholders to ensure effective and timely
completion of deliverables and to ensure the team achieves and
maintains a high level of sustainable performance.
- Ability to work effectively under extreme pressure to meet
deadlines.
- Well organized with ability to handle multiple activities
simultaneously. Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to:
- Experience prolonged standing, some bending, stooping, and
stretching.
- Use hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to
operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator, and other
office equipment is required.
- Attendance is mandatory.Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's degree preferably in business, engineering, science,
or a related field with a minimum of 8 years' experience preferably
in Biotechnology or Pharmaceutical Operations with at least 5
years' relevant project management experience managing a portfolio
of multiple complex programs; OR
- Bachelor's degree preferably in business, engineering, science,
or a related field with a minimum of 10 years' experience
preferably in Biotechnology or Pharmaceutical Operations with at
least 5 years' relevant project management experience managing a
portfolio of multiple complex programs; OR.
- High School diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 14 years'
experience preferably in Biotechnology or Pharmaceutical Operations
with at least 5 years' relevant project management experience
managing a portfolio of multiple complex programs. Preferred
Qualifications:
- Experience in a cGMP facility or working with FDA
regulations
- Certifications in Project/Risk Management (PMI-PMP, PMI-RMP) or
Lean Six Sigma and demonstrated practical experience.
- Previous Accounting/Finance/Budgeting experience
- Experience in Six Sigma, Lean, and other problem-solving
methodologies.We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action
employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration
without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender
identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, protected
veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable
federal, state or local law.
If an accommodation to the application process is needed, please
e-mail or call .
Keywords: FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, College Station , Head of Biologics - Program Management, Executive , College Station, Texas
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