Director, Project Engineering & Cqv

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Lead Campus Engineering Services organization, which includes Program Management, Project Engineering, Commissioning Engineering and Validation Engineering, in support of Biologics, Cell Therapy, Central Utilities and other operations at the Bristol Myers Squibb Devens Campus in Massachusetts.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Is a senior member of the Campus Facilities & Engineering organization senior leadership team. As such, takes part in key decisions for the organization.
• Manages an overall expense budget of about $4 to 6MM and oversees a capital portfolio ranging from $10 to $350MM in any given year.
• Owns initial stages of asset lifecycle, which includes program management and asset/system creation/introduction end to end. This starts with business need analysis, and continues with conceptualization, design, construction/installation, commissioning, qualification, validation and turn over. Turn-over includes turnkey to operations (SOPs, training, etc.).
• Develop and implement state-of-the-art asset and system creation/introduction processes in close partnership to Reliability Engineering and EHS functions to assure a high level of asset/system availability, maintainability safety and reliability.
• Support the development and implementation of processes that minimize inconsistencies in the initial stages of asset lifecycle (conceptualization, design, implementation/construction, commissioning, and qualification).
• In collaboration with the Systems Lifecycle Engineering organization, set and implement strategies to ensure that equipment is operating within specifications (i.e. process capability) that will produce high level of quality output, during the "creation" phase of the asset/system.
• Develop and implement strategies to keep our employees and contractors safe and to develop them into a high performing organization.
• Ensure alignment with BMS directives and industry guidelines on validation.
• Supports the Devens Site PMO for both Biologics and Cell Therapy, who are responsible for the complete campus project portfolio.
• Provide Leadership and overall management of the capital portfolio at the Devens site including all on-site and subcontracted trades.
• Campus Engineering Services include the planning and coordination of daily activities to limit manufacturing disruption of operations.

Other Responsibilities

• Ability to communicate a clear vision aligned with Site and Overall Business objectives.
• Broad knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices, Governing Building Codes, OSHA regulations, and Industry Regulations related to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products.
• Develop and implement performance targets for Campus Engineering Services that creates a commitment to superior quality and safety from the staff.
• Develops relationships with diverse groups across the client base at the Devens site. Work within a team environment with other Site Engineering functions, including Engineering and Plant Engineering in a matrix organization.
• As a member of the Site Engineering Maintenance team, will initiate projects together with other functional groups and review engineering drawings, specifications, and major maintenance operations.
• Customer Service is paramount, therefore must build and sustain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders including PMO, Finance, Manufacturing, Quality, local and global EHS, Global Engineering and local community and regulatory agencies to meet site and Business requirements.
• Periodically will assess with the customer that expected service level is being attained and must strive to exceed such expectations. Will interface with regulatory bodies and be accountable for non-conformance investigation thoroughness with appropriate and timely CAPA implementation. Ensure compliance with plant safety regulations and environmental regulatory requirements.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of maintenance, utility operations and engineering generally attained through studies resulting in a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, related discipline, or its equivalent is required.
• Minimum 12 years pharmaceutical industry experience related to Engineering and or Maintenance activities and operations.
• Mastery of an engineering field and pharmaceutical processes such as building systems, manufacturing operations, etc.
• Understanding of building maintenance activities and functions, capital Project Engineering, commissioning and qualification.
• Specific knowledge of equipment reliability principles and processes as related to maintenance practices.
• Exposure to upstream cell culture, downstream purification and/or cell therapy processes a plus.
• Knowledge of clean utilities water for injection, pure steam and clean room technology and maintenance of a cGMP facility.
• Working knowledge of FDA regulations, fundamental principles, and operating implementation for electrical, HVAC, process heating and cooling utilities.
• Ability to manage or be an active team member of cross-functional project teams.
• Must have a BA degree in engineering or equivalent experience. Knowledge of BMS business objectives, strategies, and the pharmaceutical industry. Understanding of regulatory, environmental, GMP GLP and OSHA regulations.

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