Director, Technical Services
On-siteBirmingham, Alabama, United States
Job Summary
Lead Engineering, Facilities, Validation, and Maintenance organizations supporting cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing. Develop high-performing engineering and maintenance teams through coaching, workforce planning, and leadership development. Ensure compliance with cGMP, FDA, ISO, EHS, and Evonik global engineering standards while overseeing preventive maintenance, reliability, utilities, and facilities operations to maximize equipment uptime. Manage site capital projects, engineering budgets, operating costs, and long-term asset planning. Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase operational efficiency and reduce costs. Develop strategic plans for facility expansion, manufacturing capacity, and new technology implementation. Build relationships with engineering firms, equipment manufacturers, and service providers. Support customer audits, regulatory inspections, and business development activities. Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Validation, Supply Chain, HR, and senior leadership to achieve production, safety, and business objectives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial, or related discipline)
- 10+ years of engineering, maintenance, or technical operations experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other cGMP manufacturing environments
Desired Qualifications
- advanced degree
- 5+ years management experience
- Proven leadership experience managing engineering, maintenance, facilities, or technical services teams in a regulated manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of FDA cGMP regulations, validation, facility utilities, reliability engineering, preventive maintenance, and engineering compliance
- Experience managing capital projects, engineering budgets, asset management, and long-range facility planning
- Excellent leadership, communication, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to influence all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated experience driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, safety initiatives, and strategic workforce development
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