Senior Director of Engineering

Senior Director - Insulin Engineering

Bangalore, India

• Manage the maintenance of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, and facilities, ensuring adherence to quality standards and best practices to ensure ZERO downtime. Oversee repair, and calibration of manufacturing equipment and facilities to minimize downtime and ensure uninterrupted production.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to engineering staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning, development and high performance. Monitor and analyse key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess engineering department performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Stay abreast of industry standards, regulations, and advancements in pharmaceutical engineering to drive innovation and maintain competitive advantage.
• Develop and implement comprehensive energy management strategies and initiatives to optimize energy consumption, reduce energy consumption, and minimize environmental impact across pharmaceutical facilities.
• Have good experience on Lyophilisers, Centrifuges and Chromatography columns
• Proven track record of successfully leading engineering teams and managing complex projects from conception to completion
• Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Ensuring completion of documents related to maintenance, training, validation, calibrations on time through periodic review to ensure GMP, HSE, Regulatory compliance.
• Capex/Opex, New project planning and control - Planning for Capex, Opex, any new project and its effective monitoring to ensure its completion within time and budget.
• Weekly/ monthly monitoring of Capex/Opex consumption along with all section heads.
• Experience in handling USFDA and other agencies audits & ensuring compliance.

Qualification & Requirements:

• B.E. / B. Tech (Mechanical)
• 20+ years of API / Vaccines / Biotech industries experience in the field of engineering services of Plant & Utility maintenance
• Pharma/Biotech industry experience is a must.
• Experience in API/Vaccines/Biotech engineering is a must.
• Experience working in the insulin engineering domain is a plus.