Sr. Director - Engineering (Automation, Maintenance, Process)
Scorpion Therapeutics, South Houston, Texas, United States, 77587
Role Summary
The Senior Director leads the site’s process-facing engineering functions—including process engineering, automation, and maintenance—to ensure the team has the capacity, capability, and leadership to support site startup and long-term manufacturing goals. This role provides both administrative and technical leadership for engineering operations. As a member of the Site Lead Team, the Senior Director contributes to shaping the site’s strategic direction, building organizational capability, and managing cross-functional issues, with emphasis on startup, GMP systems, and site culture. Responsibilities
Organizational Development: Build a capable, inclusive, and resilient organization focused on safety, quality, and operational excellence. Functional Strategy: Define priorities and roadmap for process engineering, automation, and maintenance; develop systems and processes leveraging internal expertise and external best practices. Safety Leadership: Contribute to the site HSE Lead Team to ensure safety is embedded throughout project delivery and startup. Project Support: Act as end user for process equipment—provide input on design, commissioning, and startup plans to align with project and long-term site goals. Team Structure: Design and evolve the engineering organization to ensure the right resources and leadership are in place for GMP manufacturing. System Readiness: Ensure qualified and safe states for equipment, processes, utilities, and facilities are established and maintained. Corporate Alignment: Build strong technical relationships with corporate teams and champion strategic initiatives at the site level. Post-Startup: Refine and execute the engineering roadmap, align functional goals with site priorities; ensure compliance with environmental, safety, and quality standards; benchmark best practices; manage site investments and capital projects; maintain operational integrity and robust governance; develop future leaders. Education
Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline Qualifications
Required: Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline; 10+ years of experience in a leadership role managing teams within the pharmaceutical industry Preferred: Experience in API manufacturing, Process Safety Management implementation; strong understanding of cGMPs; proven ability to build relationships across all organizational levels; track record of leading projects from initiation to completion; demonstrated success in developing high-performing, safety- and quality-focused teams
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The Senior Director leads the site’s process-facing engineering functions—including process engineering, automation, and maintenance—to ensure the team has the capacity, capability, and leadership to support site startup and long-term manufacturing goals. This role provides both administrative and technical leadership for engineering operations. As a member of the Site Lead Team, the Senior Director contributes to shaping the site’s strategic direction, building organizational capability, and managing cross-functional issues, with emphasis on startup, GMP systems, and site culture. Responsibilities
Organizational Development: Build a capable, inclusive, and resilient organization focused on safety, quality, and operational excellence. Functional Strategy: Define priorities and roadmap for process engineering, automation, and maintenance; develop systems and processes leveraging internal expertise and external best practices. Safety Leadership: Contribute to the site HSE Lead Team to ensure safety is embedded throughout project delivery and startup. Project Support: Act as end user for process equipment—provide input on design, commissioning, and startup plans to align with project and long-term site goals. Team Structure: Design and evolve the engineering organization to ensure the right resources and leadership are in place for GMP manufacturing. System Readiness: Ensure qualified and safe states for equipment, processes, utilities, and facilities are established and maintained. Corporate Alignment: Build strong technical relationships with corporate teams and champion strategic initiatives at the site level. Post-Startup: Refine and execute the engineering roadmap, align functional goals with site priorities; ensure compliance with environmental, safety, and quality standards; benchmark best practices; manage site investments and capital projects; maintain operational integrity and robust governance; develop future leaders. Education
Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline Qualifications
Required: Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline; 10+ years of experience in a leadership role managing teams within the pharmaceutical industry Preferred: Experience in API manufacturing, Process Safety Management implementation; strong understanding of cGMPs; proven ability to build relationships across all organizational levels; track record of leading projects from initiation to completion; demonstrated success in developing high-performing, safety- and quality-focused teams
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