Director Operations Swindon

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer! Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing efficiency in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our distributed team, consisting of over 130,000 colleagues, brings together groundbreaking technologies, convenient purchasing options, and pharmaceutical services. Our powerful brands, such as Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon, and PPD, build an unbeatable combination.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Director, Operations Swindon (UK)

SUMMARY:

This role is accountable for the management and execution of the manufacturing activities at site level for sterile injectable liquid filled and freeze dried products. This is a pivotal role to integrate all operational activities and teams into a “One Operations team” at the Swindon site. Using the “One operations approach” you will achieve reliable execution with consistently high-quality products, delivering critical KPI`s in safety, to meet people and customer expectations.
This role will report directly to the Site General Manager, and work closely with the Site Leadership Team and Functional Leaders to build a successful “One Site” operations team, fostering cultural transformation. All Operations Managers and directly associated Technical Managers will report to this role.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor Scientific Degree or equivalent experience.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 10 years Pharma industry experience and 15 years in a relevant industry.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in leading Operational teams.
• Extensive knowledge of sterile injectable manufacturing processes and technologies within the pharmaceutical industry.