Senior Director, Manufacturing Operations

Are you ready to join a growing, global drug development and manufacturing organization that puts people first? Come to Adare! We work closely with our pharmaceutical industry partners during all phases of drug development and commercial manufacturing with a mission of improving the lives of patients and medicines essential to people all over the world. Each role and every department within Adare offer you a unique, customized experience with a chance to make a real impact, and is critical to our success. With the help of people like you dedicated to our mission, Adare is transforming lives by transforming drug delivery!
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What can Adare offer you?

• Employee Recognition Programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous PTO, including floating holidays
• Medical/dental/vision/life – low employee premiums
• Relocation assistance
• Performance-based bonus
• 401k with a highly competitive match
• Career growth and internal opportunities

We are seeking to hire a Senior Director, Manufacturing Operations to lead our Philadelphia Manufacturing Operations team…
If any of the below describes you, we would love to meet you!
Job Summary
The Senior Director, Manufacturing Operations will be directly responsible for oversight of the execution and performance of Manufacturing and Packaging at the Philadelphia, PA sites. As a value generating commercial partner to the business, the Senior Director will work with business units and other functional site leaders to develop a comprehensive approach to manufacturing and packaging with the highest quality and compliance standards. This Senior Director is expected to continuously identify and implement Lean Manufacturing initiatives via partnership with the Operational Excellence team, lead Philadelphia Manufacturing Operations, and meet objectives for service, quality, on time delivery, and regulatory compliance. This leader is also expected to effectively manage performance evaluations and goal setting, ensure cross-training, professional development, and mentorship throughout the Manufacturing and Packaging teams at the Philadelphia sites.
Responsibilities And Learning Opportunities

• Partner with Facilities and Project Engineering teams to ensure operating compliance with all budgeted spend on an annual and LBE basis, and manages relevant Capital spending within budget.
• Ensure ERP, WHMS system data integrity through appropriate internal controls.
• Participation with local and national events, educational institutions, communities, and portfolio companies to ensure best practices within the manufacturing team.
• At times, partner with Commercial to assess external market trends and conditions to identify opportunities and risks in manufacturing environment; participate with Business Development to promote the business technology platforms with current and potential partners
• Value generation initiatives; policies, procedures, and systems; recruiting, staffing, and leadership development; and reporting/communications with business units and senior management.
• Demonstrates exemplary leadership skills while interacting with other members of the Site Leadership team; work with Site Leadership to create an effective culture focused on producing the highest quality products delivered on time to all of our customers.
• Provides overall leadership to the Manufacturing and Packaging Operations, with responsibility for: strategy development and implementation; operating plans and budgets, including P&L ownership for Manufacturing and Packaging
• Leverage business intelligence to assist the business in planning for key strategic decisions, e.g., new product economics or anticipated CAPEX costs/lead times.
• Support and ensure compliance of the Manufacturing site with all relevant Adare, FDA, cGMP regulations, DEA, local governmental guidelines, and policies.
• Develop relevant KPI’s, goals, and objectives for the enhancement in an effort to provide continuous improvement and support of the company objectives
• Track record of year-over-year delivery of distinctive value from manufacturing operations activities.
• Provide routine reports on KPI metrics for the manufacturing plant such as, on time delivery, capacities, quality, and costs.
• Partner with Corporate Supply Chain, Business Development team to ensure timely stock and customer delivery of product
• Compile, track, and analyze Manufacturing Operations budgets, products, capacities, Lean projects and spend to enable informed decision-making and drive discussions with key stakeholders.

Requirements

• Comprehensive experience formulating and executing business unit strategies.
• Ability to utilize expert industry knowledge and advanced business models to develop optimal business relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, retain, manage, and develop top talent; a natural mentor.
• Bachelors Degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• A flexible, dynamic, self-demanding and proactive individual; able to motivate him/herself and others.
• A change agent possessing the strategic, analytical and teamwork skills needed to drive major commercial decisions across a diverse set of stakeholders.
• Experience with ERP, LIMS, WHMS, and spend analytics systems
• Experience in budgeting and leading annual business planning processes, as well as P&L ownership experience and management reporting
• Extensive knowledge of risk-management strategies. Expert-level financial, quantitative, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated excellence in managing internal customers; skilled at institutionalizing stakeholder communications for input and alignment; well-honed “radar” for stakeholder management.
• Extensive knowledge and awareness of fluctuating market conditions and resultant impacts to the business.
• Expert understanding of manufacturing and quality policies, procedures, practices, and the value and use of ERP systems.
• Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills; comfortable and credible with both internal stakeholders and external audiences.
• 10+ years Manufacturing Operations experience in a leading teams, including areas of focus such as capsules, tablets, and packaging.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous PTO, including floating holidays
• 401k with a highly competitive match
• Relocation assistance
• Career growth and internal opportunities
• Performance-based bonus
• Medical/dental/vision/life – low employee premiums
• Employee Recognition Programs