Vice President, Head Of Global Engineering

BeiGene continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

The Vice President, Head of Global Engineering will be responsible for providing global leadership for the Engineering organization across BeiGene network. This role will ensure successful implementation, execution, and maintenance of Capital Project Governance including but not limited to management reporting, cost management, project controls and risk management for all CAPEX projects of BeiGene. This will include establishing the engineering organization to suit the emerging capital project needs for next decade and beyond, being an active and contributing member of the Technical Operations Leadership Team working closely with senior management in all matters of strategy and execution and being a partner to all relevant functions within BeiGene, including Finance and Procurement.

The Vice President, Head of Global Engineering oversees all aspects of strategic, operational, and tactical project management to maintain a central capital project delivery of all capital projects, including Manufacturing facilities, R&D laboratories, and Office buildings.

Essential Functions Of The Job

• Promote increased project monitoring through formalization and standardization of project controls
• Ensure actions are consistent with regulatory standards and corporate policy
• Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results
• Streamline planning systems to eliminate redundancy, create scale and enable synergies from staff to the plant floor
• Provide leadership and coordination of activities among the business teams, sector management, staff functional groups, and manufacturing teams to ensure financial objectives are met
• Form centralized Engineering team of Portfolio Management, Project Management, Project Engineering, and Project Controls
• Drive completion of identified business transformation initiatives by developing clear change strategies, dimensioning business impact/benefits, and overseeing implementation/execution
• Communicate fully with business executives, staff team members, and plant personnel to ensure successful change management; provide routine and comprehensive updates on plan status with clear line of sight to cost and delivered benefits
• Provide leadership to ensure the seamless coordination, execution and integration and establishment of a LEAN operating system by driving synergies (processes, resources, best practices) across regions and facilities
• Manage Architecture & Engineering and Construction Management partnership
• Provide leadership to fully leverage external, and internal, benchmarking and standardization within the organization
• Lead and coach team to drive high performance culture to accommodate rapid and dynamic growth with results in operational excellence and high employee engagement
• Develop centralized capital project management processes and controls including management reporting, cost management, project controls and risks, R&Rs, and vendor selection
• Develop a long-range plan & annual operating budget and manage a system of controls, working closely with Finance and Procurement, to ensure service levels and operational performance goals of each capital projects are met within prescribed cost, revenue, and profit parameters
• Establish a culture of continuous improvement (Lean, 6-sigma, etc)
• Provide leadership to ensure the organization attracts, develops, and retains the best people while fostering an environment that motivates a diverse team to fully use its capabilities to achieve desired business results
• Lead the development and implementation of a capital project governance program to maximize capital project controls and ROI

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Yes

Skills And Qualifications

• Must have working knowledge of facilities, equipment, operations, and management
• Experience with developing and monitoring production strategies and performance metrics (KPIs)
• Experience with establishing a capital project governance teams and management of governance framework for planning, delivering & tracking projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a director level role and above is required
• Excellent organizational, leadership, motivational, analytical problem solving and strategic thinking skills
• Ability to discuss a wide range of topics from business strategy to the tactical execution of the strategy.
• Demonstrated negotiation and management leadership skills
• Minimum of 15+ years of experience within Engineering and Operations
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant engineering or technology field required
• Ability to build cross-functional partnerships, internal/external stakeholders, and engage in and lead cross-functional teams and initiatives
• Strong Project Management skill required: Six Sigma and PMP certification is highly preferred
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with dynamic priorities and demands
• Multi-lingual skills would be advantageous
• Strong Change Management skills and experience

Computer Skills: PC, including MS Office Suite

Travel: 10~15% travel required

Competencies

Ethics - Treats people with respect; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently. Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time. Follows instructions and responds to management direction.

Communication - Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations. Writes clearly and informatively. Able to read and interpret written information.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed. Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Shares expertise with others.

Adaptability – Able to adapt to changes in the work environment. Manages competing demands. Changes approach or method to best fit the situation. Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and development areas; Pursues training and opportunities for growth; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data.

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.

Project Management - Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget.

Salary Range: $264,700.00 - $354,700.00 annually

BeiGene is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation packages are determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location. Packages may vary by location due to differences in the cost of labor. The recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for a preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the listed range reflects the base salary or hourly range only. Non-Commercial roles are eligible to participate in the annual bonus plan, and Commercial roles are eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan. All Company employees have the opportunity to own shares of BeiGene Ltd. stock because all employees are eligible for discretionary equity awards and to voluntarily participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company has a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. BeiGene does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.