Head, Manufacturing
4 days ago
Liverpool
\n Responsibilities\n \n • Lead and direct the Seqirus Influenza manufacturing business strategy and activities to achieve profitability and business objectives.\n, • Create and maintain a global strategic view of the manufacturing function in partnership with SVP Operations and VP Supply Chain.\n, • Develop a multi‑year manufacturing strategy that considers product impact, volume, site and geographic expansion, including technical transfers and fill‑finish.\n, • Build and maintain external relationships with third‑party suppliers, partners, key customers and professional organisations while monitoring future market trends.\n, • Lead on‑time, quality delivery of manufacturing strategic projects and oversee capital expenditure projects to ensure completion within budget.\n, • Initiate and coordinate strategic projects and enable consistent implementation across sites globally.\n, • Oversee maintenance programmes, inventory controls and validation activities.\n, • Lead site manufacturing activities to deliver against plan and achieve profit targets, ensuring effective operation of the manufacturing operation.\n, • Appraise manufacturing performance against objectives and communicate progress to senior leadership.\n, • Ensure all manufacturing activities comply with global compliance regulations, relevant acts, legal demands and CSL’s Code of Conduct.\n, • Maintain product and facility compliance with EMA, TGA and FDA regulations and ensure compliant execution of quality responsibilities.\n, • Manage internal and external relationships to deliver on goals, including complaints, recalls and corrective actions.\n, • Ensure optimal inspection readiness and drive timely responses to regulatory authorities.\n, • Plan headcount and resource utilisation through effective production control techniques to meet budget, quality, compliance and supply objectives.\n, • Drive a culture of Operational Excellence across sites, implementing CSL Operating System (COS) and Site Management System (SMS).\n, • Identify and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) to track the impact of improvement/lean initiatives.\n, • Deploy lean manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, completion and on‑time delivery policies.\n, • Direct expenditure analysis to identify opportunities for cost reduction and productivity improvements.\n, • Provide manufacturing technical direction, leadership and education; serve as company expert on manufacturing matters.\n, • Present technical information to management and proactively address issues affecting manufacturing processes.\n, • Facilitate regular learning forums to share knowledge, skill development and education on new standards and procedures.\n, • Find technical solutions and innovations through external experts, solution providers and technology leaders.\n, • Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and interaction with health authorities, meeting all safety, GMP and company policy requirements.\n, • Oversee ongoing education and development of employees in GxP and other quality topics.\n Qualifications\n \n, • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a science or business related field (PhD, MBA, MSc desirable).\n, • 15+ years in biopharmaceutical or related industry; 10+ years in leadership/line management within a manufacturing environment.\n, • Experience leading change in a large regulated manufacturing environment.\n, • Regulatory awareness, capable of leading FDA and MHRA inspections; cGMP awareness.\n, • Strong team leadership, influencing, communication and team‑building skills.\n, • Results driven, highly motivated, robust, resilient and with proven technical competency.\n, • Hands‑on Operational Excellence experience.\n \n Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact the recruitment team. \n #J-18808-Ljbffr