Kindeva Drug Delivery · 1 day ago
Sr. Director, Facilities and Engineering
St. Louis County, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expKindeva Drug Delivery is a company dedicated to making products that save lives and improve health for patients globally. The Sr. Director of Facilities and Engineering will lead the oversight of manufacturing sites, ensuring strategic alignment and operational plans are met while fostering innovation and compliance across engineering functions.
Manufacturing
Responsibilities
As a member of the Site Leadership Team (SLT), sets goals for both site and function
Provides direction and prioritization for the functional area managers within the F&E department. Hires and develops employees and creates succession plans. Provides feedback and coaching, and performance management
Monitors tactical execution of operational activities across the Engineering functional groups and for the site as a member of the SLT. Communicates to stakeholders issues and resolutions in a timely manner
Sets and meets customer commitments including new product introduction timelines
Identifies opportunities to improve robustness, reliability, and other aspects of operational performance
Provides Engineering expertise at site and across sites. Supports strategic business activities including long range planning, S&OP, capital investment plans, facility master plans, due diligence, and other governance processes
Manages operational budget and partners with key stakeholders to plan and manage capital investments
Represents Kindeva St. Louis in external interactions with regulatory agencies, customers, government agencies, business partners and service providers
Ensures adequate training (skills-based, cGMP and Safety) of employees within department to perform or exceed job requirements
Creates and maintains relationships with other Kindeva engineering teams to develop and promote engineering best practices
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
15+ years of related experience in the Pharmaceutical or related industry including experience in engineering, operations, program and project management
10+ years of experience in a functional leadership position within one or more areas including Process Engineering, Facilities/Engineering, Maintenance, Automation, Validation or related functions
Experience in building own team and project teams and developing teams' capabilities to deliver results
Direct experience supporting manufacturing facilities and utility systems within an FDA/EMA regulated environment
Strong understanding of applicable regulatory requirements (FDA and EMA). Audit experienced is required
Fundamental knowledge of GMP equipment, utility and cleanroom design/installation and quality control laboratory design/installation
Strong understanding of industry standards for commissioning, validation, and operation of facilities and utilities for cGMP manufacturing and GxP laboratories
Understands and applies a broad range of financial management principles to ensure decisions are fiscally responsible
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in engineering
Experience working in an external manufacturing environment as supplier or client
Experience with single-use technologies
Experience with a GMP facility startup
Company
Kindeva Drug Delivery
Kindeva Drug Delivery is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) in the pharmaceutical industry.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (2)
2024 (4)
2023 (1)
2022 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$46.96MKey Investors
Global Britain Investment Fund
2023-08-03Grant· $41.96M
2022-11-14Acquired
2022-06-13Series Unknown· $5M
Leadership Team
Brian Schubmehl
Chief Human Resources Officer
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