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Description

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide strategic and technical direction in alignment with company policies and corporate business plans. This includes driving Asset Assessment initiatives, overseeing S4G capital projects, and advancing digital transformation efforts to enhance operational efficiency and innovation. The role involves driving teams to ensure technical competence, improve process reliability through intelligent design to reduce operating costs, improve efficiency and optimize existing production processes across manufacturing sites while ensuring the designs implemented can leverage Artificial Intelligence solutions to revolutionize the real-time continuous improvement process. Additionally, the incumbent will support the transfer of products and manufacturing processes between internal partners based on business needs. As a lead team member for the transformation team, the incumbent will provide technical and compliance expertise related to all biological production strategies for producing active ingredients through sterile filling, such as validation and cost optimization. The role also includes representing BIAH’s interests in interactions with business contacts (customers, suppliers, etc.) both within and outside of BI.

Duties & Responsibilities

+ Analyzes processes at the manufacturing site, focusing on implementing effective solutions to resolve problems. Leverage Asset Assessment initiatives to resolve inefficiencies and drive improvements in processes and operations.

+ Interface with project leaders, internal stakeholders (Production, Quality, SCM, Engineering and Corporate Leadership) in a professional manner to coordinate activities for process improvements and ensure alignment with Asset Assessment strategies.

+ Improve existing manufacturing and analytical processes by utilizing insights gained from asset evaluations.

+ Provide Expertise for the transfer of products, technologies, digital updates and processes to manufacturing including coordinating Re-Tooling efforts and equipment changes to ensure seamless integration and regulatory approval process.

+ Lead Asset Assessment initiatives at the manufacturing site to evaluate equipment, processes, and systems for performance and efficiency. Develops actionable recommendations to address gaps, improve reliability, and optimize operations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement solutions and ensure alignment with business objectives and site-specific requirements while delivering $200M of capital enhancements across 7 years in the middle of two manufacturing facilities responsible for supporting customers with $700M of vaccines.

Requirements

+ Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline or relevant field.

+ A minimum of 8 years of direct and strategic experience within a GMP regulated biological Active Ingredient and Sterile Filling Facilities. Experience must be inclusive of 5 years leading people and/or projects. Preferred regulatory experience in FDA and/or EU regulated environment. Experience with a vaccine production environment is required.

Eligibility Requirements:

+ Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.

+ Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).

+ Must be 18 years of age or older.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.