Head of Strategic Projects

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Job Description

Objectives

Accountabilities

• Together with the project leaders, he/she is accountable for the New Purification and Ware-house project execution within timeline and budget
• He/she will define guiding principles, operation constraints & operations strategy for the inte-gration od major new site assets
• Ensures that all concepts evaluated during the Factory of the Future are incorporated into strategic projects
• Must benchmark the internal Takeda sites, as well as external companies to implement best practices
• Sets up high-level communication plan within Lessines and the Plasma OpU
• Updates and evaluates the accuracy of the project forecast by assessing actual cost incurred and physical progress achieved for all phases.
• Coaches and mentors new project teams reps.
• Ensures compliance with Takeda requirements
• Ensures alignment between site strategic projects and the Site Capital mechanisms.
• Consults with the respective project management team as necessary to determine causes of major budget and timeline variances
• Approves any changes to the project in conjunction with the project leader
• Supports the implementation of lessons learned into own project and the organization in gen-eral
• Is accountable for the creation of more detailed planning including ramp-up timeline, mile-stones, key activities, risks and dependencies
• Identifies ramp-up complexity drivers, and plans perfect launch enablers
• Runs the Ramp-Up PM office

Education and experience

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and fifteen plus (15+) years of experience in an engineering and/or facilities function within a biotech/pharmaceutical operations/ manufacturing environment.

Core competencies

• Rigid ramp-up management: Effective governance & mechanisms manage ramp-up pro-gress & solution development in case of issues
• Early supplier integration: Timely integration of suppliers into ramp-up planning & continu-ous validation of launch readiness
• Continuous improvement: Systematic measurement & improvement of the operations through clear ownership and KPIs
• Digital enablement: Enabling operations through innovative technologies to drive quality & productivity improvements
• Manage complex capex programs in a pharmaceutical environment
• Understand the concepts of the facility of the future and the implications on a manufactur-ing plant
• Led multi-disciplinary program management
• Capable to influence stakeholders in a (global) matrix organization
• Agile mindset

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