Would you like to apply your engineering experience in GMP environment in a company that follows the science and brings life-changing medicines to patients? If so the Facility and Engineering Maintenance Director - Inhalation Product Development (IPD), in Durham, NC would be a great fit for you!

Operations at AstraZeneca brings innovation from our science labs to patients, touching every part of the business on the way through. As such, we have a pivotal role to play in helping our company embody its purpose and achieve its bold ambition. Operations plays a key role in the development, manufacturing, testing and delivery of our medicines to our customers.

AstraZeneca has expanded and strengthened its respiratory products portfolio. We have made strides in bringing therapies to asthma patients. Our mission and vision are to develop differentiated therapeutics for widely prevalent respiratory disease conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), by utilizing a proprietary drug delivery platform and existing therapeutic agents administered in metered-dose inhalers (MDIs). Join us as a Facility and Engineering Maintenance Director, at our Durham, NC site.

As a successful candidate, you will be a prime driver of the strategic direction for their own Manufacturing and Facilities Engineering Department. In this role, you will support the delivery of manufacturing performance to achieve the agreed manufacturing plan, customer needs, and costs. This role will also lead the facilities maintenance group; developing policies and Standard Operating Procedures for equipment and facility maintenance.

What you will do:

• Directs and supervises staff responsible for facilities, plant maintenance, metrology, reliability, and project management to ensure optimum production equipment and site facility performance.

• Liaises and coordinates with other functions at the facility as required to ensure minimum disruption to production schedules during planned or unplanned maintenance.

• Develops business plan to cover all aspects of maintenance for the site and monitors adherence to annual budget.

• System owner for all GMP equipment, manufacturing facility and GMP utility systems.

• Provides support for Facility/Equipment and Product/Process Tech Transfers into IPD Durham site.

• Area owner for GMP Facility or GMP utility system-related changes or deviations.

• Provide real-time support to GMP Manufacturing daily operation and overall execution.

• Develop, implement, and monitor/improve appropriate performance metrics for the site.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or related field (Process, Pharmaceutical, Chemistry)

• Minimum of ten years of engineering experience.

• Minimum of five years in a GMP environment.

• Effective communication, influence, and relationship-building skills, gaining respect and trust.

• Strong understanding of Lean concepts, principles, and tools, (TPM)

• Experience in fixed asset ownership, regulatory inspections, and managing deviations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Management Experience

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development.

So, what’s next

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you!