Associate Director Production
About this opportunity
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Plan, direct, and monitor all production activities within an assigned area or unit to maximize the use of the organization's resources and meet established production specifications and schedules, volume, cost, and wastage targets, and quality standards.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop and implement manufacturing schedules and procedures and allocate labor and capital resources to maximize productivity.
• Analyze production, maintenance, and malfunction records to identify problems and recommend solutions (for example changes to procedures, workflow, or equipment) that will improve performance.
• Liaise with functional or operational area managers (for example in supply and logistics, or sales) to understand their current and future product needs and develop plans, cost estimates, and schedules for integrating these needs into existing manufacturing activities.
• Plan, prioritize, and manage production line maintenance or downtimes to minimize disruptions to manufacturing schedules.
• Lead, direct, evaluate, and develop a team of supervisors who are responsible for various production activities such as assembly, machine operation, processing, treating, or packaging.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education Level Major/Field of Study or Equivalent
Associates Degree (± 13 years)
Experience/Background
Minimum 7 years
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How this role compares
Computed from every other active Manufacturing & CMC role in our database, not just this employer's listings.
We currently track 712 comparable Associate Director Manufacturing & CMC roles across 102 biopharma companies.
Salary context
203 of 712 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.
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Seniority mix
712 of 712 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
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