* Senior Director Production

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Our Team, Your Impact

Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. seeks a Senior Director Production in our Davie, FL office to: design, evaluate, and implement best class manufacturing and associated processes for pharmaceuticals products. Partner with several departments, including Supply Chain, Project Management, Quality Control and Commercial, to ensure project timelines and objectives are met. Identify and implement supply chain opportunities to realize improvement in service and cost. Ensure the safety throughout operations and identify preventative plans to prevent accidents. Ensure that all equipment is in working order and initiate recommendations on purchasing of new equipment and improvements. Develop and maintain systems for all elements of OPEX.

How You’ll Spend Your Day

All areas of responsibility listed below are essential to the satisfactory performance of this position by any incumbents with reasonable accommodation if necessary. Any non-essential functions are assumed to be included in other related duties or assignments.

•    Responsible for designing, evaluating and implementation of best class manufacturing and associated processes for pharmaceuticals products.

•    Strategic partner with several departments; Supply Chain, Project Management, Quality Control and Commercial to ensure project timelines and objectives are met.

•    Responsible for identifying and implementing supply chain opportunities to realize improvement in service and cost.

•    Must be able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.

•    Ensures the safety throughout operations and identify preventative plans to prevent accidents.

•    Ensuring that all equipment is in working order and is able to initiate recommendations on purchasing of new equipment and improvements.

•    Lead a culture of operational excellence. Provide recommendations for new equipment and processes that lead to an efficient and effective production environment. Continuously look for new, innovative ways to increase productivity and efficiency and decrease cost. Develop and maintain systems for all elements of OPEX. Develop processes to meet changing business needs that are sustaining and adaptable.

•    Accountable for packaging cost drivers, compliance and ongoing cost improvement for all products.

•    Responsible for completing all training requirements and maintaining 100% compliance with all assignments.

•    Responsible for maintaining work areas and performing job functions in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company policies and procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and Batch Record instructions.

•    Responsible for performing additional related duties as assigned.

Your Skills and Experience

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Industrial Management, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Science, or a related field and 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical development.

Must have at least ten (10) years of experience with: supervising teams of 8+ pharmaceutical professionals and leading Project Management Teams; launching new products in a commercial setting; Manufacturing and Production, technology transfer, and cGMPs, FDA, EU, and ICH guidelines; reviewing and approving Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls (CMC) content of regulatory submissions; participating in pre-approval inspections by FDA and other regulatory agencies; all phases of chemical and pharmaceutical production operations and lifecycle, including production scheduling, production equipment and validation, and determination of relevant technologies and product types; chemical and pharmaceutical cross-functional operations such as Supply Chain and Engineering, product and tech transfer; business, scientific and personal computer hardware and software applications, including MS Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and SharePoint; and managing diverse project activities with pharmaceutical drug product manufacturing facilities at different geographical locations.

Travel

This opening is eligible for Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc’s Employee Referral Program incentives.

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How We’ll Take Care of You

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.

Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.

Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time and holidays.

Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.

Additional benefits include, but are not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, if eligible , Family Building Benefits, Virtual Physical Therapy, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Plan, Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability and more.

The total compensation may also include restricted stock units and discretionary awards, depending on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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