Associate Director Lean & Digital
Core
Lead the design, construction, and digital transformation of the Qingdao autonomous factory, bridging project delivery with long-term operational excellence.
Role type
Associate Director, Lean & Digital
Builds
Autonomous factory infrastructure and digital transformation roadmap for pharmaceutical manufacturing
Domain
Pharmaceutical manufacturing / Industrial automation / Digital transformation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Lean methodology, digital transformation strategy, project management, GMP and regulatory compliance, stakeholder management, business analysis, budget management, culture building
Preferred skills
Experience with autonomous factory projects, data science collaboration, usability research integration
Technologies
Digital transformation tools, automation solutions, data modeling platforms
Responsibilities
Support Global engineering team in project design, construction, and qualification; Standardize knowledge for site qualification and BAU; Facilitate deployment of site digital transformation roadmap; Define operational improvement targets and performance plans; Manage site digital project portfolios; Develop end-to-end product strategy and communicate business value; Build lean and digital capability development plans
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight
