Associate Director, Maintenance
Core
Lead maintenance and reliability readiness for a U.S. growth investment project supporting small molecule drug substance manufacturing.
Role type
Senior IC maintenance and reliability director
Builds
Maintenance organization, systems, and processes for pharmaceutical manufacturing site start-up and ongoing operations
Domain
Pharmaceutical manufacturing / Small molecule drug substance / API
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
maintenance leadership, reliability engineering, asset lifecycle management, GMP compliance, CMMS platforms, predictive maintenance, capital project support, facility design integration, risk mitigation
Preferred skills
HPAPI manufacturing, complex chemical synthesis, containment-intensive environments, multi-product API/CDMO experience, advanced degree
Technologies
CMMS, predictive maintenance technologies, reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) systems
Responsibilities
Provide maintenance and reliability leadership throughout facility design, construction, commissioning, qualification, and start-up; Develop maintenance strategies including preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered programs; Partner with Engineering to ensure maintainability and lifecycle considerations in design; Establish asset lifecycle management strategies including spare parts and calibration plans; Support selection and optimization of maintenance technologies; Participate in commissioning, qualification, and operational readiness activities; Define future maintenance organization including staffing and training; Identify and mitigate equipment reliability and operational readiness risks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership scope
