General Manager

Role Summary

TheGeneralManager for Biologicals is responsible for the overall leadership operational excellence and strategic direction of the manufacturing site. Thisrolewill ensure the safe compliant costeffective and efficient production of biological products in alignment with USDA regulatory standards corporate strategy and financial targets.

Key Role Specific Responsibilities

1. Strategic & Operational Leadership

• Develop and execute site strategy aligned with global biological business objectives and ensuring the sites capabilities evolve to meet future portfolio and technology needs
• Drive operational excellence digital transformation and continuous improvement
• Lead capacity planning and long-term investment strategy to ensure supply commitments are met

2. Manufacturing & Technical Operations

• Oversee end-to-end manufacturing (upstream downstream fill/finish packaging)
• Maintain a high level of equipment reliability facility readiness and technical capability
• Champion process robustness validation and technology transfers through the use of KPIs
• Support technology transfers new product introductions and collaborations with R&D and the commercial team

3. Quality & Compliance

• Promote a strong quality culture of compliance and data integrity
• Partner closely with Quality leadership to ensure audit readiness and successful regulatory inspections
• Ensure timely resolution of deviations CAPAs and quality issues are effectively implemented and verified
• Ensure compliance with USDA regulatory requirements allowing the site to be operated at a constant state of inspection readiness

4. Financial & Business Management

• Provide full P&L ownership for the site
• Lead capital investment planning for facility upgrades expansions and new technologies
• Manage site budget capital expenditure and cost optimization initiatives
• Optimize resource allocation productivity and operational efficiency

5. People & Culture

• Lead develop and inspire a high-performing cross-functional team
• Build succession plans and talent development strategies to maintain strong employee engagement

6. Stakeholder & External Engagement

• Act as the primary site representative to corporate executives regulators partners and local authorities
• Represent the site in global network forums and strategic decisionmaking bodies

7. EHS & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with environmental health and safety regulations
• Promote a zeroinjury safety culture and ensure compliance with EHS regulations
• Oversee risk management programs biosafety controls and emergency preparedness for business continuity and risk mitigation planning

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to undertake other relevant duties commensurate with the grading of the post. Activities may be subject to amendment over time as the role develops and/or priorities and requirements evolve.

Competencies Required for the Role

COMPLEXITY/STRESS MANAGEMENT/TIME MANAGEMENT- The ability to keep functioning effectively when under pressure and maintain self-control in the face of hostility or provocation. Cuts through complexity to focus on core issues; ability to manage time smartly; manages resources soundly.

CRITICAL THINKING is the ability to be thoughtful and draw pertinent conclusions after a discussion or meeting; can eventually support the final outcomes and decisions.

FOSTERING COLLABORATION/TEAMWORK- The ability to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor; the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader the ability to demonstrate interest skill and success in getting groups to learn to work together. Builds partnerships for global performance. Respects others.

RESULTS ORIENTED The ability to focus on the desired result of ones own departments work setting challenging goals focusing on the goals and meeting or exceeding them.

THOROUGHNESS/DETAIL ORIENTED Ensuring that ones own and others work and information are complete and accurate; carefully preparing for meetings and presentations following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors degree in Life Sciences Engineering or related field required.
• Advanced degree (MS PhD MBA) preferred.

Experience

• 15 years in biopharmaceutical or vaccine manufacturing.
• 7 years in leadershiproles with operational accountability.
• Proven experience in sterile biologics manufacturing.
• Experience with regulatory inspections and quality standards.
• Demonstrated P&L management experience.
• Proven track record in vaccine biologics or sterile manufacturing operations.

What We Offer

• Health Insurance (medical dental vision)
  
• 401(k) plan for retirement savings
• Paid time off (vacation sick leave holidays)
  
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
  

About Bimeda
Bimeda is a leading global innovator manufacturer and marketer of veterinary pharmaceuticals and animal health products and has over half a centurys experience in providing science-driven solutions to optimize the health wellbeing and productivity of the worlds animals.

Bimedas global innovation program sees six state-of-the art R&D centers across four continents collaborate on an enviable product development pipeline which anticipates the ever-evolving needs of the animal health industry.

Bimedas nine manufacturing facilities across seven countries allow the company to manufacture a broad range of preventative curative and nutritional products including sterile injectables vaccinations nutritional boluses feed additives tablets water-soluble powders pastes and non-sterile liquids.

Globally the company focuses on the development manufacture and commercialization of quality Bimeda-branded products while also being the partner of choice for contract manufacturing and R&D services for prominent companies within the animal health industry.

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Bimeda is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.

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