AVP, North America Engineering

AVP, North America Engineering

Location:

Columbus OH, Bedford, OH or Cherry Hill, NJ Job Type: Full-Time

About Us:

As a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of essential medicines, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and its affiliates' purpose is to put better health within reach, every day for millions of patients around the world. We are a trusted, reliable partner and dependable source of over 760 high-quality generic, specialty and branded pharmaceutical products that hospitals, physicians and pharmacists need to treat their patients across North America, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.

Through our global footprint of 30+ manufacturing plants, 8+ R&D centers, and 9,000+ empowered employees, we are committed to making high-quality medicines accessible to the people who need them.

Description:

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We are seeking a talented and motivated AVP, North America Engineering to join our team. In this role you will be providing executive leadership for Engineering and Capital Projects across the North America manufacturing network. Responsible for developing and executing engineering and technical operations strategies that support business growth, uninterrupted product supply, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and cost competitiveness across injectable and solid-dose manufacturing operations.

The role leads large-scale capital investments with a multi-million dollar operating and capital responsible for an annual CAPEX exceeding US $ 75M (with significantly higher investment levels during expansion and growth periods), facility and equipment lifecycle management, process optimization initiatives, and engineering organizations while driving innovation, reliability, and continuous improvement in a highly regulated pharmaceutical environment, ensuring on-going and continuous collaboration and coordination across the North American engineering teams.

• Strategic Leadership
• Engineering & Capital Programs
• Commercialization & Technology Transfer
• Talent & Organizational Leadership
• Collaboration and Communications
• General

Professional Engineering (PE), Lean Six Sigma, PMP, or equivalent certifications preferred.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily: 15+ years of progressive leadership within pharmaceutical manufacturing, including the following:

• Managing others both internally and externally
• Demonstrated experience supporting both injectable and oral, including solid dose, manufacturing operations
• Establishing strategies and leading Engineering organizations, technical operations.
• Experience leading large-scale capital projects and facility modernization programs.
• Strong understanding of generic pharmaceutical manufacturing environments and cost-competitive operations.
• Experience with combination products
• Proven experience and process knowledge in pharmaceutical manufacturing / packaging technology, engineering, maintenance and technical operations.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP requirements, validation principles, human factors, quality systems, regulatory expectations and industrial safety.
• Proven leadership in high-volume manufacturing, driving operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, reliability engineering and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Understanding and planning for scaled operations from R&D to commercialization.
• Demonstrated success improving throughput, asset utilization, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), quality, cost efficiency, and material control.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership, regulatory agencies, suppliers, customers, and global teams.
• Exceptional leadership, coaching, mentoring, and talent development skills, including guiding senior-level professionals and leading organizational transformation initiatives.
• Results-oriented leader with a strong focus on safety, quality, compliance, delivery, and cost performance.
• Expertise in capital project management, facility engineering, asset lifecycle management, and engineering program execution.
• Strong strategic planning, portfolio management, budgeting, capital planning, and resource allocation capabilities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making abilities.
• Excellent project management skills with a track record of delivering complex initiatives across cross-functional and global organizations.
• Highly effective communicator with exceptional verbal, written, presentation, and executive communication skills; able to translate complex technical and financial information for diverse audiences.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented team player with the ability to work effectively in domestic and international environments.
• Significant travel expected to support operational needs

What We Offer*:

• Annual performance bonus, commission, and…