Senior Director Site Engineering Lead

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Supply Chain Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

People Leader

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

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We are searching for the best talent for Senior Director
Site Engineering Lead to be in Leiden, Netherlands
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The Senior Director, Site Engineering Lead, supports the Leiden (Drug substance site) for Bio Therapeutics production and Lentivirus production in Sassenheim. This is a critical leadership role responsible for overseeing all engineering functions at one of the company’s most strategically important manufacturing locations with multi-node responsibilities. This role ensures the delivery of high impact engineering projects and supports operational excellence in a fast-growing environment.

Managing a very substantial capital investment portfolio, the position plays a key role in the successful execution of complex and strategic projects that support site expansion, reliability, and innovation. This position is part of the Leiden Site Leadership team.

• Lead the development and execution of the Site Asset Master Plan and Business Planning (BP) process, ensuring seamless integration of capital investment priorities into the Long-Range Financial Plan (LRFP) to enable sustainable growth, operational continuity, and long-term site readiness.
• Manage the site’s capital project portfolio and investment performance, ensuring alignment with global, regional, and site-specific strategies while consistently delivering on capital spend, project milestones, and business value outcomes.
• Direct the implementation of global automation strategy (ISA S95 Levels 0-1-2) at the site, driving digital capability advancement, system standardization, and operational efficiency through optimized automation infrastructure and processes.
• Define, implement, and govern site maintenance strategies to maximize asset reliability, operational performance, and cost efficiency. Oversee technical operations performance metrics, including unplanned downtime, asset utilization, and cost-to-serve, ensuring robust operational resilience.
• Ensure full compliance with regulatory requirements, internal standards, and engineering governance in capital project execution, automation systems, and maintenance operations. Serve as executive owner for Facilities & Equipment readiness during regulatory inspections, internal audits, and external assessments such as Health Authorities and FM Global.
• Drive the deployment of the Asset Management Framework and site-specific maturity roadmap, advancing asset lifecycle management, operational continuity, and asset risk management practices in line with global expectations.
• Demonstrate strong financial and business acumen, including capital investment planning, cost structure optimization, risk management, and business case development to…