VP Operations Details

Position: VP Operations Job Details | curium
Location: St. Louis

About Curium

Curium is the world's largest nuclear medicine company with more than a century of industry experience. We develop, manufacture and distribute world-class radiopharmaceutical products to help patients around the globe. Our proven heritage combined with a pioneering approach are the hallmarks to deliver innovation, excellence and unparalleled service.

With manufacturing facilities across Europe and the United States, Curium delivers SPECT, PET and therapeutic radiopharmaceutical solutions for life-threatening diseases to over 14 million patients annually. The name 'Curium' honors the legacy of pioneering radioactive researchers Marie and Pierre Curie, after whom the radioactive element curium was named and emphasizes our focus on nuclear medicine. The tagline 'Life Forward' represents our commitment to securing a brighter future for all those we serve:
An enhanced quality of care for our patients. A trusted partner to our customers. A supportive employer to our valued team.

Summary of Position

The Vice President of Operations will report to the Chief Operations Officer, North America, and is accountable for the overall North America manufacturing operations with a primary focus on safety, reliability, manufacturing performance, and process engineering. Accountabilities include site management, compliance with all regulations, production activities, process and asset reliability systems, manufacturing and process engineering, technical services management, facility management, and personnel management of all site employees.

Partnering cross-functionally with other site functional leaders who report to off-site executives is paramount for success.

Work Schedule:

Monday Friday 8:00am 5:00pm.

Essential Functions

Curium views Safety, Compliance, and Reliability as foundational components of our Manufacturing Facilities. The Vice President of Operations is accountable for ensuring the site is compliant with all regulatory requirements including Quality-related issues, Health, Safety & Environmental, Radiation Safety Programs, Hazardous Material Handling & Disposal and Facilities code. The Vice President of Operations will champion a strong safety culture and ensure internal audits are performed to continuously monitor Compliance with all aspects of Site Operations against ever-changing regulations.

This will be accomplished by developing specific improvement plans and budgets moving the site from a state of compliance to a state of Regulatory Excellence.

The Vice President of Operations will be accountable for the development and implementation of Reliability systems for all process, manufacturing, and facility equipment. Leveraging process engineering and continuous improvement disciplines, these systems will utilize the organizational knowledge to identify issues and track resolution of the most critical. This will result in higher on-stream times, improved manufacturing throughput, and lower costs. You should be passionate about manufacturing excellence, process engineering, and continuous improvement, and sharing your best practices with other site leaders within Curium's global network.

Curium believes our strength is in our employees and the Site Leader will support and develop every role within the organization an opportunity to pass on knowledge and wisdom to take a dedicated staff of managers and individual contributors to the next level.

Must maintain operational compliance with US and international regulatory agencies and guidelines (i.e. FDA, DEA, EU, HC, TGA, PIC/S, ISO, USP, NRC, cGMP, etc.).

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree required. Master of Science degree is preferred.
• 18+ years or more of relevant experience in managing operations is required.
• 10 or more years in a leadership role required.
• 5 or more years minimum of manufacturing experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Demonstrated experience in process engineering, including process design, optimization, scale-up, validation, and troubleshooting in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record implementing asset and process reliability programs (e.g., preventive/predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, RCM) to maximize on-stream time and equipment availability.
• Proven leadership experience supporting and empowering your employees to build a culture that demonstrates the Curium values of Integrity, Commitment, and Collaboration.
• Experience with managing radiopharmaceutical operations, cyclotron operations or PET networks is desired.
• Experience in driving Compliance with all local, state, national and international regulatory bodies, e.g. FDA, DEA, HC, EU, TGA, NRC, OSHA, EPA, etc. through continuous improvement plans.
• Demonstrate your commitment to Safety management to protect all employees, contractors, visitors and the community.
• Must have demonstrated experience leading manufacturing operations and process engineering to deliver safe, reliable, and high-throughput production.
• Managing utility and facility support…