Director,Manufacturing Science & Technology Engineering Job Singapore area,Singapore,Engineering

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As Director, MS&T, you will lead site's MS&T organization, which is responsible in ensuring products are in an industry standard validated state and related technical knowledge is maintained. Maintain and improve the scientific oversight of the manufacturing processes and technical changes. Owner of product's lifecycle manufactured at the site.

In this role, a typical day will include:

1. Validation

a. Ensure that departments execute and maintain the Site Master Validation Plan (SVMP) activities in their respective scope of responsibility, including annual revalidation / re-qualification and cleaning validations.
b. Provide governance / directions on site's validation activities.
c. Ensure validation requirements are in alignment with regulatory expectations.

2. Product / Process and Technical Stewardship

a. Ensure robust product stewardship for all products and end-to-end technical oversight of manufacturing processes at all stages of their commercial lifecycle.
b. Undertake product remediation of technical issues with clear interfaces with Quality Operations, Manufacturing (Production, Engineering, etc) and Research and Development.
c. Support excellence in manufacturing through standard setting and technical capability development and deployment.
d. Ensure technology strategies are in line with current and future standards in partnership with key functions.
e. Manage product / process risk management and knowledge management through process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (pFMEA)
f. Process Support/Control and Continuous Monitoring
g. Provide and analyse product-specific manufacturing data and provide results to Technical Review, Product Quality Review and Management Review.
h. Track CM parameters and monitor all critical / key variables as appropriate for the assigned product(s), such as Critical Process Parameters, In Process Control parameters, Product Quality Attributes, Characteristics of raw materials. etc) using statistical analysis and conducting regular product specific data trending.
i. Lead / provide assistance in technical deviation investigation, robust CAPA and relevant follow-up on product / process related investigations, which include complaints, OOE, OOS, etc

3. Product Technical / Process Transfers and 2nd Sourcing

a. Product launch and transfer governance transfers.
b. Ensure that all product / process transfers, including 2nd Sourcing projects are all validated and according to timelines.

4. Manage MS&T and associates career path, succession planning, and training program.

5. Maintain Division and/or cross-division/site networks to share lessons learned and best practices with process, technologies, continuous improvement and best practices.

6. Coordinator for Business Continuity Management (BCM)

7. Performs other duties as assigned

Key Performance Indicators

Technical Transfer Right First Time
On Time Review / Approval of Technical Transfer Documents
Validation Right First Time
Reduce Risks of Product Recalls
Continuous Improvement Projects and Cost Improvement Projects
No critical or major observations during audits/inspections

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO ALCON:

Minimum 10-15 years of experience in new manufacturing site start-up, validation, technology transfer, and new product introduction activities within the medical device industry,…

Director, Manufacturing Science & Technology Engineering