General Manager & Site Head (SEA)

AGC Biologics • Bothell, WA

15h • Onsite

About The Position

The Site Head & General Manager will have profit and loss responsibility for AGC Biologics' Seattle, Washington facility. The Site Head & General Manager will be responsible for continuing the development of a biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing organization that will be recognized for a culture of excellent service, on-time deliveries, and the production of high-quality cGMP biologic materials. Critical to this role will be building a collaborative, professional, and talented organization into a business-minded, efficient, and reliable operation producing clinical and commercial scale cGMP biologic materials. This role will work closely with colleagues in Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba, Japan to ensure the Seattle business leverages and integrates AGC Biologics' combined global capabilities. This critical leadership position requires a combination of strategic and tactical thinking, extensive operational experience (multi-product clinical and commercial manufacturing), strong business acumen, keen systems and process orientation, and excellent people skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or a related technical discipline is required.
• Qualified candidates will be business- and technically savvy executives who have successfully managed and optimized cGMP biologics manufacturing operations and/or relevant cGMP biotechnology businesses.
• Significant leadership experience in one or more operations functions (e.g., Manufacturing, Quality, Process Development, or MSAT).
• Prior experience with mammalian and microbial manufacturing is required.
• Experience partnering with prospective and existing clients before and throughout project engagements.
• Demonstrated leadership of a large-scale, multi-product manufacturing organization.
• Excellent communication skills to support team building, internal and external communications, and industry leadership.

Nice To Haves

• An MBA and/or a graduate degree in a related technical discipline is highly preferred.
• Experience launching and commercializing cGMP biopharmaceuticals is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to deliver results through operational excellence, organizational development, and business management.
• Demonstrated ability to build a strong market presence through customer service, high-quality services, and technology leadership.
• Experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, or similar manufacturing and productivity methodologies to improve performance in a cGMP environment is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of a high-performing organization encompassing operational excellence (efficiency, productivity, and quality), cGMP regulatory compliance, and customer service.
• Lead the Seattle Leadership Team through the standards of situational leadership practices matching AGC Biologics Leadership Behaviors with performance needs.
• Provide strong, collaborative, and decisive leadership through direct, open, and honest communication at all levels of the organization.
• Develop a highly motivated, empowered workforce through a combination of individual development, external hiring, and recognition and reward systems that result in a highly qualified, engaged, and motivated team across all levels of the business.
• Provide regular communications to inspire the organization in its continued transformation into a successful contract manufacturing organization.
• Drive continuous improvements of site-wide systems, processes, and practices.
• Oversee the planning and implementation of effective initiatives that increase safety, regulatory compliance, customer satisfaction, efficiency, effectiveness, and throughput.
• Coordinate with AGC Biologics sites across the network on operational strategies and opportunities, capacity planning and optimization, technology and process development, and operational and quality initiatives.
• Ensure that all technology transfer, new project start-ups, and manufacturing campaigns are executed to company and customer requirements.
• Ensure the development of a world-class regulatory and quality environment through a strong commitment to cGMP requirements for clinical and commercial scale production.
• Lead the development and implementation of a strategic site master plan to further grow business at the site and ensure sustainable success.
• Foster an environment for world-class manufacturing through team member involvement, continuous improvement, regulatory and environmental leadership, and organizational development.
• Evaluate the results of the business and communicate with key stakeholders on current and anticipated performance to facilitate effective planning and decision-making.
• Develop a customer service-oriented culture, including the ability to leverage global technical capabilities for closing new business and building strong relationships with customers and other external organizations.
• Ensure good working relationships with all customers, suppliers, and business partners, including overall compliance with relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., EHS, GMP).

Benefits

• Profit and loss responsibility
• Development of a biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing organization
• Culture of excellent service, on-time deliveries, and high-quality cGMP biologic materials
• Collaborative, professional, and talented organization
• Business-minded, efficient, and reliable operation
• Clinical and commercial scale cGMP biologic materials production
• Strategic and tactical thinking
• Extensive operational experience (multi-product clinical and commercial manufacturing)
• Strong business acumen
• Keen systems and process orientation
• Excellent people skills
• Leadership, direction, and operational management
• World-class contract manufacturing organization
• Short- and long-term financial goals
• High-performing organization
• Operational excellence (efficiency, productivity, and quality)
• cGMP regulatory compliance
• Customer service
• Situational leadership practices
• AGC Biologics Leadership Behaviors
• Strong, collaborative, and decisive leadership
• Direct, open, and honest communication
• Highly motivated, empowered workforce
• Individual development
• External hiring
• Recognition and reward systems
• Highly qualified, engaged, and motivated team
• Regular communications
• Continuous improvements of site-wide systems, processes, and practices
• Effective initiatives that increase safety, regulatory compliance, customer satisfaction, efficiency, effectiveness, and throughput
• Coordination with AGC Biologics sites across the network
• Operational strategies and opportunities
• Capacity planning and optimization
• Technology and process development
• Operational and quality initiatives
• Technology transfer, new project start-ups, and manufacturing campaigns
• World-class regulatory and quality environment
• Strategic site master plan
• Sustainable success
• World-class manufacturing
• Team member involvement
• Organizational development
• Evaluation of business results
• Communication with key stakeholders
• Effective planning and decision-making
• Customer service-oriented culture
• Leveraging global technical capabilities
• Closing new business
• Strong relationships with customers and other external organizations
• Good working relationships with all customers, suppliers, and business partners
• Compliance with relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., EHS, GMP)
• Translates AGC Biologics' mission, vision, purpose, and values into actionable goals and objectives
• Adequate structure, direction, and feedback
• Environment where team members feel valued, respected, and empowered
• Appreciation for and rewards individual and group excellence
• High standards of ethics and fairness
• Appropriate risk-taking
• Encourages team members to take risks
• Works through conflict and ensures productive resolution
• Maintains confidentiality of private and sensitive information
• Required knowledge and skills to successfully perform the job
• Rapidly embraces and applies new ideas and approaches
• Gets things done effectively and efficiently with available resources
• Plans and prioritizes work
• Sets and accomplishes goals
• Completes quality work on schedule
• Maintains a sense of urgency
• Strives to improve company and individual performance
• Takes personal responsibility
• Leads by example
• Demonstrates conscientiousness
• Shows initiative and commitment to achieving company success
• Timely and sound decisions based on analysis, experience, and good judgment
• Consults others as appropriate
• Understands and considers how decisions impact others
• Develops and maintains strong customer satisfaction with internal and external stakeholders
• Bias toward service, quality, and teamwork
• Builds constructive and effective working relationships
• Committed to the success of all stakeholders
• Cultivates a culture of openness and information sharing
• Demonstrates integrity and honesty in all communications
• Willing to speak the truth and advocate positions even when unpopular
• Provides constructive feedback and avoids blaming others
• COMPENSATION RANGE: $270,160.00 - $371,470, depending on experience

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager