Director, Manufacturing at Grifols, S.A

Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Do you want to enhance the lives of millions of people? Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director, Manufacturing is responsible for one or more of the Manufacturing process areas: Fractionation, Purification, Filling and/or Packaging, which involves the managing across functions to safely deliver high quality product on time and within budget as well as managing personnel and overseeing changes to the area.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Directs the continuous shift/multiple process manufacturing operations for the respective areas.
• Assures adequate resources are available for safe, cGMP compliant production through appropriate planning and allocation of technical and human resources.
• Assures and maintains harmonious relations with all employees and other departments to maintain high employee morale.
• Improves manufacturing cost effectiveness by employing state of the art technologies and monitoring and controlling of yield, spending, write-offs, and other variances.
• Assures a high level of safety awareness and performance by providing training and leadership in the prevention of accidents.
• Coordinates with support groups such as QA, process Validation, RA and Engineering to resolve issues affecting production and/or successful product release.
• Manages the establishment of manufacturing policies, systems, and procedures for production.
• Improves product quality and maintains compliance with respective federal and international regulations for cGMP's, governmental compliance and corporate standards.
• Meets all production and release requirements and maximize yields and efficiency while minimizing quality problems.
• Assures the appropriate methodologies, practices, and technologies are brought to the manufacturing process.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/SKILLS & EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry or closely related scientific field. Master’s degree highly preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of operations experience in an FDA regulated manufacturing facility - pharmaceutical, biologics, biotech, or medical device industry. Minimum 5 years of managerial experience in an FDA regulated environment.
• Interacts routinely with senior leaders across the Grifols organization, leading technical experts, and division heads of major functional areas in directing the operation.
• Demonstrates high levels of value and integrity. Instills company visions, values and beliefs in others by example.
• Actively pursues and manages process optimization, project management. Proactively develops positive employee and community relations.
• Provides leadership and strategy for compliance programs and issues.

The estimated pay scale for the Director, Manufacturing role based in Los Angeles, CA, is $184,000 - $200,000/ per year. Additionally, the position is eligible to participate in up to 30% of the company bonus pool. We offer a wide variety of benefits including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, up to 5% 401(K) match and tuition reimbursement. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on education, experience, skillset, knowledge, where the role is performed, internal equity and market data. We are committed to offering our employees opportunities for professional growth and career progression. Grifols is a global healthcare organization with employees in 30 countries focused on patient health and providing impactful results.

Grifols provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristic or status protected by law. We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with arrests or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.