Head of QC Raw Material

Are you eager to join a fast-growing CDMO? Now you have the opportunity, as we are looking for an Experienced Manager for the QC Raw Material function who shares our passion, drive, and energy – for what we use the Japanese expression Genki

THE POSITION AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Your responsibility as Head of Raw Material will be to provide leadership to the department and ensure that we work in accordance with our core behaviours - trust, delight our customers, Gemba (go see), and Genki (enthusiasm), and the goals for our site. You will drive a continues improvement culture and always be ready to challenge status quo. In this role you will work close with peers across the site, to ensure raw materials is released timely to support the production.

The organization is covering the site QC raw material activities related to raw material sampling and testing. The position is reporting directly to the Head of QC and is part of the QC core leadership team. The department consists of approximately 20 people including 3 direct reports.

The Head of Raw Materials will be playing an important role in the raw material leadership team, working closely with Supply Chain, Warehouse, Sourcing, Material Science, and the global QC raw material function. FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is a fast-growing CDMO, with major capital projects going live in Hillerød, and North Carolina, US in the coming years, and collaboration with our 6 manufacturing sites can be expected.

Functions main tasks:

• Raw material sampling
• Raw material testing (mainly at CLOs)
• CLO data entry
• Prepare raw material documentation for release

 Your main tasks are:

• Provide leadership, and drive development of your department
• Ensure that raw materials are released in accordance manufacturing bulk plan
• Ensure alignment with your peers across the organization
• Lead the effort to executing the raw material strategy for the site
• Challenge status quo and drive a continuous improvement culture
• Ensure procedures, processes, and sampling facilities are aligned with cGMP

QUALIFICATIONS

You are an experienced people manager and +8 years’ experience from the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, or similar industries. The ideal candidate has a solid experience with raw material area within the biopharmaceutical industry, and specific knowledge of the unique challenges of a CMO/CDMO is a plus.

You develop efficient working relationships with peers and stakeholders at all levels, and for you, teamwork and collaboration are key to success. You enjoy working as an entrepreneur, finding new smarter ways to work, while fulfil quality requirements, and you can motivate and lead your organisation through change. You have excellent verbal and written English communication skills. Danish is not a requirement but is an advantage.

As a person you open, curios and motivated by succeeding through you team. You have a pragmatic approach and look for solutions with an open and communicative approach, where you listen to understand. You thrive in an operational environment where priorities may shift on short notice, and where you at times will have to prioritize.

About FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies and our Quality Control Department

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is a world leading Contract Development Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) serving customers in the pharmaceutical industry – from pre-clinical investigations to commercial GMP production. Our overall mission is to “Advancing Tomorrow’s Medicines” and we like to invite you to be part of that journey.

Our Quality Control (QC) department at site Hillerød consists of approximately 230 employees divided into 4 different functions which are support teams, testing teams, analytical development, QC raw materials, and supporting QC project team. In QC we strive towards a “One QC” team spirit, where we help and support each other across teams and function. Not only to reach our goals, but also to support a high level of collaboration and possibilities for personal development. The foundation in our QC department is our employees. Success is only possible due to competent and dedicated colleagues, who want to make a difference for QC, our site, our customers, and patients all over the globe. As a leading CDMO we, in QC, are obligated to continuously improve our way of working creating a dynamic and inspiring environment with huge individual co-decision making due to our flat organizational structure.

The culture at FUJIFILM Denmark (FDBD) is key if you ask our employees and besides a competitive salary and bonus package, we offer health insurance, massage and physiotherapy, health check, fitness center, possibility to work from home, and most recently we invested in a mobile barista coffee van. FDBD also has a canteen arrangement incl. Friday brunch and monthly afternoon cake, just as we have a “bell ringing” tradition when reaching important milestones.

Application

Are you interested? Then we urge you to please upload your CV and cover letter as soon as possible, but no later than January 26, 2025.

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is an industry-leading Biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations in Hillerød, Denmark, Teesside, UK, RTP, North Carolina and College Station, Texas, USA. We use our skills, dedication, and ambition to enable impact for the world’s most innovative biotech and biopharma companies reimagining healthcare’s potential. We work across the entire lifecycle of our customers’ products – enabling success throughout. Every cure, vaccine, biologic, and advancement we contribute to starts with our people and our passion. We fuel one another’s passion, help accelerate progress, expand capabilities, strengthen innovation, and improve processes to improve lives.

We offer the chance to be part of a global workplace where passion, drive and commitment are met with opportunities for professional and personal development. Deeply committed to diversity and inclusion, we ensure that everyone no matter their background or gender has an opportunity to develop. We take pride in enriching our communities, caring for our environment, and cultivating a world of opportunity for future generations.

We aim to foster a collaborative, innovative and rewarding environment, where diverse perspectives and people come together united by a common purpose and shared values. We pursue our fullest potential as individual contributors and team members. We strive to be the employer of choice and offer a competitive compensation and benefit package.

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark (FDBD) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identify or any other protected class.

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