Associate Director, QC Analytical - FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation : Job Details

The Associate Director, QC Analytical is responsible for managing the QC Analytical technology centers of excellence, including hiring plans, budget development, strategic planning, and driving results. This role plans, schedules, and oversees laboratory activities to ensure compliance, schedule adherence, profit plans, and strategic objectives are met. The Associate Director, QC Analytical identifies operational needs for special projects (e.g., new product sub-team, capital projects) and ensures site/divisional linkage. The role involves addressing short-term, intermediate, and long-term issues, resolving conflicts, and prioritizing work. The Associate Director may oversee managers, supervisors, individual contributors, and hourly staff.

What You'll Do

• Translate company goals into department objectives, focusing on compliance, supply, profit, strategy, and culture.
• Support achievement of department objectives logistically and strategically.
• Represent the department in manufacturing, customer, and COE activities related to resource management.
• Ensure laboratory capabilities meet customer requirements.
• Adhere to headcount and budget plans.
• Implement technology and projects to reduce costs, improve efficiency, minimize downtime, and enhance quality and safety.
• Maintain inspectional readiness.
• Establish training requirements and ensure staff maintain currency.
• Ensure timely delivery of results with quality.
• Make decisions on equipment selection, qualification, and maintenance.
• Align transferred methods with department platforms and ensure staff are trained.
• Deliver Quality System requirements on schedule.
• Foster a safe working environment.
• Ensure policies and standard work are consistent.
• Conduct communication meetings to improve efficiency.
• Manage group KPIs aligned with objectives.
• Develop and manage budgets.
• Create employee development and succession plans.
• Manage and develop direct reports.
• Handle administrative tasks and employee relations.
• Participate in recruitment and retention strategies.
• Address performance issues and partner with HR.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree with 11+ years of relevant experience, or
• MS degree with 9+ years, or
• Ph.D. with 7+ years of relevant experience.

• 8+ years of people management experience.
• Experience in a regulated GMP environment.
• Experience managing and developing teams.
• Extensive experience with analytical and cell-based methods.

Preferred Requirements:

• 8+ years in a GMP environment.
• Experience with drug product production.
• Experience in contract manufacturing/testing.
• Experience with statistical design and data analysis using JMP software.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

• Audible cue discernment.
• Visual acuity, including color distinction.
• Prolonged standing and sitting (up to 240 minutes each).
• Repetitive motions involving wrists, hands, fingers.
• Moving objects up to 10 pounds.
• Bending, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting.
• Work in warm/cold environments and at heights over 4 feet.

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