Senior Manager, Manufacturing Support
Singapore, Singapore Permanent Posted on Mar. 19, 2025 Closing on May. 31, 2025Job title: Senior Manager, Manufacturing Support
Location: Singapore
Hiring Manager: Head of Manufacturing
About the job:
The Manufacturing team in Sanofi Modulus, Tuas Singapore has an open position as Senior Manager (Manufacturing Support) specializing in Upstream/Downstream biological processes. This role will oversee a team of engineers to provide technical expertise for upstream/downstream processes areas during process equipment troubleshooting and making change assessments to qualified systems/processes.
Main responsibilities
The role will report to the Head of Manufacturing and has the following key responsibilities:
- As a key member of the Manufacturing Leadership team, contribute actively to define and drive department objectives to achieve site vision for safety, quality, productivity, cost, continuous improvement
- Provide clear leadership to the manufacturing support team, inspire and motivate staff to achieve excellence and mentor them for development
- Lead the team to identify the root cause of technical problems and effectively resolve these to ensure process and equipment availability as Deviation/CAPA/Change Control owner
- Ensure a responsive and effective resolution of complex problems that are interdisciplinary in nature
- Assist the Manufacturing Operations team in providing technical expertise for the troubleshooting of equipment breakdown and failures
- Lead or participate in cross-functional team in identifying areas of improvement and implementing continuous improvements to enhance reliability and cost-effectiveness
- Support manufacturing ramp-up activities.
About You
Knowledge, Skills & Competencies / Language
- Self-starter and independent worker who can operate and perform in cross functional teams.
- Possess analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to problem solve and navigate through complexity and ambiguity.
- Able to work in fast paced and dynamic conditions with tight timelines.
- Excellent analytical, consultative, and diagnostic skills with ability to make sound, data-based business decisions.
- Effective communication skills necessary to interact with internal stakeholders (includes strong presentation skills).
- Good technical writing skills.
- Team player.
Qualifications / Requirement
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related Engineering or Science discipline.
- >10 years of relevant working experience in the cGMP biopharmaceutical facility.
- >5 Years of Leadership or people management skills are preferred.
- Strong technical knowledge of solution preparation, cell culture and downstream manufacturing processes is desirable.
- Manufacturing plant start-up and ramp-up experience is highly desired.
- Familiarity and prior working experience with Single Use Systems would be preferred.
- Experience working with Digital systems, e.g. DeltaV, MES, would be preferred.
- Experience in change management, stakeholder management, process innovation and optimization, equipment troubleshooting.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
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