) VP PHARMA MANUFACTURING

Job Description : ) VP PHARMA MANUFACTURING MONTREAL, CANADA Open to International candidates Accountabilities: - Operations of two sites - One (existing) and Other (Upcoming) - operational excellence and resource management across the 2 sites. - Key business metrics - Delivery, Quality and Cost optimization across the plants and products. - Implementing policies and process across departments to ensure best in class operations. - Monitoring operational performance, analysing gaps and implementing actions to improve. - Ensuring operational compliance to all internal and external norms and rules. - Leading and ensuring successful outcome of all audits by Regulatory agencies like US FDA, PMDA, EU, UKMHRA, ANVISA, etc. and Customers. - Developing positive, long term and strong relationships with vendors/suppliers. Ensuring effective negotiation with vendors and partners on purchase agreements and vendor contracts. - Projects - expansion / debottlenecking / modernisation. - Scale-up, optimisation and commercialisation of new products developed by R&D. - Preparing budgets, setting KRAs / targets, review, governance, internal audit and regulatory compliances. - Ensuring execution and compliance of all safety standards. - Formulation of policies and execution of best practices and standards in manufacturing, process optimization/simplification, quality systems, EHS, preventive maintenance, people hiring, development / training and cost control. - Ensuring a cordial Industrial relation (IR) in plants and ensure all people/Happiness Framework related initiatives are fully implemented with successful outcomes. - Strategic partner in the formulation of a long-term strategy for the Company along with the Managing Director and guidance of the board. Desired Candidate Profile: - B. Tech / M.E in Chemical Engineering with 20+ years post qualification experience in production, projects, heading operations of multi-locational plants. - Hands-on experience in handling API manufacturing operations & cost-effective production processes (with good cGMP/compliance and productivity track record). - Exposure to as many back-end functions like Procurement, Regulatory, Project management, R&D. - High degree of collaboration and influencing skills to be able to work in partnership with Business Peers as well as with external stakeholders. - High level of calibre and scalability, bias for speed and action orientation. - Experience in a leadership position in a team management role at least for 7+ years, preferably in Pharma and Intermediates. - Experience in having implemented optimization and operational excellence projects. - Experience in facing Regulatory Audits - US FDA, PMDA, TGA, ANVISA etc. - People-oriented leadership style with a focus on building strong teams. Should be an empowering leader, but should demonstrate complete ownership and be available to provide solutions in critical situations.

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