Senior Director, Operations Engineering

Senior Director, Operations Engineering – Billingham, UK

Own the manufacturing engineering backbone that powers reliable and compliant biopharmaceutical production across multiple microbial and mammalian manufacturing suites. As Senior Director, Operations Engineering, you will lead site‑wide Asset Maintenance and Reliability, Automation/Operational Technology (OT) and Validation, enabling robust, safe, efficient, and inspection‑ready GMP operations.

What you’ll do

Lead the functional teams delivering asset maintenance and reliability, automation and Operation Technology, and validation and compliance.

• Define and execute the site asset strategy and reliability program for equipment, utilities, and clean systems.
• Design the site automation architecture and lifecycle aligned with IT/IS policies; set OT standards and cybersecurity expectations.
• Conduct equipment and utilities validation (DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ/PV) and maintain the site Validat...