- Company Name
- Legend Biotech
- Job Title
- Head of Process Improvements
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Head of Process Improvements
**Role Summary**
Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team to design, validate, and implement process improvements across cell‑therapy manufacturing operations. Drive innovations that enhance reliability, reduce out‑of‑spec events, support process lifecycle management, and enable cost efficiencies at both local and global levels. Act as the subject‑matter expert for process validation, tech transfer, and investigations, while forging cross‑functional partnerships to ensure seamless execution of improvement initiatives.
**Expectations**
- Directly manage a team of engineers with varied backgrounds, fostering collaboration and development.
- Propose and champion cutting‑edge ideas for cell‑therapy manufacturing enhancements focused on reliability, quality, automation, and cost.
- Lead improvement projects at local sites and coordinate global implementation plans.
- Serve as SME for investigations, validation, and tech‑transfer activities.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality departments to align on improvement roadmaps.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Manage and mentor a cross‑disciplinary engineering team, setting performance goals and providing professional growth opportunities.
- Identify areas for process improvement, conduct feasibility studies, develop proof‑of‑concepts, and oversee full deployment.
- Own the process improvement lifecycle: ideation, validation, documentation, and transfer to production.
- Provide subject‑matter expertise in process validation, life‑cycle management, and troubleshooting investigations.
- Coordinate with stakeholders across departments to secure approvals, resources, and timely execution of improvement initiatives.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess impact of implemented changes and report outcomes to senior leadership.
**Required Skills**
- Strong leadership and decision‑making capabilities, with proven experience managing engineering teams.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, capable of presenting complex ideas to diverse audiences.
- Stakeholder engagement and partnership building across manufacturing, engineering, and quality functions.
- Resilience and the ability to maintain oversight in dynamic, fast‑changing environments.
- Expert knowledge of process improvement methodologies, process validation, and tech‑transfer procedures.
- In‑depth understanding of cell‑therapy manufacturing processes.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a closely related technical discipline.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in roles involving process validation, life‑cycle management, and technology transfer.
- Minimum 5 years of people‑management experience.
- Fluent proficiency in English; Dutch language skills are an advantage.
- (Optional) Professional certifications related to process validation, quality assurance, or continuous improvement.