AVP, Engineering

The Associate Vice President (AVP), Drug Product Technical Operations (DP Tech Ops) provides enterprise technical leadership for drug product manufacturing across the company's commercial manufacturing network, including oversight of external manufacturing partners, technical operations leadership for the Singapore manufacturing facility, and strategic stewardship of in-line product manufacturing across the global network. Reporting to the Vice President, Small Molecule Science & Technology (SM S&T) within the our company's Manufacturing Division, this leader is accountable for ensuring robust, reliable, compliant supply, and continuously improving drug product operations that enable uninterrupted patient supply and support the long-term success of the portfolio. The role requires deep technical operations expertise combined with strategic leadership, enterprise influence, and a demonstrated ability to build organizational capability. As the senior drug product technical leader, the AVP provides technical stewardship across the manufacturing network, addressing complex technical, operational, quality, and supply challenges while advancing technical excellence, operational performance, and transformational change. Success in this role is defined by the ability to build and sustain a high-performing technical operations organization that consistently delivers reliable supply, proactively identifies and mitigates risk, develops future leaders, and strengthens the long-term competitiveness of the manufacturing network through innovation, operational excellence, and enterprise leadership. The AVP partners closely with senior leaders across Science & Technology, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain and Engineering to drive strategic priorities, strengthen network performance, and deliver business outcomes across the enterprise.

Provide enterprise leadership for drug product manufacturing performance across internal sites, external manufacturing partners, and global commercial product networks, ensuring reliable supply, regulatory compliance, and effective lifecycle stewardship. Serve as the senior technical authority for complex product, process, manufacturing, and supply challenges, driving science-based decisions and sustainable solutions. Provide strategic oversight of external drug product CMOs and technical operations leadership for Singapore manufacturing facilities, ensuring strong technical stewardship, operational excellence, and inspection readiness. Advance network performance through proactive risk management, lifecycle monitoring, investigation excellence, CAPA effectiveness, and continuous improvement. Champion digital, analytics, and advanced process monitoring capabilities to strengthen technical decision-making, process understanding, and operational effectiveness. Lead transformational initiatives that enhance manufacturing reliability, organizational agility, and the long-term competitiveness of the drug product manufacturing network. Build and lead a high-performing organization recognized for technical excellence, scientific rigor, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning. Develop leadership bench strength through coaching, talent development, succession planning, and deliberate capability-building strategies. Foster an inclusive, high-performing culture that promotes innovation, engagement, and operational excellence. The successful candidate will: Be recognized as an enterprise technical operations leader with deep expertise in drug product manufacturing, commercialization, and lifecycle management. Anticipate and effectively manage technical, operational, quality, and supply risks through sound scientific judgment, data-driven decision-making, and robust governance. Influence and align senior stakeholders across Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Engineering, Science & Technology, and external partner organizations to deliver