BeiGene

Vice President, Head of Global Engineering

Hopewell Full time

BeOne continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

The Vice President, Head of Global Engineering will be responsible for providing global leadership for the Engineering organization across BeOne network. This role will ensure successful implementation, execution, and maintenance of Capital Project Governance including but not limited to management reporting, cost management, project controls and risk management for all CAPEX projects of BeOne. This will include establishing the engineering organization to suit the emerging capital project needs for next decade and beyond, being an active and contributing member of the Technical Operations Leadership Team working closely with senior management in all matters of strategy and execution, and being a partner to all relevant functions within BeOne, including enabling  functions: Finance, GTS, Human Resources, and Procurement.

The Vice President, Head of Global Engineering oversees all aspects of strategic, operational, and tactical project management to maintain a central capital project delivery of all capital projects, including Manufacturing facilities, R&D laboratories, and Office buildings.

This position is located at the Hopewell, NJ site with flexibility to work in a hybrid capacity when needed.

Essential Functions of the Job:

  • Lead the development and implementation of a capital project governance program to maximize capital project controls and ROI per current BeOne Capital Governance manual
  • Standing Member of CPRC (Capital Project Review Committee)
  • Strengthen Global  Engineering team of Portfolio Management, Project Management, Project Engineering, and Project Controls
  • Champion to execute centralized capital project management processes and controls including management reporting, cost management, project controls and risks, R&Rs, and vendor selection
  • Manage Architecture & Engineering and Construction Management partnerships
  • Develop a long-range plan & annual operating budget and manage a system of controls, working closely with Finance and Procurement, to ensure service levels and operational performance goals of each capital project are met within prescribed cost, revenue, and profit parameters
  • Promote increased project monitoring through formalization and standardization of project controls
  • Provide leadership and coordination of activities among the business teams, sector management, staff functional groups, and manufacturing teams to ensure financial objectives are met
  • Communicate fully with business executives, staff team members, and plant personnel to ensure successful change management; provide routine and comprehensive updates on plan status with clear line of sight to cost and delivered benefits
  • Drive completion of identified business transformation initiatives by developing clear change strategies, dimensioning business impact/benefits, and overseeing implementation/execution
  • Ensure actions are consistent with regulatory standards and corporate policy
  • Support  Responsible Business and Sustainability  partnering with Global EHS and  RBS)
  • Lead accountability for reliability and maintenance in the all the manufacturing operations by  keeping consistency, monitoring, and best practice sharing.
  • Provide leadership to ensure the seamless coordination, execution and integration and establishment of a LEAN operating system by driving synergies (processes, resources, best practices) across regions and facilities
  • Provide leadership to fully leverage external, and internal, benchmarking and standardization within the organization
  • Establish a culture of continuous improvement (Lean, 6-sigma, etc)
  • Provide leadership to ensure the organization attracts, develops, and retains the best people while fostering an environment that motivates a diverse team to fully use its capabilities to achieve desired business results
  • Streamline planning systems to eliminate redundancy, create scale and enable synergies from staff to the plant floor
  • Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results
  • Lead and coach team to drive high performance culture to accommodate rapid and dynamic growth with results in operational excellence and high employee engagement

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant engineering or technology field required
  • Minimum of 15+ years of experience within Engineering and Operations
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a director level role and above is required
  • Must have working knowledge of facilities, equipment, operations, and management
  • Experience with establishing capital project governance teams and management of governance framework for planning, delivering & tracking projects
  • Experience with developing and monitoring production strategies and performance metrics (KPIs)
  • Excellent organizational, leadership, motivational, analytical problem solving and strategic thinking skills
  • Strong Project Management skill required: Six Sigma and PMP certification is highly preferred
  • Strong Change Management skills and experience
  • Demonstrated negotiation and management leadership skills
  • Ability to build cross-functional partnerships, internal/external stakeholders, and engage in and lead cross-functional teams and initiatives
  • Ability to discuss a wide range of topics from business strategy to the tactical execution of the strategy.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with dynamic priorities and demands
  • Multi-lingual skills would be advantageous

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

  • Yes

Computer Skills:   

  • PC, including MS Office Suite

Travel: 

  • 10-15% travel required

Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Driving Excellence, Bold Ingenuity and Collaborative Spirit, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

  • Fosters Teamwork
  • Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
  • Self-Awareness
  • Acts Inclusively
  • Demonstrates Initiative
  • Entrepreneurial Mindset
  • Continuous Learning
  • Embraces Change
  • Results-Oriented
  • Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
  • Financial Excellence
  • Communicates with Clarity

Salary Range: $300,000.00 - $390,000.00 annually

BeOne is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation packages are determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location. Packages may vary by location due to differences in the cost of labor. The recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for a preferred location during the hiring process.  Please note that the listed range reflects the base salary or hourly range only. Non-Commercial roles are eligible to participate in the annual bonus plan, and Commercial roles are eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan. All Company employees have the opportunity to own shares of BeOne Medicines Ltd. stock because all employees are eligible for discretionary equity awards and to voluntarily participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company has a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. BeOne does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and any other applicable federal, state or local laws, applicants who require reasonable accommodation in the job application process may contact accommodationsus@beonemed.com.