Senior Director, Head of Facilities and Engineering

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Ready to step into a key position at Lonza AG, a top player in life sciences globally? As the Head of Facilities and Engineering in Vacaville, CA, you will be essential in maintaining excellent facilities and engineering services. This role is crucial for steering our site strategy and delivering flawless results.

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinate Maintenance and Calibration, Facilities and IFM, Utilities, Reliability, CAPEX Engineering and Projects, Cleaning Validation, CQV/CSV, and Automation/OT.
• Implement and manage multiple capital projects, including responsibility for capital budgets and tracking and monitoring of all operating budgets.
• Guarantee that all engineering assignments adhere to Lonza procedures, standards, and cGMP guidelines, talking to colleagues at other sites to exchange knowledge.
• Share perspectives on long-term growth and change targets, talking to customers to address issues or drive improvements.
• Lead and manage the engineering and facilities department, ensuring issues are prioritized, delegated, and resolved.
• Drive improvement activities and manage Department and Site Key Process Indicators through the Lonza Business Management System (LBMS).
• Establish objectives for the department and all assigned staff, providing direction and feedback throughout the year.

Key requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; MBA or equivalent experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability providing technical project process engineering support to bio/pharm facilities.
• Extensive experience providing Engineering/Maintenance assistance to a licensed bio/pharm facility.
• Proven track record in managing professional and technical staff and driving adherence to GMP.
• Experience with company financial systems, regulatory requirements, and collaborating with external build and construction contractors.
• Business proficient in English.

We recognize that attracting, developing and retaining the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company.  As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract the best candidates.  As required by law in this State, the quoted salary range for this position is $179,000-$305,000. 

We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at the company between the lower and the middle part of the applicable range. We tailor our offers within the range based on job-related factors, including organizational needs, internal equity, market data, geographic area and the selected candidate’s experience, education, industry knowledge, location, technical and/or communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. This range is only inclusive of base salary, and base pay is just one component of Lonza’s total compensation package for employees. Full-time employees are eligible to receive a performance-related bonus, as well as a comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental coverage, 401k plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off (PTO), and more.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.