Director of Project Engineering

About

The Director of Project Engineering will lead projects within the Global Engineering department. This role is pivotal in providing successful engineering projects for pharmaceutical manufacturing (R&D, clinical and commercial scale). The Project Engineering manager will be responsible for all project phases, planning, design, build and commissioning, qualification (C&Q) until handover to operations. This position requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure the successful execution of capital expenditure (CAPEX) projects.

Your contribution:

• Lead and manage projects in matrix organization to deliver project goals in quality, time and budget. Foster a culture of quality, innovation, collaboration, automation, digitalization and continuous improvement within the project team
• Development to lead the Global Project Engineering Team (within 1-2 years)
• Serve as the Project Lead for national and international projects (small and up to large scale), ensuring successful execution of project phases design, build, commissioning, qualification (C&Q), and handover to operations
• Progress reporting to Management and stakeholders
• Tracking of milestones, timelines and budget
• Actively engage with cross-functional teams, manufacturing, automation, QA, QC, CMC, R&D, MS&T, AS&T, IT, other BioNTech departments and external suppliers, to foster collaboration and ensure seamless integration to ensure project success

It's a match:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, Pharmaceutical-, Mechanical-, or Chemical,-Engineering, or a related field
• Extensive experience in engineering, quality assurance, GMP design, scheduling and project execution within the pharmaceutical industry
• Proven leadership experience in managing engineering teams and driving cross-functional collaboration
• Knowledge of production-, process-, and analytical equipment, clean utilities and GMP- facilities
• Expertise in technology transfers
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities in complex engineering scenarios
• Fluent in English and German language

If you are a dedicated professional with a willingness to travel (approx. 30%) and a passion for pharmaceutical industry, we encourage you to apply and become a part of our team

Your Benefits:

It's our priority to support you:

• Your flexibility: flexible hours | vacation account
• Your growth: Digital Learning | Performance & talent development | leadership development | Apprenticeships | LinkedIn Learning
• Your value: Your voice at the table | Culture on an equal footing | Opportunities to shape & impact | Support for your full potential
• Your health and lifestyle: Company bike
• Your mobility: Job ticket | Deutschlandticket
• Your life phases: Employer-funded pension | Childcare