Supervisor/Associate Manager for one of our Solution Preparation teams

We currently have an excellent opportunity to join our company at a pivotal time of growth and to be part of an exciting journey, here at FUJIFILM Life science Biotechnologies Denmark (FLBD).
 

We are looking for a Supervisor/Associate Manager to lead a team of 30+ Manufacturing Associates (MAs)/Operators working across day and night and 3-4 team leads within the Drug Substance Manufacturing Department in Hillerød.

The position

As a Supervisor/Associate Manager, you play a key role in recognizing and developing each employee, while valuing the diversity of their experiences and educational backgrounds. You also help foster close, trust-based collaboration across functions and ensure our medicines reach the market safely.

This is a fixed day-shift position, and you should expect to work every other weekend as well as some evenings/nights to cover the night team.
 

Major responsibilities include:

• Fostering high psychological safety, purpose, and commitment within the team
• Building a high-performing team through individual training, development, and cross-team collaboration
• Providing shop-floor leadership for MAs (operators): observing, instructing, coaching, setting direction, and leading daily board meetings
• Identifying technical and compliance gaps and driving effective corrective plans
• Recruiting new team members
• Scheduling manufacturing activities and communicating changes or issues to staff and stakeholders in a timely manner
• Promoting and facilitating systematic problem-solving and continuous improvement on the shop floor, including troubleshooting process and equipment issues
   

Qualifications

Professional

• Proven experience leading diverse teams in a production environment (food or pharma)
• Skilled in conversation techniques, conflict resolution, feedback methods, and acting on input
• Knowledge of and hands-on experience with pharmaceutical manufacturing activities
• Experience with LEAN and/or Shingo principles
• Practical understanding and application of cGMP and related regulations
• Experience implementing and improving visual management systems
• Preferably experience supporting drug substance manufacturing or similar processes/industries
• Able to set clear direction while building trust and strong relationships with team members
• High proficiency in English
• Able to work a fixed shift schedule
   

Personal

• Continuous improvement mindset
• Proactive, with a strong sense of ownership - you don’t wait to be told
• Able to resolve a variety of issues independently with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach with colleagues at all levels, locally and globally
   

We hope you thrive in a dynamic environment with a strong sense of urgency.

The Solution Preparation Department and Team

The Solution Prep department consists of three main areas which cover the manufacturing of solutions for our upstream and downstream processes and supply the manufacturing areas with small parts.
The solution prep department consists of approximately 110 employees divided into 4 teams.
 

Your team is responsible for executing protocols driving our process. The work involves all activities related to media and buffer preparation for expansion of mammalian cells and purifying antibodies. Tasks could be setting up equipment to be ready for process; standardizing analytical equipment and using it for in-process samples; and operating automated processes. All activities are performed in a cGMP-controlled environment and documented accordingly.

You will be part of a highly engaged leadership team with focus on people and culture, quality, delivery and efficiency. As FDBD is undergoing tremendous growth, our challenge is to deliver on our current plan, deliver on our strategy and at the same time be ready to open new production lines in the coming years.

We share a common commitment to acknowledge and develop every employee and to value diverse experiences and educational backgrounds. Together, we collaborate to bring our medicines to market safely and quickly and to continuously improve and simplify our processes.

Why join us?

At the heart of our rapidly growing organization is a commitment to creating value for our customers and fostering a culture of mutual trust. Our focus on continuous improvement is supported by ideal behaviors, systems, and tools. With an emphasis on integrating world-class methodologies, such as 5S, TWI, and 3C, we're championing a culture that places data and facts at the forefront of decision-making.

Application

Has this sparked your interest? Then we urge you to please upload your CV and cover letter as soon as possible. We will take down the advert when the right candidates have been selected.

In case, there are any questions or doubts please do not hesitate to reach out to Associate Director in Solution Prep Nicklas Rasmussen on Nicklas.rasmussen@fujifilm.com or +4541949743.
 

Working at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies

We offer a competitive compensation package in a site/company growing rapidly, with many opportunities for individual growth, we also offer access to fitness and an attractive canteen.

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is an industry-leading Biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations in Hillerød, Denmark, Teesside, UK, RTP, North Carolina and College Station, Texas, USA. We use our skills, dedication, and ambition to enable impact for the world’s most innovative biotech and biopharma companies reimagining healthcare’s potential. We work across the entire lifecycle of our customers’ products – enabling success throughout. Every cure, vaccine, biologic, and advancement we contribute to starts with our people and our passion. We fuel one another’s passion, help accelerate progress, expand capabilities, strengthen innovation, and improve processes to improve lives.

Our Manufacturing site in Hillerød, Denmark, brings together a complete range of expertise, capabilities, and technologies to manufacture advanced biologics. As we continue to enhance and expand our capabilities, we are looking for people who share our passion, drive, and energy – what we call Genki – to join our team.

We offer the chance to be part of a global workplace where passion, drive, and commitment are met with opportunities for professional and personal development. Deeply committed to diversity and inclusion, we ensure that everyone no matter their background or gender has an opportunity to develop. We take pride in enriching our communities, caring for our environment, and cultivating a world of opportunity for future generations.

We aim to foster a collaborative, innovative and rewarding environment, where diverse perspectives and people come together united by a common purpose and shared values. We pursue our fullest potential as individual contributors and team members. We strive to be the employer of choice and offer competitive compensation and benefit package.

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies Denmark is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identify or any other protected class.

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