Why Work for Us Are you ready to use your experience and expertise to make an impact on patients’ lives?
Astellas Gene Therapies is a biotechnology company developing new genetic medicines for rare, life-threatening diseases.
We are working urgently to progress our medicines and need additional team members to help us do so.
Because our mission is so important, our values are to: Be BOLD: Find a Way, Care Deeply, and Get Stuff Done.
If you’d like to be a part of this important mission, please apply to join our team.
About Astellas Gene Therapies Astellas Gene Therapies is developing genetic medicines for patients with rare, life-threatening diseases.
Based on our innovative approach to developing genetic medicines, as well as our industry-leading internal manufacturing capability and expertise, we have become the Astellas Center of Excellence for the newly created Genetic Regulation Focus Area.
We are currently exploring three gene therapy modalities: gene replacement, exon skipping gene therapy, and vectorized RNA knockdown, with plans to expand our focus and geographic reach under Astellas.
We are based in San Francisco, with manufacturing and laboratory facilities in South San Francisco and Sanford, North Carolina.
For more information, please visit our website: www.audentestx.com .
Our Values: Be BOLD (Find a Way) Care Deeply
– for our patients, each other and our work GSD (Get Stuff Done) What is the catalyst for you in your professional career?
Are you ready to be a part of a bold, innovative company, to make a change and to make a difference?
Listed below is a current opening for a smart, driven, experienced, and just plain nice individual who wants to join us and be a part of our journey.
The Role Reporting to the Senior Manager, Facilities Operations, the Supervisor, Facilities will be part of the leadership team for our Facilities Operations department supporting Manufacturing, R&D, and administrative facilities.
This position will lead a small team of employees and vendors to ensure proper operation of utility systems, process equipment, and site services using approved procedures.
The role is primarily located in South San Francisco, CA .
Primary Responsibilities This is a Monday thru Friday Swing shift schedule (3:30pm-2:00am).
The first 3 months will be a Day shift schedule (6:00am-4:30pm) for training.
The following 3 to 9 months will be a modified Day shift schedule (11:30am-10:00pm).
Be part of the department’s leadership team responsible for day-to-day operations in the Central Utility Plant (CUP) and facilities services.
Support troubleshooting and recovery efforts including after-hours when necessary.
Assign and review work orders using a CMMS.
Monitor employees progress to ensure maintenance records and service reports follow cGxP.
Use automation systems to oversee operations of utility systems and analyze data to plan improvements and repairs, as necessary.
Create, review, and revise SOPs, maintenance plans and schedules.
Assist with defining maintenance processes, driving improvements and achieving KPI targets.
Understand and adhere to internal and external regulations, procedures, and policies to ensure facilities and equipment are fit for use, service interruptions minimized, and cGMP and safety standards maintained.
Collaborate on and implement Quality Change Records for utility and process equipment, as necessary.
Lead breakdown investigations and process improvement changes to maximize asset performance.
Help lead change initiatives and continuous improvement efforts such as Lean Six Sigma/5S.
Coach, mentor, and develop employees to be able to meet current and future business needs, as well as employees’ individual career goals.
Ensure group members complete training and maintain accurate training records.
Identify and effectively communicate safety, quality, technical and training issues to team.
Partner with internal customers, colleagues, service vendors and suppliers, to meet due dates, achieve department goals and improve quality of service.
About you Must Have/Required High School diploma with 10 years of experience, Technical certificate/license or AA degree with 8 years of experience, BA/BS degree with a 6 years of experience in a facilities role in a regulated industry.
2 years of supervisory experience as a lead worker or higher including writing employee appraisals/evaluations.
4 years demonstrated experience with a CMMS, including planning and scheduling.
4 years of experience successfully maintaining and operating utility plant systems, HVAC&R (refrigeration, boilers, air handlers) systems, compressed air and gas systems, and purified water systems.
Excellent technical writing skills including SOPs, maintenance procedures and routine reports.
Expertise interpreting technical documents such as blue prints, schematics, logic flow charts, operating and maintenance manuals.
Strong GxP knowledge and understanding.
Good working knowledge of safety practices.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to get results through mentoring others.
Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team building skills.
Excellent oral and written communications skills.
A history of effectively speaking before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Demonstrated history of troubleshooting and restarting utility systems using BAS and field devices.
Occasionally required to stand up to 6 hours a day.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stand; walk; talk or hear; and use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls.
The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and lift 50 lbs.
Strong knowledge of Electronic and Electrical principals.
Flexible and excels in a dynamic environment.
Demonstrated ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Models our Core Values: Be Bold: Find a Way, Care Deeply, Get Stuff Done
– is experienced as someone who exemplifies the culture we want to create; operates with transparency; is trusted May Have/Preferred Experience in a small company and high growth, fast-paced environment Lean Six Sigma experience, demonstrated by successful completion of a major improvement project.
Understanding of PLC and BAS programing.
Previous experience with a facility start-up.
Supervision of contractors and vendors.
Pharmaceutical, Biotech or Life Sciences experience.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.