Manager Formulation

About Astellas:

At Astellas we are a progressive health partner, delivering value and outcomes where needed.

We pursue innovative science, focussing initially on the areas of greatest potential and then developing solutions where patient need is high, often in rare or under-served disease areas and in life-threatening or life-limiting diseases and conditions.

We work directly with patients, doctors and health care professionals on the front line to ensure patient and clinical needs are guiding our development activities at every stage.

Our global vision for Patient Centricity is to support the development of innovative health solutions through a deep understanding of the patient experience. At Astellas, Patient Centricity isn’t a buzzword - it’s a guiding principle for action. We believe all staff have a role to play in creating a patient-centric culture and integrating an awareness of the patient into our everyday working practices, regardless of our role, team or division.

We work closely with regulatory authorities and payers to find new ways to ensure access to new therapies. We deliver the latest insights and real-world evidence to inform the best decisions for patients and their care-givers, to ensure the medicines we develop continue to provide meaningful outcomes.

Beyond medicines, we support our stakeholder communities to drive initiatives that improve awareness, education, access and ultimately standards of care.

About this role:

Production in Meppel is organised in three production shifts per 24 hours. The Manager Formulation/Packaging is responsible for the entire production in the area of Formulation or Packaging in one shift. The Managers are reporting to the Senior Manager Production.

Amongst the main responsibilities for this role are the following:

• Cooperate in making and verifying adherence to procedures, GMP and quality standards.
• Establish a culture of compliance and quality awareness
• Motivates people in his own shift. Shares and explains goals and objectives.
• Delivers high quantities at agreed levels of compliance, quality, safety and costs.
• Shows leadership by enabling empowerment. Manage his operators in a coaching style. Is sensitive to development needs, provides opportunities whenever possible. Creates high performance teams and culture.
• Quickly analyses and interprets deviations and exceptions in the production process or production environment. Takes sound decisions including appropriate consultation of experts or senior management.
• Clear and concise reporting of status, deviations and progress to peers and other stake holders in other department
• Acknowledges and encourages the effort of team members towards effective working in the team and between interdepartmental teams.ts.

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

• Highly competent in people management.
• Good organization skills in dynamic environment.
• Is able to lead transformation process from task oriented to goal oriented.
• Stimulate ownership.
• Bachelor/master degree in engineering, process engineering, pharmacy or similar.
• Good knowledge of pharmaceutical formulation and packaging processes.
• Extensive knowledge of life science industry, GxP’s and regulations regarding safety, health and environment.
• Good analytical skills.
• Good knowledge of logistics and financial management.
• Good skills in information management and technology.
• At least 5 years experience with people management.
• At least 5 years experience in life science, food or chemical industry.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.