Senior Director, Global Engineering

• Define and execute Avantor’s global engineering strategy aligned with growth, operational excellence, and sustainability goals
• Translate strategy into functional objectives, governance structures, and execution roadmaps
• Establish global engineering standards, design principles, and best practices
• Lead and govern global capital programs, plant builds, expansions, and infrastructure projects
• Ensure project execution across concept development, FEED, design, execution, commissioning, and handover
• Drive cross-functional alignment across operations, supply chain, quality, EHS, and finance
• Establish automation standards and integrate manufacturing systems with enterprise digital platforms
• Deploy Industry 4.0 technologies, advanced analytics, and smart factory solutions
• Improve asset lifecycle, reliability, uptime, maintainability, cost efficiency, and OEE
• Lead process engineering and deployment of automated manufacturing systems, robotics, PLC/SCADA, MES integration, and advanced controls
• Ensure compliance with GMP, ISO, PSM, regulatory, corporate safety, and environmental standards
• Lead, coach, and develop director-level and managerial talent
• Manage workforce planning, hiring, staffing, resource allocation, and people decisions
• Collaborate with global internal teams and external EPC firms, vendors, suppliers, and technology providers
• Balance global standardization with regional flexibility and influence executive-level stakeholders

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Operations (or related discipline)
• 15+ years of progressive engineering and operations leadership experience in chemical, life sciences, pharmaceutical, or similarly regulated environments
• Demonstrated experience leading global engineering organizations and capital portfolios, including Programs up to $20M and plant builds and expansions above $100M
• Strong background in process engineering and discrete automated manufacturing systems
• Proven expertise in Process Safety Management (PSM) and regulatory compliance
• Experience managing new plant builds, large-scale expansions, and brownfield transformations
• Track record of building and leading high-performing technical and leadership teams
• Master’s degree preferred in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or an MBA
• PMP certification preferred
• Experience in multi-site global organizations with complex supply chains
• Exposure to digital manufacturing, IT/OT integration, MES, EBR systems, and advanced controls
• Prior responsibility for engineering budgets, capital allocation, and portfolio governance
• Familiarity with GMP, ISO 9001/13485, and other regulated quality systems

• Learning experiences to support career growth and success
• Diverse, equitable and inclusive culture
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation process