Life Sciences Applications Lead (Non IT)
Bridgman, Michigan
Mid-West USA (Remote)
As the Life Science Applications Lead, you will be an SME in Life Science manufacturing processes and have existing established industry relationships you can pull on in your role. You will be responsible for overseeing a team of Applications Engineers in the review of the customer machine and system requirements leading the development of the concept, labour and material costs, and risks towards a competitive winning solution. Your team will be responsible for developing accurate budgets and project proposals, aligning key concept points, sequence of operations and mechanical descriptions to create a custom integrated system to meet the customer requirements. Your role will entail developing processes and tools to maximize efficiencies and customer experience. As well as leading by example, developing confidence and your team’s performance through inspiring leadership.
What would your typical responsibilities look like?
Technical / Applications Engineering
- Work with other Convergix worldwide sites to help communize standards, develop tools, and educate others in Life Science applications.
- Work with and possibly lead brainstorming concept sessions with other AEs and SMEs.
- Identify opportunities to improve our proposal accuracy, proposal efficiency, profitability and revenue.
- Integrate GAMP5 processes and other industry standards into the quotes and our processes.
- Possibly develop and ensure proposals, and cost estimates follow current Applications requirements.
- Ambassador with our customers to ensure we supply innovative, accurate solutions to our customers.
- Identify and manage risks (technical, commercial, legal, etc.) utilizing SME guidance, solid engineering analysis and other information.
- Develop and improve applications engineering tools and processes, resulting in a more efficient Applications group.
- Must be able to represent the Applications department with the customer, Sales, Operations and executive staff. Being able to justify costing and concept decisions.
People / Team Management
- Always leading by example, setting clear expectations on performance.
- Accountable for the teams’ performance development through active coaching, mentoring, training, and hands-on management of both the leaders and team members.
- Foster a workspace atmosphere that is in strong alignment with values and promotes an extraordinary employee experience.
- Prioritize and allocate technical resources to successfully complete projects and ensure project schedules meet on-time delivery milestones.
- Understand current and future work levels to proactively manage resources, capacity, and chargeability targets. Escalate staffing needs as required.
- Communicate the teams’ resourcing and project execution performance.
- Drive leadership structure, roles and responsibilities within the Applications team
Cross-Functional Contributions
- Work closely with the sales and operations teams on out-of-the-box strategies and concepts to exceed our customers' needs and develop long-term business relationships.
- Responsible for developing the applications team relationships with key internal departments; sales, engineering and management.
- Ensure technical alignment by working closely with the sales, engineering and management teams
What qualifies you for this opportunity?
- In-depth knowledge of Life Science manufacturing processes, including GAMP and validation requirements.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in industrial automation in a commercial Life Science business, focusing on equipment design yielding high-performance results,
- Project management, developing customer relationships, and meeting all project business requirements.
- Able to not only understand and work within a GAMP5 process structure but also help improve current processes and help customers meet the same requirements.
- Deep understanding of high-volume production assembly equipment and the various processes associated with it.
- Experience leading and developing a technical team within a Life Science setting, remote management experience is advantageous.
- In-depth understanding of robotics, automation, control systems, mechanical design for automation, OEE and overall effectiveness of manufacturing equipment
- Understand our business strategy, the customer needs and how to improve our customer’s experience and relationship with us.
- Deep industry knowledge of Life Science equipment, processes, and vendor’s abilities.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills – able to act as a bridge between sales, applications, and operations.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
Physical Demands:
- While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to feel objects, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, talk and hear.
- Specific vision abilities required for the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- Occasionally lifts or move up to 25 pounds.
What does Convergix Offer You?
Here at Convergix, we offer a very generous compensation and benefits package including:
- Health
- Dental/ vision coverage
- 401K and more!
ABOUT CONVERGIX AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS
Convergix Automation Solutions is a Global Systems Integrator specializing in custom automated manufacturing systems including, robotics, controls, material handling, information and software systems, process automation in a variety of manufacturing industries. With over 900 employees, 25+ Locations worldwide and $300M in Sales, Convergix is growing organically as well through acquisition to become a leading $1B Automation Integration global partner. We are a single-source automation solutions provider that leverages the geography, technology, industry expertise and capacity of the entire Convergix portfolio across the entire value chain for our customers in a diverse set of industries.
Learn more about us: https://Convergixautomation.com/
What does CONVERGIX value?
Our values are the foundational concepts on which we build CONVERGIX; we adhere to these no matter what mountain we climb.
- Integrity - Respect, Transparency, Commitment
- Excellence - Continuous Improvement, Innovation, Collaboration, Communication
- Passion - Momentum, Sense of Urgency, Growth, Success, Velocity
We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.
