Vice President, Site General Manager

Who We Are

Teva is a global pharmaceutical leader and the world's largest generic medicines producer, committed to improving health and increasing access to quality health solutions worldwide. Our employees are at the core of our success, with colleagues in over 80 countries delivering the world's largest medicine cabinet to 200 million people every day. We offer a uniquely diverse portfolio of products and solutions for patients, and we've built a promising pipeline centered around our core therapeutic areas which include neuroscience, immunology, and immuno-oncology.  We are continually developing patient-centric solutions and significantly growing both our generic, biosimilar, and innovative medicines business through investment in research and development, marketing, business development and innovation. This is how we improve health and enable people to live better, healthier lives. Join us on our journey of growth

 

The Opportunity

The General Manager for the Debrecen Operations will be instrumental in leading one of Teva’s largest and most strategic pivotal sites in the network. He/she will provide the leadership, direction, and overall oversight of this key site. In total, the operation has about 1,000 employees and oversees annual prod-ex of ~ 67M$, with Raw materials - all together ~ 220M$ budget management. The Site GM will be a true GM with responsibility for Production, Quality, MS&T, HR, Supply Chain, EHS, Engineering, and Finance. The Site GM will be responsible to ensure that the corporate strategy is executed efficiently and effectively. He/she will need to be an exceptional leader who can deal with a high degree of complexity and the introduction of new technologies, with strong problem solving and transformational mindset and OPEX [lean] skills.

Responsibilities

All areas of responsibility listed below are essential to the satisfactory performance of this position by any incumbents with reasonable accommodation if necessary. Any non-essential functions are assumed to be included in other related duties or assignments.

 

• This role requires someone skilled in building a strong team culture and in developing capabilities as well as leadership skills. Specific responsibilities include:
• Rebuild and reshape the employee workforce at every level.
• Change the employee culture and mindset.
• Support the ongoing remediation, which requires strong technical, quality and GMP leadership. A strong technical background would be a plus.
• Balance short-term operational delivery and improvement needs with implementation of a longer-term strategic plan for the site – transformation ahead, need to plan long-range plan.
• Support Teva’s Corporate Goals – Understand & contribute to the achievement of Teva’s goals at the regional and global levels.
• Responsible for completing all training requirements and maintaining 100% compliance with all assignments.  
• Responsible for maintaining work areas and performing job functions in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company policies and procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) instructions.
• Responsible for performing additional related duties as assigned.

 

Experience & Qualifications

Any equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience that fulfills the requirements of the position will be considered.

 

Education/Certification/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, BSc in Engineering or related field; Master’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum10+ years of progressive work experience in a business-facing or manufacturing setting.

 

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Basic understanding of the Teva portfolio and practical experience in the relevant technologies required.
• Adequate practical experience working in a regulated production facility (production and/or packaging) required.
• Basic experience in a global function – gaining a perspective broader than the plant.
• Advanced experience in regulatory inspections, investigations and discussions/interactions with regulatory bodies required.
• Comprehensive experience working in multiple plants, within different regions and with different technologies, if possible.
• Industry networking experience – membership in trade associations – leverage thought leadership and next practices within Teva environment.
• Expert level knowledge and experience with OPEX behaviors, principles and tools required, with a demonstrated successful OPEX transformational leadership.

 

Reports To

SVP, Solids Manufacturing & Supply Operations

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