• Job Description

  Req#: JR3110

  We are looking for an experienced Project Director to lead one of our major expansion projects in Hillerod - the Milky Way project. With an investment of nearly 11 billion DKK we will add 72.510 square feet to our current facility. The Milky Way project is expected to be completed by summer 2026.

  About FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies

  The work we do at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB) has never been more important—and we are looking for talented candidates to join us. We’re growing our locations, our capabilities, and our teams, and looking for passionate, mission-driven people like you who want to make a real difference in people’s lives. Join FDB and help create the next vaccine, cure, or gene therapy in partnership with some of the most innovative biopharma companies across the globe. Here, you’ll work alongside and learn from some of the most dedicated scientists, engineers, and manufacturers in the industry. We’re proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your passion, energy, and drive—what FDB calls Genki. Join us and discover a community that thrives on diversity and never scares away from a complex challenge. At FDB, you determine what’s possible.

  Our Manufacturing site in Hillerød, Denmark, brings together a complete range of expertise, capabilities, and technologies to manufacture advanced biologics.

  About the Role

  As a Project Director at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, your work will be focused on the oversight and management of the Milky Way building expansion project in Hillerod, Denmark.
  

  In this role, you will be responsible for the construction interface with site operations, ensuring a smooth rollout for automation, engineering systems, project services, etc. You will communicate with a multitude of team members, from construction leads, to technical leads, to global executive teams.

  You will be responsible for driving the execution of project deliverables, troubleshooting escalations, and ensuring all metrics are met.

  About the Team

  You will be leading a strong and international team of Project Managers, Work Package owners, and project team members. Your direct team will consist of leaders from six departments: Automation, Construction, Project Services, CQV, PQ, and Start-Up Team. You will report to our EVP for the Large Scale Business Unit.

  Job Responsibilities

  Provide project management services to support successful execution of the Milky Way project, this includes, but is not limited to:

  • Own the project safety culture and take proactive measures to ensure safety is a top priority.
  • Manage the project through Operational Qualification (OQ) and support successful Performance Qualification (PQ) completion which is expected to be done the summer of 2026.
  • Manage the Automation, Construction, Project Services, Performance Qualification (PQ), Commissioning, Qualification and Validation team (CQV), and Start Up Teams.
  • Facilitate communication – initiating dialogue as well as presenting relevant and timely updates on project status to all stakeholders.
  • Manage engineering and construction partners (such as Flour and Jacobs).
  • Manage owners, resources, and contractors, and all stakeholders to the project both internally and externally.
  • Ensure successful partnerships with vendors, suppliers, and engineering/construction partners.
  • Manage risk, cost, time, and quality while ensuring the safety of our team members.
  • Manage deadlines, remove obstacles, and drive the team to ensure timeliness are met.
  • Create a cost-conscious behavior to drive for delivery at approved budgets.
  • Follows industry best practices with regards to changes and change control. Ensures alignment with GMP requirements.
  • Works in accordance with FDB project model, systems, guidelines, and standards

  Qualifications

  We are looking for a candidate with the following background and skill sets:

  • Bachelor’s (BA) or Master’s Degree (MSc) Physical, Chemical or Biological Science, Technical Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent experience with construction of a large scale GMP or food manufacturing facility
  • +15 years of experience preferably within bio-pharmaceutical production, Drug Substance Manufacturing and/or Finished Goods Manufacturing
  • Ability to read and comprehend design prints/concepts, specifications and requirements, with an understanding of the OQ/PQ process
  • Knowledgeable in EU-OSHA, and Danish Working Environment Authority (WEA) requirements as well as GxP concepts and biomanufacturing
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate honestly and openly at all organizational levels
  • Fluency in English is a must; it is an added benefit if you are also fluent in Danish.
  • Self-driven with an eye for details.

  As a person you approach tasks and colleagues with openness and great energy. You possess an analytical mindset and understand the importance of involving stakeholders in your daily work. You are self-starting and have a flexible, dynamic approach to work. Lastly, if you see yourself as a high performing team player who is ambitious on behalf or yourself and the company, then you might be just the candidate, we are looking for!

  Application

  Please upload your CV and application as soon as possible. For questions about the role, please reach out to HR Partner Anette Sandner at anette.sandner@fujifilm.com (only for interested applicants)

  FUJIILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is an industry-leading Biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations in Hillerød, Denmark, Teesside, UK, RTP, North Carolina and College Station, Texas, USA. We use our skills, dedication and ambition to enable impact for the world’s most innovative biotech and biopharma companies reimagining healthcare’s potential. We work across the entire lifecycle of our customers’ products – enabling success throughout. Every cure, vaccine, biologic, and advancement we contribute to starts with our people and our passion. We fuel one another’s passion, help accelerate progress, expand capabilities, strengthen innovation, and improve processes to improve lives.

  Our Manufacturing site in Hillerød, Denmark, brings together a complete range of expertise, capabilities and technologies to manufacture advanced biologics. As we continue to enhance and expand our capabilities, we are looking for people who share our passion, drive, and energy – what we call Genki – to join our team.

  We offer the chance to be part of a global workplace where passion, drive and commitment are met with opportunities for professional and personal development. Deeply committed to diversity and inclusion, we ensure that everyone no matter their background or gender has an opportunity to develop. We take pride in enriching our communities, caring for our environment, and cultivating a world of opportunity for future generations.

  We aim to foster a collaborative, innovative and rewarding environment, where diverse perspectives and people come together united by a common purpose and shared values. We pursue our fullest potential as individual contributors and team members. We strive to be the employer of choice and offer a competitive compensation and benefit package.

  FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark (FDBD) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identify or any other protected class.

  To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of FUJIFILM about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at FUJIFILM via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of FUJIFILM, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by FUJIFILM for this requisition and a valid agreement with FUJIFILM is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the FUJIFILM agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

• About the company

  A global CDMO in pharmaceutical manufacturing providing process development and cGMP production in cell culture, microbial fermentation and gene therapies.

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