Director, Engineering and Maintenance (Biotechnology)

Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Company

hirify.global is a contract research, development, and manufacturing organization providing integrated scientific services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutrition, animal health, consumer goods, and specialty chemical companies.

What you will do

• Lead the Engineering and Maintenance organization across facilities, utilities, maintenance, and engineering functions.
• Plan and execute capital projects, including scope definition, budgeting, scheduling, and implementation.
• Oversee facility systems, manufacturing equipment, infrastructure, and asset lifecycle management.
• Maintain quality systems, including deviations, CAPAs, SOP revisions, investigations, and change control.
• Drive equipment reliability, operational efficiency, technology transfers, upgrades, facility expansions, and continuous improvement.
• Manage budgets, contractors, consultants, resource allocation, audits, inspections, and staff development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, or related Engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in a biopharmaceutical or biotechnology environment, including engineering or facilities leadership.
• Extensive knowledge of cGMP requirements, regulatory expectations, and compliance in a highly regulated environment.
• Experience with facility planning, utilities, manufacturing equipment, capital planning, budgeting, and cost optimization.
• Working knowledge of quality systems, including deviations, investigations, CAPAs, and change control.
• Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, strategic planning, and team development skills.

Nice to have

• Prior experience with SAP or similar enterprise systems.
• Experience with predictive maintenance, performance monitoring, Microsoft Office, and project management tools such as MS Project.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety is treated as equal in importance to business performance.
• Work in a science-driven environment supporting global pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.
• Collaborate with senior leadership, internal teams, contractors, suppliers, and regulatory agencies.
• Support professional development through coaching, mentoring, and training.