Site Head Of New Site At Valencia

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.
As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.
Site Head role of a New Laboratory Facility
New site at Valencia : Onsite five days a week
At ICON, we're investing in the future of clinical trial supply and logistics.
As part of this growth, we are establishing a new kit production facility in Valencia, creating an exciting opportunity for an experienced supply chain manufacturing leader to play a pivotal role in building and shaping this operation from the ground up.
As Site Head of a new Kit Production facility, you will serve as the organization's production and manufacturing subject?matter expert, bringing extensive experience in high?volume manufacturing, Lean/Six Sigma, capacity management and operational excellence to build a predictable, scalable production environment capable of delivering consistently high on?time performance despite demand and product?mix variability.
In addition, you will provide strategic leadership across global logistics and kit production operations, helping to define how we scale, optimize and deliver supply chain solutions that support clinical research around the world.
This is a unique opportunity to combine operational leadership, commercial impact and team development while influencing the future direction of a rapidly expanding area of the business.
What You'll Do
Serve as the accountable Site Head, with end-to-end responsibility for site performance across safety, quality, compliance, people, service, cost and operational delivery.
Provide visible leadership, ensure effective governance and inspection readiness, manage site capacity and resources, and build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement and execution
Bring deep, hands?on manufacturing and production leadership experience, with a proven track record of managing complex, high?volume operations and translating manufacturing best practices into measurable improvements in safety, quality, service, cost and productivity.
Drive sustained improvements in on?time (OT%) performance, using disciplined production planning, capacity management, labor planning and constraint management to consistently achieve service-level commitments.
Lead Lean and Six Sigma transformation, applying methodologies such as value?stream mapping, Kaizen, 5S, standard work, visual management and root?cause problem solving to eliminate waste, simplify processes, improve flow, and reduce Turnaround Times
Build robust operating processes capable of managing demand volatility, including variable volumes, changing product mix, short lead times, capacity constraints and unexpected operational disruptions.
Establish and embed meaningful production KPIs and performance management routines, including on?time delivery, schedule attainment, throughput, cycle time, productivity, capacity utilization, backlog, quality, waste and cost per unit.
Implement structured daily management and continuous improvement systems, using tiered performance reviews, visual management, escalation processes and corrective actions to create accountability at every level of the operation.
Identify and systematically eliminate operational waste, including excess handling, waiting time, unnecessary movement, inventory, rework, defects, overprocessing and inefficient production flows
Apply strong manufacturing engineering principles to production design, including line balancing, workflow optimization, workstation design, standard work, capacity modeling and automation to improve throughput and scalability.
Develop strong partnerships with clients, suppliers and internal stakeholders such as Planning, Production, Supply Chain and Logistics
Provide experienced leadership through periods of growth and operational change, including facility expansion, production transfers, new technology and automation implementation, process redesign and significant changes in demand.
Support the development and implementation of the site's automation strategy, identifying opportunities to automate manual processes, improve productivity and reduce waste while ensuring processes are standardized and optimized before automation.
Partner with Engineering, IT and external automation specialists to successfully design, implement and scale future automation solutions.
Lead site operations in compliance with GMP and internationally recognized quality standards.
Experience in ISO *, ISO **** preferred, ensuring inspection readiness.
Oversee vendor governance, contract management and supplier performance.
Manage departmental budgets, revenue objectives and margin performance.<