Associate Director/Director, Capital Projects

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At EyePoint, leadership trusts our employees to get the job done. The patient-centric and award-winning approach we’re taking in business fuels our success for:

• preventing blindness through vision-saving medications
• delivering best-in-class proprietary pharmaceutical technologies
• transforming ocular drug delivery

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Your future at EyePoint

EyePoint offers robust total rewards in a science-based entrepreneurial culture that empowers curiosity and innovation to help catapult your career. There’s space for every voice and perspective to be heard in our on-site and remote environments where a variety of strengths and diverse backgrounds are connected.

The Associate Director / Director of Capital Projects is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing a portfolio of large and small-scale capital projects from inception to completion. Key responsibilities include strategic planning, budget management, contract oversight, team leadership, and ensuring projects align with organizational goals and are completed on time and within budget. This role requires strong project management, leadership, financial acumen, and communication skills.

This position is located at our Northbridge, MA facility reporting to the Sr. Director of Facilities and Engineering. This person must be willing to travel to our HQ in Watertown as needed.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Individual Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning: Leads the development of a long-term capital investment plan, aligning all projects with the company's strategic growth, research, and manufacturing goals.
• Project Leadership: Oversees the entire project lifecycle, from initial concept and design through construction, commissioning, validation, and final handover to operations. This includes projects for process equipment, facilities, utilities, and automation.
• Budget and Financial Management: Controls the fiscal aspects of the capital portfolio, including developing project budgets and funding strategies, tracking costs, and managing variance reports for senior leadership.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Acts as a central liaison between various departments, including R&D, manufacturing, quality assurance, finance, and regulatory affairs, to ensure project requirements are clearly defined and met.
• Compliance and Safety: Ensures all projects comply with stringent industry regulations, including FDA and EMA guidelines, as well as company policies and safety protocols.
• Team Leadership: Builds, mentors, and manages a team of project managers, engineers, contractors and support staff. Sets clear expectations and maintains high standards for team performance and project delivery.
• Risk Management: Identifies and proactively addresses project risks and potential delays, developing mitigation strategies to minimize impact on timelines and budgets.
• Vendor and Contractor Management: Defines procurement strategy and manages relationships with external architects, engineers, construction firms, and equipment suppliers.
• Executive Communication: Provides regular, transparent updates and presentations on project status to executive management and key stakeholders.

Primary skills and knowledge required include, but are not limited to the following:

• Regulatory Knowledge: Deep understanding of regulatory requirements, including cGMP, and experience with facility design for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical processes.

• Technical Skills: Expertise in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera), as well as a solid understanding of construction and engineering principles.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate large, cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
• Strategic Thinking: Strong business and financial acumen to inform strategic prioritization and decision-making.
• Communication: Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation, and presentation skills to effectively influence and manage stakeholders at all levels.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to navigate complex issues and project challenges.
• Adaptability: Ability to foster an agile mindset in a complex and frequently changing environment.

Level of Education Required:

A bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical), construction management, or a related scientific field is required. A master's degree or MBA is preferred.

Number of Years of Experience in the Function and in the Industry:

10+ years of experience in capital project management within the biotech or pharmaceutical industry, with a proven track record of managing small, large and complex projects in operational facilities is preferred.

Envision Your Future

With the exciting energy of a winning culture and an exhilarating pace, we are an ophthalmology company committed to preventing blindness by developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics.

The collective power of our values influences everything we do, and everything we do for you.

Transformational Innovation

We exist to change our patients’ lives through the power of sight. We are forward looking, embrace challenges with curiosity, and continuously seek to improve our products and ourselves by learning, problem-solving and pushing the limits of science and technology.

Unwavering Integrity

We recognize our responsibility to our patients, employees, and our community, and value the trust they put in us. We set a high ethical bar and expect responsible leadership at every level to ensure we serve those who matter most to us.

Compassionate Excellence

We believe that fun and excellence can coexist. We foster a culture where enjoying the work we do and caring for each other are as important as delivering exceptional outcomes.

Inclusive Collaboration

We strive to see through the eyes of others and work as one team. We appreciate one another’s differences and perspectives, and ensure everyone feels valued, respected and encouraged to bring their ideas forward.

EyePoint is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our colleagues is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

EyePoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary offer is commensurate with EyePoint’s compensation philosophy and considers factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, market conditions, criticality of the role and internal equity.

The target salary range for this position is listed below.

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