Drawing Manager, Technical Operation and Engineering

Overview

Ready to join a team committed to moving gene therapies into the clinical and commercial settings for patients and families devastated by rare neurological genetic diseases? AveXis is advancing cutting-edge science to treat rare and life-threatening genetic diseases starting with our clinical-stage, proprietary gene therapy candidate, AVXS-101 (ZOLGENSMA®). We are in the midst of an incredible journey and are looking for passionate individuals to join us on this important mission.

AveXis, Inc., a Novartis Company, is a clinical-stage gene therapy company, dedicated to developing and commercializing novel treatments for patients suffering from rare and life-threatening neurological genetic diseases. Our initial product candidate, AVXS-101, is our proprietary gene therapy product candidate currently in development for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, Type 1, the leading genetic cause of infant mortality, and for the treatment of SMA Type 2. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, has granted AVXS-101 Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of all types of SMA and Breakthrough Therapy Designation, as well as Fast Track Designation for the treatment of SMA Type 1. In addition to developing AVXS-101 to treat SMA Type 1 and Type 2, we also plan to develop other novel treatments for rare neurological diseases, including Rett syndrome (RTT) and a genetic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) caused by mutations in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene.

This position in Global Engineering Projects (GEP) is responsible for managing the engineering drawings and drawing standards. As part of the GEP team, this position can be based in our Libertyville, Illinois; Durham, North Carolina; San Diego, California; or Longmont, Colorado facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide drawing administration, support, training and mentoring.
• Manage the SharePoint drawing requests site.
• Review and approve drawing change requests and track them to completion.
• Self-perform or assign drawing update to drafters.
• Liaise with A&E firms to ensure audience to AveXis drawing standards.
• Manage the strategic direction and development of procedures to ensure efficiency of project drawings.
• Manage designers by establishing initial design specifications.
• Develop, implement and monitor drawing design standards to meet company needs.
• Research and analyze new and emerging CAD technologies and software to keep department up to date.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from accredited institution, or 4 years of equivalent work experience AND
• A minimum of 4 years of experience managing cooperate drawings in a pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical based GMP manufacturing operations.
• Proven management skills.
• Must be analytical, organized and detail-oriented with a strong knowledge of DRAWING design flows.
• Experience with 3D CAD modeling.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong technical writing ability required.

The level of this position will be based on the final candidate's qualifications.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

AveXis is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, sexual orientation or veteran status.

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