Director Pre-Grant Production

Join us in Shaping a just World About our Team LexisNexis Reed Tech brings clarity to innovation for businesses worldwide. We enable innovators to accomplish more by helping them make informed decisions, be more productive, comply with regulations, and ultimately achieve a competitive advantage for their business. Our Reed Tech suite of SingleSource for Medical Devices, SingleSource for Drug Products, and Navigator for Drug Labels enables life sciences companies to create product data management strategies and meet compliance deadlines on time. We are proud to directly support and serve these innovators in their endeavors to better humankind. For more information, please visit About the Role LexisNexis Reed Tech has a Director, Production opening in the Horsham, PA office. This position is on site in the Horsham, PA office. The Director Pre-Grant Production directs Pre-Grant production processe(s) with responsibility for the overall management of the budget, staff, equipment and process in a team environment, with special emphasis on quality, customer service and productivity. Interaction and teamwork with supporting organizations is required in order to effectively meet expectations. The incumbent interacts with independence and autonomy and recommends process or system changes to increase competitiveness, effectiveness, and profitability. This position reports to the Vice President of Operations providing input to strategic direction as well as actively influencing and promoting RTIS values and culture. Typically, this position has five or more direct reports managing ~300 - 400 employees. Responsibilities: * Establishes, implements and manages the entire production process to drive ~50% of the USPTO contract revenue. * Directs management team to meet daily production requirements, resolving production-related problems with the management team. * Develops the department budget, manages, and monitors the budget on an ongoing basis, with input from department managers. * Monitors staffing needs and ensures that adequate resources are available to meet production schedules and are consistent with the current operating plan and budget. * Establishes and implements the production schedules, analyzing and determining project requirements based on needs of the customer, and communicates with management team from project inception through completion. * Works collaboratively with the USPTO and the Reed Tech development team on a routine basis to implement statutory and other customer driven changes to the process. * Fosters, identifies, recommends and implements continuous process improvements resulting in increased efficiency and cost savings. * Reviews and updates current ISO procedures for functional areas. * Monitors the production process to meet all committed deliverables quality standards per established schedules in a TQM and ISO certified environment. * Establishes operational objectives and assignments for assigned area of responsibility, including identifying specific needs and develops training plan for all staff members in order to perform in a high-powered work team environment. * Identifies, recommends and implements changes to policy and procedures. * Maintains open and ongoing communication with customer, staff, vendors and support groups within Reed Tech. * Provides ongoing feedback to staff relative to performance and expectations. Conducts regular performance evaluations and recommends compensation adjustments consistent with the current operating plan and budget. * Authorizes staff's recommendations regarding personnel actions including hiring, discipline, termination, promotion, etc., of employees. * Supports and ensures compliance to HR policies, applying discretion to meet the needs of individual situations. Confers with and advises department managers and facilitators to ensure compliance when interpreting and integrating corporate policies and procedures. * Performs other job related duties as required. Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, management or equivalent. * Five years related experience in a production environment including at least two years' experience of progressive supervisory/management experience. * Experience working in an electronic data environment. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills. * Ability to interface with all levels of management and employees. * Ability to work and foster in a team environment. * Ability to organize and prioritize production schedules. * Proven ability to meet deadlines. * Strong analytical skills along with ability to solve problems. * Ability to travel when needed. Work in a way that works for you We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals. * Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive Working for you We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer: * Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits * Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan * Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs * Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity * Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits * Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts * Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice About the Business LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis and Nexis services. LexisNexis, a division of RELX, is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: , or please contact 1-855-833-5120. Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy.

Created: 2024-10-28