Senior Manager, Manufacturing Excellence

Our purpose is to bring hope to life by enabling life-changing therapies for patients around the globe, creating a healthier and happier tomorrow. Our mission is to work side by side with our customers in order to improve patients’ lives by bringing new biopharmaceuticals to market.

Are you passionate about people development and experienced in leading organizational transformation in strategy, operations, and culture? Do you excel at creating direction through process standardization and optimization?
At AGC Biologics, we are looking for a motivated Senior Manager to lead our Manufacturing Excellence team.

About the Role
As the Senior Manager of Manufacturing Excellence, you lead a team focusing on manufacturing performance and support, driving continuous improvement of our processes, execution of projects supporting the strategy for manufacturing and driving and optimizing the planning (S&OP) strategy for manufacturing. Further, your role includes manufacturing strategy and objectives outlook development, operational performance monitoring and reporting and risk management. The Manufacturing Excellence team is responsible for:

• Master Planning of the manufacturing operations
• The S&OP process and associated stakeholder management
• Project Management of manufacturing related projects
• Driving Continuous Improvement initiatives focusing on manufacturing performance and dependencies in the value chain
• Defining and measuring manufacturing performance KPI’s
• Supporting the other teams and departments in the Manufacturing unit with direction and guidance, focusing on performance

Your team’s mission is to continuously optimize and standardize operational processes, ways of working and master planning to ensure a seamless flow throughout the manufacturing value chain organization. You and your team work closely with various stakeholders, manufacturing teams, quality organization, development and transfer organization, Operational Excellence, Engineering, etc, driving the overall continuous improvement concept for the manufacturing function.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and coach your team, setting a clear direction and fostering a high-performance culture.
• Build strong collaboration and facilitate flow across teams, particularly with other areas of manufacturing, quality functions, and key stakeholders.
• Take ownership of optimization project and provide direction and guidance to your team members.
• Ensure all activities are aligned with manufacturing goals and operational requirements.
• Recruit and onboard new team members, fostering a supportive and engaging environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in natural sciences or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of related work experience including at least 3 years in a people leadership role is preferred.
• Demonstrated strong leadership, communication, and team management skills.
• Strategic, tactical and operational skill sets.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality organization, and other departments.
• Experience in manufacturing management, lean manufacturing, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience in continuous improvement, project management and change management experience is an advantage.
• Experience in production planning and/or S&OP is an advantage.

Your Profile
On a personal level, you excel in coaching and guiding your team, providing clear direction, and communicating effectively. You can see the big picture of manufacturing operations while being attentive to details as necessary. You work independently while promoting collaboration with internal and external partners. Flexible and motivated, you thrive under pressure and can maintain an organized, results-oriented approach by aligning priorities. As a team player, you engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

Join an International and Agile Organization
At AGC Biologics, you will have the opportunity to work on diverse tasks and challenges, gaining experience across various departments. With a collaborative approach to planning projects and tasks, you will also have the opportunity to influence your day-to-day work. AGC offers an informal working environment where energy and enthusiasm are part of daily life. We respect each other's individual differences and have a flexible, team-oriented approach to meeting deadlines.

Contact and Application
For any questions, feel free to contact [email protected].

Please note that only applications submitted via our career page will be considered. We will review applications as they arrive.

Our culture at AGC Biologics is defined by the six core values: Knowledge, Trust, Quality, Ingenuity, Accountability and Teamwork. Our core values stem from our team members and are embedded into our DNA. They provide a common language and understanding of how we as an organization are connected across three continents. Our core values serve as a compass and reminder of how we achieve our purpose of bringing hope to life for patients around the globe.

AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners, every step of the way. We provide world-class development and manufacture of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells. Our global network spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with cGMP-compliant facilities in Seattle, Washington; Boulder and Longmont, Colorado; Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba, Japan. We currently employ more than 2,500 employees worldwide. Our commitment to continuous innovation fosters the technical creativity to solve our clients’ most complex challenges, including specialization in fast-track projects and rare diseases. AGC Biologics is the partner of choice. To learn more, visit www.agcbio.com. Want to keep posted about our growth and learn more about our company? Follow us on LinkedIn and give us a quick Like on Facebook!

AGC Biologics offers a highly competitive compensation package and a friendly, collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievement. AGC Biologics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
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