Director, Manufacturing Operations
Core
Provide strategic leadership and oversight for clinical and commercial manufacturing operations at the Kansas City site, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient execution while driving operational performance and cost targets.
Role type
Senior leadership manufacturing operations director
Builds
Clinical and commercial manufacturing programs for pharma/biotech clients
Domain
Pharmaceutical manufacturing / Highly regulated manufacturing
Required skills
Strategic leadership, GMP compliance, capacity planning, budgeting, Lean manufacturing, talent development, regulatory inspection management, cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
Advanced degree, oral solid dosage experience, change management, succession planning
Technologies
Lean manufacturing tools, data-driven decision-making frameworks
Responsibilities
Lead capacity planning and resource allocation, drive operational performance metrics (quality, delivery, productivity), partner with Quality on investigations and audits, own manufacturing metrics and financial performance, implement operational improvement initiatives, build and develop high-performing teams
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & team building