Operational Excellence Lead: BioVectra
Core
Own the production system build across the full value stream from fermentation to release-readiness, converting operational performance into sellable capacity for clinical-to-commercial scale manufacturing.
Role type
Senior IC Operational Excellence Lead (Manufacturing)
Builds
Production operating system, tiered daily management, kaizen funnel, and transformation scorecard for microbial fermentation and downstream recovery.
Domain
Biopharmaceutical CDMO / Microbial Fermentation / Downstream Recovery
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
microbial fermentation, downstream recovery and purification, GMP production environments, production system build, tiered daily management, kaizen events, strategy deployment, structured problem-solving (A3/PSP), value stream mapping, Lean fundamentals, root-cause analysis, MES and shop-floor data systems, coaching supervisors and operators.
Preferred skills
CDMO environment experience, Lean/Six Sigma/TPS certification, Danaher Business System certification.
Technologies
MES, electronic batch records, shop-floor data systems, analytics tools.
Responsibilities
Conduct rapid diagnostics of production systems and culture; build and sustain tiered daily management (Tier 1-4) with SQDC boards; lead kaizen events to close KPI gaps in titer, yield, and changeover; translate business objectives into floor-level priorities; connect operational performance to throughput and client commitments; use data systems to surface process abnormality; mentor teams in standard work and problem-solving; partner with Quality on release maturity roadmaps; embed standardized ways of working and governance routines.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC