Chief Operating Officer
Core
Design and run the operating system for manufacturing, supply chain, installation, and lifecycle support of high-value capital manufacturing systems in regulated environments.
Role type
Strategy-level Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Builds
A scalable delivery engine for cellular therapy manufacturing systems across UK, US, and Europe
Domain
Biotechnology / Cell and gene therapy manufacturing
Required skills
Senior operational leadership in regulated environments, supply chain and procurement management, sales and operations planning (S&OP), installation and commissioning of capital equipment, sustaining engineering, facilities management, team building, strategic planning
Preferred skills
Experience with ERP and QMS systems, integrated S&OP process execution, cross-functional collaboration with customers and regulators
Technologies
ERP, QMS
Responsibilities
Define operations from pilot builds to commercial deployment, lead manufacturing and industrialization, own supply chain and procurement, execute sales and operations planning, build teams and processes for scaling, plan and execute customer installations and commissioning, lead sustaining engineering, oversee facilities and operational IT
Seniority
Executive, C-suite