Senior Manager Manufacturing – Production Process Owners
Core
End-to-end process governance and execution support for Drug Product Supply operations, ensuring manufacturing readiness, technical governance, and continuous improvement across multiple unit operations.
Role type
Senior Manager, Manufacturing Programs (Production Process Owners)
Builds
Drug product supply operations at the Thousand Oaks campus
Domain
Biopharmaceutical manufacturing (Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, Rare Disease)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
cGMP operations and quality systems knowledge, lean manufacturing tools, data analysis for trend identification, cross-functional governance facilitation, team leadership and coaching, process optimization, issue escalation and resolution, technology adoption assessment
Preferred skills
Life Sciences or Engineering degree, 8+ years in biotech/pharma manufacturing, 6+ years in leadership roles, experience managing direct reports, aseptic processing and validation execution knowledge, troubleshooting complex technical/quality issues
Technologies
Lean manufacturing tools, automated systems, data analysis platforms
Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and mentor manufacturing process owners; ensure collaboration between Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities, and Engineering; drive process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce waste; ensure compliance with cGMP and regulatory requirements; facilitate site governance forums for priority alignment; support risk identification and execution readiness for new processes; assess and implement new technologies to enhance production capabilities
Seniority
Senior Manager, hands-on IC with people leadership
