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Director, Operations - Pharm Ops

USA - Virginia - Elkton💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-21 → 2026-07-30

Core

Lead the Integrated Process Team (IPT) to shape the future operating model, drive site readiness, and ensure safe, compliant, and efficient pharmaceutical manufacturing operations for small molecule drugs.

Role type

Director, Pharmaceutical Operations (Pharm Ops) / IPT Leader

Builds

Small molecule pharmaceutical manufacturing facility and operational value stream

Domain

Biopharmaceutical manufacturing / Regulated production

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

cGMP compliance, Lean Six Sigma, operational planning, project leadership, financial stewardship, organizational design, risk management, continuous improvement, team leadership, strategic planning

Preferred skills

Small molecule manufacturing expertise, site start-up/ramp-up experience, future-state operating model development, global matrixed environment experience, capacity planning, S&OP

Technologies

None explicitly stated

Responsibilities

Lead strategic and tactical planning for site build-out and operational ramp-up; Define organizational structure, culture, and governance for the evolving site; Ensure safe, compliant, and efficient pharmaceutical operations; Drive structured problem solving and performance metrics; Manage budget planning and financial stewardship; Lead, coach, and develop a team of leaders and contributors

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership & hands-on operational execution

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