China Production Lead
Core
End-to-end leadership and oversight for commercial manufacturing and supply execution through external manufacturing partners in China, ensuring reliable supply, compliant operations, and sustained process performance across product lifecycle stages.
Role type
Senior management production lead (pharmaceutical/biotech)
Builds
External manufacturing operations, supply chains, and product distribution for drug substance, drug product, and finished goods
Domain
Biopharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chain
Deliverable
Production features (manufacturing campaigns, testing, distribution)
Required skills
Production strategy, supply planning, technology transfer, process validation, regulatory compliance, risk management, cross-functional leadership, change management, continuous improvement
Preferred skills
Advanced degree in pharmaceutical sciences, bioprocess engineering, or related field
Technologies
CMO/CDMO partner management systems, quality management systems (QMS)
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end oversight of production and supply execution at CMO/CDMO sites; serve as production lead for the Market Authorization Holder framework ensuring regulatory compliance; direct manufacturing readiness, startup of external operations, and lifecycle management; build and lead effective relationships across Technical Development, Quality, Regulatory CMC, and Supply Chain; provide strategic production updates to senior leadership
Seniority
Management level, senior representative
