Exel
PSC Operations Management Director
Alameda, CA · Director
Sponsorship not specified$193k-$273kDetected 8 days ago
Project ManagementNegotiationOperations ManagementInventory ManagementGMPLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- SUMMARY/JOB PURPOSE: This position oversees the overall success of delivery and execution within Pharmaceutical and Biological Operations, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain.
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Effective communication skills, both oral and written.
- Teams work closely together, sharing ideas and solutions in a supportive atmosphere.
Responsibilities
- Provide meeting management support, including meeting planning, scheduling, facilitation, documentation (development of meeting agenda and minutes), and follow-up/follow-through on action items.
- Develop tools and dashboards to monitor key deliverables, decision points, risks, and critical path activities to drive delivery.
- Involves management of cross-functional teams of senior executives and functional teams in support of collaboration objectives.
- Lead with Agility: Drive end-to-end execution of CMC development and manufacturing activities from early development through commercial readiness, adapting to evolving priorities and challenges.
- Foster Collaboration and Engagement: Build partnership across internal stakeholders and external CDMOs to ensure readiness for each phase of development and manufacturing.
- Solve Problems and Minimize Risk: Proactively identify technical, operational, and supply risks; develop and implement mitigation strategies and resolve issues before escalation.
- Ensure Excellence in External Partnership: Monitor CDMO performance, ensure alignment with quality and regulatory standards, and drive accountability for results.
- Champion Strategic Initiatives: Drive or support PSC-wide initiatives focused on cost optimization, reliability, and patient-centric improvements.
- Demonstrate Executive Presence: Promote consistency, best practices, and continuous improvement across business operations in PSC. Influence decision making and drive alignment across key stakeholders.
- Drive end-to-end execution of CMC development and manufacturing activities from early development through commercial readiness, adapting to evolving priorities and challenges.
Requirements
- Travel required up to 20%
- It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (MBA, PhD) preferred.
- Requires at least five years of CMC development or project management experience in pharmaceutical or biotech field.
- Experience managing a portfolio of multiple products, and prioritization of activities and resources.
- Experience and prior knowledge of drug development for small and large molecules.
Skills
- Effective communication skills, both oral and written. Comfort in interacting with much more senior personnel and across functional areas.
- Learning agility; ability to quickly grasp new concepts and processes.
- Determination and persistence in working through challenging and/or ambiguous business situations.
- Strong project management and organization.
- Committed to continuous improvement, both for individual responsibilities and contributions to PSC processes.
- Self-motivated, works with limited supervision. Seeks training and guidance when needed.
- Willingness to provide clear, pointed feedback to internal and external personnel.
- Negotiation and influence skills.
- Should be knowledgably about cGMP requirements and quality management systems for the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry environment.
- Working knowledge of drug development process and the Federal laws and regulations affecting the pharmaceutical industry.
- Requires frequent executive level communications (verbal and written) with internal and external stakeholders.
Compensation
- The base pay range for this position is $192,500 - $273,000 annually.
- The base pay range may take into account the candidate's geographic region, which will adjust the pay depending on the specific work location.
Benefits
- The base pay offered will take into account the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, experience and internal equity, among other factors.
- Employees are also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus program, or if field sales staff, a sales-based incentive plan.
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