Senior Manager, Contract Manufacturing (CMO)

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Contract Manufacturing is responsible for the oversight of external manufacturing/packaging activities and day-to-day business management of assigned Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) relationships with accountability for ensuring supply of product to patients on-time and for driving continuous improvement in risk, performance, quality and total cost.

JOB TITLE: Senior Manager, Contract Manufacturing

REPORTS TO: Director, Head of Global Contract Manufacturing

Location: Raleigh NC or Richmond VA - Relocation is only offered for Richmond VA!

Work Type: Hybrid - 3 Days on 2 days remote ( Onsite - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

Salary: 140-175K + 20% Bonus. With potential of multipliers up to double - past year was 1.7. multiplier not guaranteed.

Need experience from the Pharmaceutical industry or Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.

Essential Functions

• Provide leadership and day to day management of the assigned external manufacturing and packaging CMOs.
• Ensure on time and quality supply of all contract manufactured and/or packaged finished product from CMOs.
• Develop a right first-time culture with internal stakeholders and CMOs to avoid undesirable events in the future.
• Lead coordination of resources across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Supply Planning, Logistics and Technical Operations for the successful implementation and ongoing management of pharmaceutical finished product manufactured and packaged with CMOs.
• Implement, monitor, and deliver against key performance metrics in support of improving team, CMO and company performance.
• Negotiate contracts and supply agreements with our manufacturing and packaging CMOs to secure value, quality and delivery of objectives while developing supplier relationships that minimize business risk.
• Ensure effective management of strategic CMOs with a view to building long term strategies.
• Develop appropriate CMO relationships, including strategic alliances between key CMOs and internal stakeholders.
• Conduct joint operations and business review meetings with each CMO at defined frequencies to monitor and improve performance.
• In collaboration with R&D and the Supply organization, ensure that development projects are delivered on-time and are on an appropriate path for optimal commercialization. Take ownership for commercial aspects of new product development projects utilizing CMOs for manufacturing and packaging.
• Financial – Set, monitor, and deliver cost improvement and containment targets to support business growth. Continually identifying new opportunities for cost reduction across their portfolio.
• Business Continuity Planning – Create, maintain and implement effective business continuity plans to ensure patient supply of product.
• Ensure compliance to all company policies and government laws.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS in Life Sciences, Business, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or other related fields.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of combined experience within the pharmaceutical industry in the areas of manufacturing, direct material sourcing, quality, logistics, alliance or external manufacturing management or similar technical functions.
• Minimum of six (6) years of demonstrated successful experience directly managing pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and packaging organizations.
• Professional certifications desired in Lean Sigma, Project Management, or related areas.
• Travel: Approx. 20% travel will be expected.

Competencies/Conduct

• Ownership and accountability, delivering on commitments.
• Customer focused approach, both internally in support of other functions and, externally, to drive business decisions.
• Leading by example across the business.
• Active relationship management to build strong mutually beneficial relationships with CMOs and internal functions.
• Advanced influencing and persuading skillset to create mutually positive outcomes with CMOs and internal stakeholders alike.
• Superior project management skills and mindset to bring numerous functions, workstreams and external providers together in a manner that ensures supply of product delivering maximum benefits in risk management, quality, performance, and total cost.