Purpose of the Role:
The Head of Operations will be responsible for leading the collaborator project management groups and the Warehouse, Supply Chain & GMP operations team. You will manage Collaborator organisations from the start through to relationship management during on- boarding, routine manufacturing, and off-boarding activities and oversee all GMP production processes across production areas, logistical and supply chain activities at the manufacturing site as well as offsite.
Key responsibilities include:
- To lead the lifecycle management of Collaborator, ensure the relationship between organisation and ensuring expectations on budget, quality and timelines are achieved
- Support Business Development team with Collaborator visits/meetings, preparing costings and assisting with negotiations and writing contracts and support any amendments to contracts, schedules, writing specifications or undertaking cost analysis for additional services
- To lead the Operations team in all aspects of Collaborator support and GMP operations
- To be responsible for supply chain and logistic service providers, maintain operational metrics, manage scheduling processes and systems across the manufacturing area
- Act as the first point of contact for internal stakeholders in matters of manufacturing operations
- Manage relationships with key service providers, supply chain groups and collaborator project management teams including recruitment, selection, training, and development
- Manage continuous improvement across the GMP operations are
Required Skills and Expertise:
- Experience working in a GMP environment preferably in cell and gene therapy or biopharmaceuticals
- Ideally minimum 5 years’ experience in Business Development and relationship management in biologics/biopharmaceuticals or cell and gene therapy
- Degree in pharmaceutical or biological discipline
- Proven experience and the ability to manage multiple disciplines and motivating and developing teams