Manufacturing Operations Director - Carlow

About the role

An Operations Director is sought to lead a strategically important, high-potency, multi-product sterile drug product manufacturing facility at the Carlow site. Leading a team of around 50 people, the role supports new products and significant upcoming commercial and regulatory milestones, with significant autonomy to shape how the operation develops.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a large, cross-functional manufacturing organisation, driving performance across safety, quality, delivery and people priorities
• Lead the introduction and commercialisation of multiple new products in a sterile manufacturing environment
• Ensure robust and reliable manufacturing performance and drive operational and technical excellence
• Drive regulatory and inspection readiness across the organisation and deliver key product, manufacturing and regulatory milestones
• Identify and mitigate operational, technical and quality risks, with timely decision-making and escalation
• Drive continuous improvement and challenge established ways of working
• Align Operations, Quality, Engineering and Technical teams and build, coach and develop a high-performing team

Required profile

• Significant leadership experience in sterile drug product manufacturing operations
• Experience leading manufacturing organisations through regulatory inspections and major regulatory milestones
• Degree in Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline
• Regular employee status; current employees and contingent workers apply separately

Required skills

• Sterile manufacturing and manufacturing quality control
• Regulatory compliance and risk management
• Lean manufacturing, production scheduling and process optimisation
• People leadership, talent development and strategic planning