Director of Operations

Senior Operations Leadership Opportunity

We’re looking for a senior operations leader to take ownership of a complex, regulated manufacturing area.

This is a broad leadership role with responsibility for performance, people, technical delivery, customer confidence and long-term operational improvement.

The Role

• Lead a multi-disciplinary manufacturing value stream across operations, technical support, MSAT and project delivery
• Own performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost and people
• Balance day-to-day manufacturing delivery with change, scale-up and improvement activity
• Provide senior oversight of GxP, EHS, quality, regulatory and customer requirements
• Lead technology transfer, validation, investigations, change control and process improvement
• Govern operational, technical, customer and capital projects
• Partner with quality, engineering, supply chain, finance, HR and commercial teams
• Act as a senior customer-facing operational and technical representative
• Build leadership capability, accountability and succession across the team

What We’re Looking For

• Senior operations leadership experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Strong background in regulated environments, ideally drug substance, API, sterile, biologics or complex technical manufacturing
• Confidence leading through change, growth or transformation
• Strong understanding of GxP, EHS, quality systems and inspection readiness
• Technical credibility across process robustness, tech transfer, validation and investigations
• Commercial awareness, including budgets, capacity, resources and customer delivery
• A visible, practical leader who can make clear decisions and develop high-performing teams

Why This Role

• Broad ownership across operations, technical delivery and project execution
• High visibility with senior stakeholders and customers
• Opportunity to shape performance, culture and capability
• A key leadership role in a complex, growing pharmaceutical manufacturing environment

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