Senior Manufacturing Strategy & Innovation Leader (Remote)

Allozymes; Charlottetown; Hybrid; CAD 122,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Stock options

Benefits

Job summary

BIOVECTRA, now part of Agilent, seeks a senior manufacturing leader to guide GMP production of biologics and APIs in Charlottetown. Lead engineering teams, drive process scale‑up, and develop 3–5 year capital plans with Finance to meet growth and compliance goals.

The role requires 10+ years in pharma manufacturing with biologics/API experience and deep GMP/ICH knowledge. It includes remote options, a CAD salary range of 121k–190k, bonus, stock, and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, biotechnology, biopharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, or a comparable discipline
• Ten years in pharmaceutical manufacturing, with substantial biologics and/or API experience
• Experience successfully leading complex capital projects and strategic initiatives
• Thorough knowledge of GMP, Annex 1, ICH guidance, and regulatory expectations from the FDA, EMA, and Health Canada

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to engineering and project teams
• Guide process scale-up, technology transfer, facility modifications, and lifecycle optimization
• Develop the three- to five-year manufacturing and capital plan in partnership with Finance and aligned with corporate growth objectives
• Evaluate facility expansions, acquisitions, outsourced manufacturing, technology transfers, and strategic partnerships
• Assess manufacturing programs, products, and technologies that improve quality, throughput, flexibility, profitability, and cost efficiency.
• Lead enterprise-wide manufacturing initiatives and advise executives on technology options, risks, and opportunities
• Lead major capital projects from concept through commissioning and qualification, delivering within approved scope, schedule, budget, risk, and value targets
• Develop business cases and financial models that assess ROI, payback, total cost of ownership, and expected operational benefits
• Resolve complex, enterprise-level engineering challenges and recommend initiatives that advance corporate objectives

Skills

Technical leadership

Capital project leadership

Process scale-up

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/related field

Tools

Financial modeling

Job description

BIOVECTRA, now part of Agilent, seeks a senior manufacturing leader to guide GMP production of biologics and APIs in Charlottetown. Lead engineering teams, drive process scale‑up, and develop 3–5 year capital plans with Finance to meet growth and compliance goals.

The role requires 10+ years in pharma manufacturing with biologics/API experience and deep GMP/ICH knowledge. It includes remote options, a CAD salary range of 121k–190k, bonus, stock, and benefits.