Director, API External Manufacturing Lead

Madrigal; Zug; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Madrigal, a biopharmaceutical company focused on therapies for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), is strengthening its workforce strategy. The role leads API supply oversight across external manufacturing partners, aligning demand with capacity and driving continuity through governance and rapid recovery actions.

Ideal candidates have 12–15 years in API supply planning, a BS+ in a related field, and a proven track record in cross-functional escalation and risk management

Qualifications

• BS+ in Supply Chain, Engineering, Science, or related field.
• 12–15 years in API supply / manufacturing planning and performance management.
• Demonstrated cross-functional coordination and escalation leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own API supply oversight, execution performance, and continuity planning across external manufacturing partners.
• Align demand, capacity, lead times, and inventory strategy into an execution plan with sites/CMOs.
• Lead escalation and resolution of supply-impacting constraints and recovery actions.
• Partner with CMC / MSAT and Quality to manage deviations, investigations, changes, and tech transfers.
• Ensure planning assumptions, parameters, and documentation remain current for reliable execution.

Skills

API supply oversight

Continuity planning

Partner governance

KPI cadence

Performance recovery

Education

BS+ in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Science

Job description

Madrigal is a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering novel therapeutics for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a serious liver disease that can progress to cirrhosis, liver failure, need for liver transplantation and premature mortality.

Every member of our Madrigal team is connected by our shared purpose: leading the fight against MASH.

Our success is driven by our people. We are building a dynamic, inclusive, and high-performing culture that values scientific excellence, operational rigor, and collaboration.

To support our continued growth, we are strengthening our workforce strategy to ensure we have the right talent, at the right time, in the right way.

Key Responsibilities

• Owns API supply oversight, execution performance, and continuity planning across external manufacturing partners.
• Aligns demand, capacity, lead times, and inventory strategy into an execution plan and maintains governance routines with sites / CMOs to monitor performance and risk.
• Leads escalation and resolution of supply-impacting constraints and exceptions and coordinates cross-functional recovery plans.
• Partners with CMC / MSAT and Quality to manage supply impact of deviations, investigations, changes, and tech transfers.
• Ensures key planning assumptions, parameters, and documentation remain current to support predictable execution.

Performance Governance & Continuity Planning

• Own API performance KPIs, governance cadence, and continuity plans across sites / CMOs.
• Align capacity and inventory strategy to demand commitments, maintain key planning assumptions / parameters.
• Produce deliverables such as CMO / site performance scorecards, continuity plans, and quarterly capacity reviews.

Exception Management & Recovery

• Lead escalation and resolution for constraints (capacity, materials, quality events), coordinate recovery actions and communications.
• Provide clear options, trade-offs, and timelines, ensure action ownership and closure.
• Produce deliverables such as recovery plans, escalation briefs, and decision logs.

Technical / Quality Interfaces

• Partner with CMC / MSAT / Quality on tech transfers, deviations, and changes, ensure readiness for major milestones.
• Maintain aligned documentation and governance artifacts supporting reliable execution.
• Produce deliverables such as readiness trackers and cross-functional dependency maps.

Required Qualifications

• BS+ (Supply Chain, Engineering, Science, or related)
• 12–15 years in API supply / manufacturing planning and performance management, including issue triage
• Demonstrated cross-functional coordination and escalation leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in pharmaceutical / biotech API manufacturing and multi-CMO governance (preferred)
• Experience supporting launches, network changes, and long lead-time constraint management

Key Competencies

• API supply oversight, continuity planning, and partner governance, KPI cadence and performance recovery management
• Constraint management, scenario options, and recovery execution, decision trade-offs, and timely escalation
• Cross-functional leadership, escalation, and executive-ready risk / decision communication
• Interface management with Quality and CMC / MSAT (deviations, changes, transfers), milestone readiness discipline
• Planning assumptions / parameter governance, documentation rigor, and plan-to-execution reliability

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristics.

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Join our growing team focused on transforming the treatment of people with liver diseases.

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