CMO Management Consultant (Pharmaceutical Industry)

Global Market Solutions; Frankfurt; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office options

Regional or Germany-wide projects

40-hour work week

Permanent employment security and long

Job summary

GMS is seeking a CMO Management Consultant in the pharmaceutical industry to design and implement structured oversight for CMOs involved in API manufacturing. You will define governance, responsibilities, and interaction models with internal teams and external partners.

Requirements include 5–7 years in pharma or life sciences, hands-on CMO management, GMP knowledge (EU GMP, FDA 21 CFR Part 210/211, ICH), and fluency in English and German.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry, API/manufacturing preferred.
• Hands-on experience in CMO management.
• Strong GMP knowledge and international regulatory expectations (EU GMP, FDA 21 CFR Part 210/211, ICH).
• Experience with quality systems, procedural documentation, or compliance initiatives.
• Experience contributing to or managing quality agreements is a plus.
• Fluent in English and German (C1).

Responsibilities

• Define and implement structured approaches for managing CMOs in API manufacturing.
• Clarify governance, responsibilities, and interaction models between internal teams and external partners.
• Develop and roll out quality-related procedures supporting CMO oversight.
• Set up quality agreements and related workflows.
• Establish processes for documentation exchange, review, and approval.
• Create training materials to ensure adoption of new processes.
• Provide guidance during the initial execution phase.

Job description

CMO Management Consultant (Pharmaceutical Industry)

Partial Remote Job

GMS is an operational consultancy with expertise in data and digital systems. Whether digitalisation, data & analytics or compliance - our consultants are the missing piece of our customer’s digital puzzle. We empower their ongoing digital transformation and transform challenges into opportunities. We're part of the MoOngy Group, a more than 18 years old European network of companies with a focus on IT & Engineering expertise.

Your tasks as CMO Management Consultant

As a CMO Management Consultant, you will be supporting the design and rollout of structured processes for overseeing external manufacturing partners involved in API production.

Technical and Soft Skills:

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field

Minimum of 5–7 years of experiencewithin the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry, preferably in API or drug substance manufacturing environments

Hands-on experience in CMO management

Solid understanding of GMP principles and international regulatory expectations(EU GMP, FDA 21 CFR Part 210/211, ICH guidelines)

Prior involvement in quality systems, procedural documentation, or compliance-related initiatives

Experience contributing to or managing quality agreements is an advantage

• Confident communicator, comfortable working with cross-functional and external stakeholders

Professional fluency in English and German (C1 level)

• Is hybrid position so is mandatory that candidates live in Germany or have European citizenship and want to relocate.

Key Responsibilities

Define and implement a structured approach for managing CMOs involved in API manufacturing

Clarify governance, responsibilities, and interaction models between internal teams and external partners

Contribute to the development and rollout of quality-related procedures supporting CMO oversight

Support the setup and implementation of quality agreements and related workflows

Establish practical processes for documentation exchange, review, and approval

Develop and deliver training materials to ensure effective adoption of new processes

Provide guidance during the initial execution phase to ensure consistent application of the framework

What you get from us

• We are a growing company with ambitious targets that stands for expert knowledge, integrity and open-mindedness.
• As a consultant, you will implement a wide range of projects for our well-known customers and offer them your growing expertise
• Your development is supported by a coach, further training, our in-house learning platform and an internal IT & data network
• Work-life balance is important to us - you enjoy home office options, have the choice between regional or Germany-wide projects and our philosophy is a 40-hour week
• We also offer security and stability - our employees are employed on a permanent basis

At GMS we defend equality and diversity. We create a safe and diverse environment where all the opportunities are equal for all the employees. We do not discriminate based on age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, disability or any factor other than merit.

All applications with skills for the position are welcome!