Director (m/f/x) Manufacturing

Simtra BioPharma Solutions; Halle (Westf.); Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading Contract Development Manufacturing Organization in Halle, Germany, seeks a Director for Manufacturing to oversee all aspects of pharmaceutical production. You will manage a team of over 350 professionals, drive team development, and ensure compliance with GMP and regulatory standards. The ideal candidate has a Master's degree and 5–10 years of experience in a fast-paced production environment. The position offers attractive remuneration and workplace benefits including company sports and job bike leasing.

Leistungen

Attractive remuneration

30 days of vacation

In-house canteen with subsidies

Job bike leasing

Corporate benefits

Free employee sports activities

Qualifikationen

• 5–10 years of proven success in operations management within a high-performance production environment.
• Extensive experience in aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.

Aufgaben

• Oversee end-to-end pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
• Drive team development through coaching and performance management.
• Ensure compliance with quality and regulatory standards.

Kenntnisse

Operations management

Team leadership

Aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing

Strategic thinking

Fluent in English and German

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in natural sciences or engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Simtra BioPharma Solutions (Simtra) is a world-class Contract Development Manufacturing Organization, partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to bring their sterile injectable products to market. With facilities in Bloomington, Indiana, US and Halle/Westfalen, Germany, we offer a wide range of delivery systems including pre-filled syringes, liquid/lyophilized vials, diluents for reconstitution, powder-filled vials and sterile crystallization.

Our product types include biologics and small molecules, cytotoxics, highly potent compounds, diluents for reconstitution and vaccines – which are all directly injected into patients worldwide. As such, there is a strong emphasis on quality and continuous improvement at Simtra. We hold ourselves to the highest quality and regulatory standards.

While our primary focus is cGMP manufacturing, we offer many support services including formulation and development, lyophilization optimization, global regulatory support and secondary packaging. Our teams are driven to help clients scale, innovate and bring life‑changing medicines to patients worldwide.

At our plants in Halle/Westphalia and Bloomington/Indiana, we produce drugs for the treatment of various cancers and other life‑threatening disease.

In the role as a Director (m/f/x) Manufacturing you´ll lead and manage a team of 350+ professionals across production, visual inspection, and packaging operations. You will be empowered to:

• Oversee end-to-end pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, ensuring timely, cost‑efficient, and GMP‑compliant production of parenteral drugs
• Direct all production-related activities, including strategic planning, organization, and monitoring of processes to meet quality and regulatory standards
• Drive team development through coaching, performance management, and talent acquisition, including onboarding and integration of new hires
• Develop and implement optimized production strategies, continuous improvement initiatives, and efficiency‑enhancing guidelines
• Taking immediate corrective actions as “Head of Production” under AMG regulations during pharmaceutical law‑related incidents to ensure uninterrupted and compliant delivery
• Ensure Right‑First‑Time mindset in all areas of responsibility
• Ensure strict adherence to occupational safety standards, particularly in handling hazardous substances
• Represent the production function in cross‑functional collaboration with logistics, planning, controlling, quality assurance/control, business management, and operational excellence teams

What you’ll bring:

• Master’s degree in natural sciences or engineering, preferably pharmacy, pharmaceutical engineering, food technology, biotechnology, or process engineering
• 5–10 years of proven success in operations management within a high‑performance, fast‑paced production environment
• Extensive experience in aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing; background in cytostatic drug production and lyophilization processes strongly preferred
• Solid track record in establishing, scaling, and optimizing production lines to meet strategic and regulatory objectives
• Ability to lead and inspire large teams while ensuring compliance and operational excellence
• Confident, resilient, and results‑driven with high energy and a proactive mindset
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills
• Strategic thinker with hands‑on leadership and expertise in change management
• Highly organized, analytical, and detail‑oriented with the ability to inspire and influence
• Fluent spoken and written English and German
• Attractive remuneration and 30 days of vacation
• In‑house modern canteen with attractive subsidies
• Job bike leasing
• Corporate benefits: Exclusive employee discounts on numerous well‑known brands
• Good transport connections and free employee parking with e‑charging stations at favorable conditions
• Free company sports, e.g., badminton, soccer, and fitness classes

We look forward to receiving the documents relating to your professional career directly via our online system.

We offer interesting opportunities to committed and talented people. Gender, age, skin color, origin, sexual orientation and disabilities do not play a role - on the contrary: we promote diversity and believe that diversity is an enrichment.

If you have any questions, please contact Codrina Schech (Consultant) ([e-mail]).