Packaging Operations – Team Lead

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.; Cork; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biotechnology company is seeking a Packaging Operations Team Lead in Cork, Ireland. This role involves managing the packaging team, ensuring delivery of production schedules, and collaborating cross-functionally. Candidates should have a degree in science or engineering and demonstrated leadership skills. The position emphasizes quality culture and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to influence team performance in a high-performance environment.
• Experience embedding a strong Quality culture.
• Proven ability to train and coach colleagues in processing and delivering results.

Responsibilities

• Manage packaging technicians and shift leads.
• Lead the packaging team to ensure production schedule delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for effective operations.

Skills

Influencing team performance

Strong communication skills

Training and coaching

Organizational and leadership skills

Education

Degree in science/engineering

Job description

Overview

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company focused on translating genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance human health. Since 1997, BioMarin has developed transformative medicines for genetic conditions using multiple treatment modalities. The company emphasizes bold, innovative science and a high-performance, multi-disciplinary environment with a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical, and preclinical candidates.

About Technical Operations

BioMarin’s Technical Operations group is responsible for creating medicines for clinical trials and scaling production for the commercial market. The team builds and maintains manufacturing processes and sites, provides quality assurance and quality control to meet regulatory standards, and procures goods and services to support manufacturing and the worldwide distribution of products to patients.

Position

Packaging Operations Team Lead - 12 Month Assignment

Closing date: 30th November 2025

BioMarin targets diseases with significant unmet medical need, including rare genetic diseases that affect children. The company aims to deliver first- or best-in-class therapies where no effective options exist.

Responsibilities

• People management of direct reports including development, coaching, appraisals, and performance management for packaging technicians and shift leads
• Lead and support the packaging team to ensure delivery of the production schedule
• Assist in troubleshooting and facilitate appropriate actions
• Provide close collaboration with Packaging BPS, Warehouse, Quality (QA & QC), Engineering, and other colleagues
• Represent the Packaging group at critical meetings (e.g., Daily Ops, S&O E, Functional Lead Team meetings)
• Report on key performance indicators (e.g., schedule adherence, changeover performance, unplanned downtime)
• Develop and demonstrate a proactive approach to safety, industrial hygiene, environmental and regulatory compliance
• Ensure training records and training plans are current for all team members
• Ensure master batch records, SOPs and other documents are current and compliant under cGMP
• Lead and support daily operation of processing systems; partner with plant engineering for reliable maintenance and calibration
• Partner with validation SMEs to prepare/approve validation protocols, plans, executions, and summary reports for ongoing validation efforts
• Promote Right First Time (Six Sigma) and lean manufacturing practices to drive operational excellence
• Coach, mentor and train shift leads and technicians on packaging processes and high-performance behaviors
• Assist in performance evaluations and coaching of staff
• Assist in recruitment and hiring for the Packaging operations team
• Support plant optimization and input into capital projects to strengthen the value proposition for future investment
• Collaborate with the Packaging project lead to support delivery of the Packaging strategic master plan
• Maintain visibility of packaging metrics and status, with emphasis on schedule adherence and changeover performance

Education

Education

Degree in science/engineering, operations management or industrial engineering or equivalent experience in a GMP environment is preferred.

Experience

• Demonstrated ability to influence team performance in a high-performance environment
• Experience embedding a strong Quality culture; Trackwise experience preferred
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact across cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to train and coach colleagues in processing, operational excellence, team interactions and delivering results
• Experience with regulatory inspections and interactions with regulatory inspectors
• Highly developed organizational and leadership skills
• Process development and/or technology transfer experience preferred

Contacts

Work closely with QA Operations, Packaging Development, Engineering, Material Operations & Packaging technicians & BPSs to support escalation resolution and implement effective CAPAs.

Supervisor Responsibility

The Packaging Operations Team Lead typically has 8–15 direct reports (packaging technicians and shift leads) and oversees a group of 8–15 staff across a two-shift operations pattern (early and late shifts, Monday to Friday). The role may require working shift operations to meet business needs.

Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive and may include other duties as assigned.

Equal Opportunity

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.