Packaging Operations – Team Lead

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

Job summary

A global biotechnology company seeks a Packaging Operations Team Lead for a 12-month assignment in Cork, Ireland. Responsible for managing daily packaging operations and leading a team of 8-15, the ideal candidate will possess a degree in science or engineering and demonstrate strong leadership and organizational skills. This full-time position emphasizes compliance with GMP standards and operational excellence. Join a company dedicated to advancing therapies for patients with rare genetic diseases.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to influence team performance in a high-performance team.
• Experience with regulatory inspections and interaction with inspectors.
• Capability to train and coach colleagues in operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily packaging operations and coordinate resources.
• Lead a team of packaging technicians and shift leads.
• Ensure training records and SOPs are compliant under cGMP.

Skills

People management

Troubleshooting

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Leadership skills

Operational excellence tools

Education

Degree in science/engineering

Equivalent experience in a GMP environment

Tools

Trackwise

Job description

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.

Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.

Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science.

With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well‑understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first‑to‑market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

About Technical Operations

BioMarin’s Technical Operations group is responsible for creating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support staff build and maintain BioMarin’s cutting‑edge manufacturing processes and sites, ensure quality assurance and control, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients.

Packaging Operations Team Lead - 12 Month Assignment

Closing date: 30th November 2025

BioMarin is the world leader in delivering therapeutics that provide meaningful advances to patients who live with serious and life‑threatening rare genetic diseases. We target diseases that lack effective therapies and affect relatively small numbers of patients, many of whom are children. These conditions are often inherited, difficult to diagnose, progressively debilitating and have few, if any, treatment options. BioMarin will continue to focus on advancing therapies that are the first or best of their kind.

All Packaging Technicians and Shift Leads from respective shifts will report to the Packaging Operations Team Lead. The Team Lead will be responsible for people management of these direct reports, including development, coaching, appraisals and performance management.

Reporting to the Packaging Operations Manager, the primary role of the Packaging Operations Team Lead is to manage the daily packaging operations; coordinate resources, establish priorities, be the point of escalation for the team and ensure schedule and deadlines are met.

The Team Lead will lead the team through successful product launch activities, process validation and regulatory inspections.

It is expected the Packaging Operations Team Lead will develop a high‑performing, team‑based organization where colleagues are flexible, multi‑skilled and empowered to make decisions that result in safe, agile and compliant packaging of finished goods. A high level of initiative, energy and motivation are key role requirements, as well as organizational and people management skills.

Main areas of responsibility

• People management of direct reports of 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
• Support and partner closely with the Packaging BPS, Warehouse, Quality (QA & QC), Engineering and other colleagues
• Represent the Packaging group as necessary at critical meetings (Daily Ops meetings, S&OE, Functional Lead Team meetings, etc.)
• Responsible for reporting out on key performance indicators (Schedule adherence, Changeover performance, Unplanned downtime, etc.)
• Develop and demonstrate an active approach to safety, industrial hygiene, environmental and regulatory compliance
• Ensure training records and training plans are in place and up to date for all team members
• Ensure training, master batch records, SOPs and other documents are current and compliant under cGMP
• Lead and support daily operation of processing systems and partner with plant engineering colleagues to ensure equipment is reliably maintained and within appropriate calibration
• Partner with validation subject matter experts, prepare/approve validation protocols, validation plans, protocol executions and summary reports in support of ongoing revalidation and validation efforts required for commercial manufacturing
• Instill the use of Right First Time (six‑sigma) and lean manufacturing practices leading to operational excellence
• Coach, mentor and train shift leads and packaging technicians on packaging processes, use of operational excellence tools and high‑performance team behaviors
• Assist in preparation of performance evaluations and coaching of staff
• Assist in the recruitment and hiring process for the Packaging operations team
• Participate and support plant optimization that helps create a strong value proposition for future investment (including input into current capital projects)
• Work closely with the Packaging project lead to support the delivery of the Packaging strategic master plan
• Strong focus of visibility boards for packaging metrics and status with particular focus on schedule adherence & changeover performance

Education

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

Experience

• Past experience and demonstrated ability to successfully influence team performance in a high‑performance team is strongly preferred
• Track record of embedding a strong Quality culture, Trackwise experience preferred
• Demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to interact across cross‑functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to train and coach colleagues in processing, operational excellence, team interactions and delivering results
• Experience with regulatory inspections and direct interaction with regulatory inspectors
• Highly developed organizational and leadership skills
• Process development and/or technology transfer experience preferred

Supervisor Responsibility

The Packaging Operations Team Lead of a given functional area will typically have 8‑15 direct reports; Packaging technicians and shift leads. The role may require the successful candidate to work shift operations that align with the business needs.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Biotechnology Research and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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