Program and Project Management - Business Operations Specialist

biomarin; Cork; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

BioMarin Ireland seeks an Operational Excellence 6S Specialist to lead and sustain 6S across BCoE laboratories for a 12-month contract. You will implement, standardise and embed 6S practices, coordinating programmes, audits and training to improve safety, workplace organisation and operational flow.

You will partner with laboratory teams, scientists, engineers, EHS and facilities, bringing practical 6S experience, facilitation and change-management skills to drive continuous improvement and

Qualifications

• Experience implementing 6S in a regulated lab environment.
• Coordinate audits, training and action tracking across sites.
• Strong change-management and facilitation skills.
• Experience in pharma/biotech operations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead 6S program across BioMarin laboratories.
• Coordinate workplace assessments and establish visual standards.
• Conduct audits and track corrective actions to sustain improvements.
• Partner with EH&S, Facilities and lab teams to embed 6S in daily work.

Skills

6S knowledge

Change management

Facilitation

Data analysis

Job description

Who We Are

BioMarin is a leading rare disease biotechnology company focused on genetically defined conditions.

Guided by our purpose to develop medicines that make a profound impact on people's lives, our global teams have delivered a portfolio of therapies since our founding in 1997. Our revolutionary treatments for conditions like achondroplasia (the most common form of dwarfism), PKU (phenylketonuria), CLN2, a form of Batten disease, and a number of forms of MPS (mucopolysaccharidosis) offer new possibilities for patients and families who previously had few, if any, available options. More recently, with the close of the Amicus acquisition, our portfolio has expanded to include therapies for Fabry disease and Pompe disease, expanding our ability to reach more people living with rare genetic conditions.

Our success comes from our unwavering commitment to excellence, our deep understanding of patient needs, our scientific expertise, and our world-class manufacturing capabilities. At the heart of BioMarin is a dedicated team of the brightest minds in the industry working together to deliver innovative therapies to patients and families around the world.

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, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients.

This role is required for 12 months to support lab expansion and we don't have expertise in 6S in the team.

The role would provide dedicated ownership for implementing and sustaining 6S across laboratories areas. Key accountabilities would include programme coordination, workplace assessments, visual standards, audits, action tracking, training, coaching and performance reporting.

The position is proposed as an individual-contributor role. The preferred candidate would have experience in a regulated operational environment, practical 5S or 6S knowledge and strong change-management and facilitation skills.

The role would help strengthen safety, improve workplace organisation and operational flow, and ensure that 6S becomes embedded in daily working practices.

Please find the proposed job description below for review.

The Operational Excellence 6S Specialist will lead and support the implementation, standardisation and ongoing sustainability of 6S across BCoE laboratories.

6S builds upon the principles of Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardise and Sustain, with Safety integrated throughout. The role will help create safe, compliant, efficient and visually managed workplaces that enable colleagues to perform their work effectively and consistently.

This position will partner closely with laboratory teams, scientists, engineers, Environmental Health and Safety,, Facilities and BCoE leadership. The successful candidate will combine practical workplace organisation experience with strong facilitation, coaching, data analysis and change-management skills.

The role supports the organisation’s Operational Excellence expectation that employees actively participate in problem solving and continuous improvement, while leaders establish improvement goals that make processes more efficient and agile in a compliant manner.

Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An 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.

Ireland Safety Responsibility

Support the organisation’s commitment to environmental protection, injury prevention, and continual improvement of EHS management systems. Actively contribute to a safe and environmentally responsible workplace by identifying hazards, reporting incidents and participating in EHS initiatives and training.