CMO Operations Lead – Pharma Launch & Lifecycle

Boehringer Ingelheim; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim is seeking an Operations Manager, 3 PM, to lead North American third-party production with CMOs, ensuring quality, timing, volume, and cost targets across contracts. This on-site role in Columbus, OH offers hybrid flexibility of 2–3 days on-site and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities include steering launches and lifecycle projects with CMOs, driving improvements, and coordinating with Quality, SCM, and Sourcing to ensure contract compliance and clear BI

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years in pharmaceutical or related industry.
• Minimum 5 years managing Contract Manufacturers and/or projects in a regulated environment.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Experience in a multi-cultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cross-functional alignment within BI and with each CMO to safeguard and control all processes required for receiving products from CMOs in terms of quality, time, volume and costs during the overall contract life cycle
• Resolves issues with CMO and decides when issues need to be escalated within BI management
• Drives continuous improvement at the CMO through target setting and performance management; coordinates input from Quality, SCM and Sourcing and provides regular feedback/feed-forward; acts as interface to CMO for optimization ideas
• Supports Sourcing & Finance in setting up supply contracts; monitors overall contract compliance
• Establishes and maintains close contact to relevant persons at CMOs, ensures seamless and proactive information flow and feedback and aligns processes between BI and CMO
• Actively manages launch or life cycle projects associated with the assigned CMOs
• Organizes projects, aligns activities and goals with internal BI stakeholders, sets project goals and timelines, and communicates progress and issues throughout the project life to internal BI stakeholders and the CMO
• Evaluates progress throughout the project against the project plan and BI needs and adjusts the project and elevates issues to BI management and the CMO management as needed

Skills

English proficiency

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Multicultural experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Boehringer Ingelheim is seeking an Operations Manager, 3 PM, to lead North American third-party production with CMOs, ensuring quality, timing, volume, and cost targets across contracts. This on-site role in Columbus, OH offers hybrid flexibility of 2–3 days on-site and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities include steering launches and lifecycle projects with CMOs, driving improvements, and coordinating with Quality, SCM, and Sourcing to ensure contract compliance and clear BI