Executive Director, Global Planning

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 220,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. seeks an Executive Director for Global Supply Chain Planning, responsible for strategic planning and operational excellence across the supply chain. This fully remote role requires extensive experience in biopharma supply chains, strong leadership skills, and a proven ability to innovate and drive planning transformation.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Stock-based long-term incentives

Paid time off

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance

Qualifications

• 15+ years in global supply chain planning, with senior leadership experience.
• Deep biopharma supply chain expertise including clinical and commercial.
• Strong knowledge of GxP and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise Integrated Business Planning processes to align goals.
• Oversee supply and demand planning across clinical and commercial portfolios.
• Drive forecasting and scenario planning for strategic decision-making.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Scenario Planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Life Sciences, or Business

Advanced degree (MS, PhD, MBA) desired

Tools

SAP ERP

SAP IBP

Kinaxis

O9

OMP

Job description

Who We Are

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.

Who We Are

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, 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.

Job Title: Executive Director, Global Planning

Reports To: VP, Global Supply Chain

Fully remote position, US based applicants only

The Executive Director of Global Supply Chain Planning will lead the strategic, tactical, and operational planning functions across our supply chain. This role is accountable for driving end-to-end planning excellence—from clinical to commercial supply—through the use of advanced planning systems, cross-functional collaboration, and data-driven decision-making. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in biopharma supply chains, a passion for innovation, and a proven ability to lead global teams in a matrixed environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Core Functional Leadership

• Lead enterprise Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes to align demand, supply, and financial goals.
• Oversee supply and demand planning, inventory optimization, production planning, and network planning across clinical and commercial portfolios through the execution of a robust planning cycle across all planning horizons.
• Drive forecasting and scenario planning to support strategic decision-making and risk mitigation.
• Ensure planning excellence across drug substance, drug product, and finished goods segmented supply chains balancing capacity, lifecycle management and optimized inventory strategies.
• Champion the use of ERP and advanced planning tools (Kinaxis, O9, OMP) to enable real-time visibility and agility.
  
  

Strategic & Analytical Excellence

• Develop and execute a multi-year strategic roadmap for global planning transformation.
• Lead business process improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and DMAIC methodologies.
• Establish and monitor KPIs to measure planning performance and supply chain resiliency and reliability.
• Leverage predictive analytics and data modeling to drive proactive planning and scenario-based decision-making.
  
  

Cross-Functional & Organizational Leadership

• Partner with enterprise wide with key stakeholders (Commercial, Development, Finance, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and IT) to ensure seamless end-to-end planning.
• Own the IBP and planning cycle processes and drive alignment across global, site and regional teams.
• Lead organizational design and redesign efforts to optimize planning capabilities and structure.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing global team; foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Drive change management initiatives to support planning transformation and digital enablement and AI adoption.
  
  

Competencies:

• Strong leadership, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional teams to achieve BioMarin’s strategic / operational goals and objectives.
• Ability to prioritize and manage deadlines in a fast paced, dynamic environment with multiple projects.
• Sophisticated use of scenario planning tools to facilitate decision making to drive optimized inventory levels while managing effective supply for our clinical and commercial product portfolios.
• Business process thinker that drives for continuous improvement of business process to achieve product strategies.
• Demonstrated, deep understanding of end-to-end global supply chain processes.
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to work in a global, matrix organization.
• Strong analytical, organization, decision making, written and verbal communication and presentation skills to operational as executive levels.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, able to distil key decisions from complex data and environment and effectively articulate issues such that they resonate with senior management.
• Ability to interact, collaborate and execute at all the highest levels of the company.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Life Sciences, or Business. Advanced degree (MS, PhD, MBA) desired.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in global supply chain planning, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Deep experience in biopharma supply chains, including clinical and commercial operations.
• Strong knowledge of GxP, regulatory compliance, and global operations.
• APICS or equivalent certification preferred.
• Proven experience with key technologies SAP ERP, SAP IBP, Kinaxis, O9, or OMP.
• Skilled in business process modeling tools (e.g., SIPOC, RACI) and scenario modeling.
  
  

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.

The salary range for this position is: $220,000 to $330,000. BioMarin considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

For additional benefits information, visit: https://careers.biomarin.com/benefits.

• Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  General Business, Science, and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Biotechnology Research and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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