Head of Business Operations

Scorpion Therapeutics; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rewards package

Health benefits

Parental leave 14+ weeks

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a senior manufacturing operations professional to drive FFIP programs, manage performance, and partner with OE, Finance, and HR to meet production targets. You will lead capacity planning, budgeting, and strategic projects to improve efficiency and deliver reliable supply.

The role requires strong analytics, cross-functional collaboration, and a track record in pharma/vaccine manufacturing environments.

Qualifications

• Experience using SAP MM/PP to manage manufacturing processes.
• Strong data analysis and reporting using Excel and BI tools.
• Familiarity with MDG data governance and master data concepts.
• Ability to create actionable insights with Power BI or Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain programs to ensure FFIP schedules.
• Assess performance vs targets and identify efficiency opportunities.
• Communicate KPIs and insights to stakeholders and leadership.
• Define internal factory interfaces for process hand-off and inventory.
• Act as the voice of the factory for operational performance.
• Interface with OE, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, HR.
• Forecast staffing and manage headcount aligned to budget.
• Provide FFIP capacity planning including 5-year horizon.
• Oversee budget updates and drive actions to meet targets.
• Lead strategic projects delivering savings and excellence.
• Collaborate with support groups to ensure supply to customers.

Skills

SAP MM/PP

Advanced Excel

MDG familiarity

BI tools (Power BI/Tableau)

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/admin/engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain programs to ensure execution to schedule for Formulation, Filling, Inspection, and Packaging (FFIP).
• Assess and analyze operational performance vs. targets; identify opportunities to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Communicate performance metrics, KPIs, and operational insights to stakeholders and factory leadership.
• Define and manage internal factory interfaces for process hand-off, process ownership, inventory management, and business systems activities.
• Serve as the "voice of the factory" for operational performance; represent manufacturing needs externally.
• Interface with Operational Excellence, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Human Resources to meet factory needs.
• Manage headcount resources (Registered Headcount, Temporary Workers, and flexible staffing) aligned with budget and evolving requirements.
• Forecast staffing needs (short- and long-term) aligned to FFIP production requirements.
• Provide FFIP capacity/capability planning, including 5-year horizon long-range planning and shop-level control.
• Oversee budget and financial updates; drive actions to meet financial targets.
• Lead strategic projects driving savings and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with support groups to ensure supply to customers.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field (or unrelated degree with vaccine manufacturing experience).
• Master's degree highly preferred.
• 8+ years progressive experience in manufacturing operations/business operations related to pharma/vaccine manufacturing.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional relationships as a liaison between operations and support functions.

Technical Skills:

• SAP (MM/PP preferred); Microsoft Office (advanced Excel); Master Data Governance (MDG) familiarity; BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent).

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytics/problem-solving; excellent communication; influence/negotiation; facilitation; manage multiple priorities; strategic planning with data-driven tools (e.g., Plai, GenAI).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Resource management/capacity planning or business operations leadership; AI/Data Science foundations; long-range planning and budget management; operational excellence/continuous improvement; 3P (Production Preparation Process); cost savings/efficiency wins.

Benefits (explicitly stated):

• Rewards package;
• health and wellbeing benefits (including healthcare and prevention/wellness programs);
• at least 14 weeks' gender-neutral parental leave.