Life Sciences Manufacturing Transformation Lead (AI & Data)

EY; Hoboken (NJ); Remote; USD 180,000 - 375,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in Supply Chain Manufacturing to lead transformation programs for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device manufacturers. You will connect plant operations with enterprise systems and data, driving value realization across regulated environments.

The role requires credibility to redesign processes and directing teams delivering MES/MOM, automation, data, and AI solutions, with accountability for governance and risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, life sciences, manufacturing, supply chain, information systems, or a related discipline.
• No less than 10+ years of relevant experience spanning Life Sciences manufacturing, manufacturing technology, operational excellence, industrial data and AI, technology consulting, or a related field.
• Experience leading complex manufacturing transformation or technology-enabled improvement initiatives in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical-device, or comparably regulated environment.
• Experience delivering client-facing programs through design, implementation, deployment, and stabilization, with accountability for governance, resources, quality, financial performance, and risk.
• Ability to travel as needed based on business and role requirements. Travel can range from 80-100%.
• Practical understanding of GxP manufacturing and the quality, documentation, change-control, and data-integrity considerations relevant to digital solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Life Sciences manufacturing transformations, from assessment and mobilization through design, deployment, stabilization, and value realization.
• Build trusted relationships with senior manufacturing, quality, MS&T, engineering, supply chain, digital, and IT/OT stakeholders; establish governance and drive timely decisions.
• Translate priorities such as yield, throughput, right-first-time execution, deviation reduction, batch-cycle time, asset reliability, and supply continuity into practical workplans and outcome measures.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams across manufacturing process design, MES/MOM, automation, data engineering, AI, architecture, integration, quality, change management, testing, and deployment.
• Lead solution and process design for batch and discrete execution, electronic batch records, electronic device history records (eDHRs), recipes and routings, material and product genealogy, review by exception, maintenance, quality workflows, and plant performance management.
• Guide integration across MES/MOM, ERP, LIMS, QMS, historians, SCADA, DCS/PLC, asset-management systems, and relevant cloud or edge platforms.

Skills

Life Sciences manufacturing

Techno-functional leadership

Industrial data patterns

Analytics & AI

Executive communication

Commercial & delivery discipline

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or life sciences

Tools

MES/MOM

ERP

LIMS

QMS

SCADA

DCS/PLC

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in Supply Chain Manufacturing to lead transformation programs for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device manufacturers. You will connect plant operations with enterprise systems and data, driving value realization across regulated environments.

The role requires credibility to redesign processes and directing teams delivering MES/MOM, automation, data, and AI solutions, with accountability for governance and risk.