Managing Director

Hartmann Young Limited; South Carolina; On-site; USD 450,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Hartmann Young Limited seeks a Managing Director & Site Head to lead a US peptide manufacturing operation undergoing expansion. You will own site strategy, operating performance and leadership development while guiding the readiness of a new facility.

The role requires a seasoned executive with strong peptide manufacturing background, regulatory know-how and hands-on capital expansion experience. This is a high-impact, site-level leadership assignment within a global CDMO.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in pharma, chemical, or CDMO manufacturing.
• Strong peptide manufacturing experience, ideally in CDMO or commercial API settings.
• Proven responsibility for site P&L, budgets and strategic planning.
• Experience supporting major capital expansions, startups, and qualification/validation.
• Knowledge of peptide technology transfer and scale-up processes.
• Familiarity with cGMP, FDA, ICH and safety regulations.
• Ability to build high-performing leadership teams and manage change.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the site, ensuring safe, compliant operations.
• Develop and execute a multi-year growth strategy aligned with capacity and demand.
• Lead readiness and startup of a new peptide manufacturing facility, including staffing and systems.
• Oversee site financial performance with P&L accountability and budgets.
• Drive manufacturing efficiency, asset utilization and continuous improvement.
• Build the site leadership team and manage succession planning.
• Oversee technology transfer, scale-up, and manufacturing readiness with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with capital project leadership on design, commissioning, qualification and handover.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, FDA, ICH, EHS and process safety requirements.
• Align existing operations with new facilities and organizational structures.
• Partner with commercial leadership on capacity planning and profitability.

Skills

Leadership experience

Executive communication

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Change management

Operational excellence

Education

Degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Advanced degree advantageous

Job description

Location: Southeast USA (South Carolina)

Industry: Pharmaceutical CDMO | Peptide Manufacturing

Position: Managing Director & Site Head

Employment: Full-time | Site-based

The Opportunity

Hartmann Young is partnering with an established global pharmaceutical CDMO to appoint a Managing Director & Site Head for a US peptide manufacturing operation undergoing significant expansion.

This is a senior executive leadership opportunity with full responsibility for site operations, financial performance, organisational development and the operational readiness of a new peptide manufacturing facility.

The successful candidate will lead an established manufacturing operation while developing the infrastructure, leadership team and operational capabilities required to support future growth.

This role would suit an experienced Site Head, General Manager or Managing Director with a strong background in peptide manufacturing, regulated pharmaceutical operations and large-scale facility expansion.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the manufacturing site, ensuring safe, compliant and commercially sustainable operations.
• Develop and execute a multi-year site growth strategy aligned with manufacturing capacity, customer demand and business objectives.
• Lead the operational readiness and startup of a new peptide manufacturing facility, including staffing, training, systems, processes and infrastructure.
• Oversee site financial performance, including P&L accountability, operational budgets, forecasting and cost management.
• Drive operational excellence, manufacturing efficiency, asset utilisation and continuous improvement.
• Lead organisational development, including building the site leadership team, workforce planning, talent acquisition and succession planning.
• Oversee peptide technology transfer, process scale-up and manufacturing readiness in collaboration with technical development, MSAT, engineering and quality teams.
• Work closely with capital project leadership on facility design, commissioning, qualification, validation and operational handover.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, FDA, ICH, EHS and applicable process safety requirements.
• Lead the integration and alignment of existing manufacturing operations with new facilities, systems and organisational structures.
• Collaborate with commercial leadership on capacity planning, customer commitments and sustainable profitability.
• Represent the site with customers, regulatory authorities and senior corporate stakeholders.

Candidate Requirements

• Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related technical discipline; advanced degree advantageous.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience within pharmaceutical, chemical or CDMO manufacturing environments.
• Strong peptide manufacturing experience, ideally within a CDMO or commercial API manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience leading complex manufacturing operations with significant operational and financial accountability.
• Demonstrated responsibility for site P&L, budgets, operational performance and strategic planning.
• Experience supporting major capital expansions, facility startups, commissioning, qualification and validation.
• Strong understanding of peptide technology transfer, process scale-up and manufacturing operations.
• Working knowledge of cGMP, FDA, ICH and relevant environmental and process safety regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to build high-performing leadership teams and manage organisational change.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management and strategic decision-making capabilities.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to lead a growing US peptide manufacturing operation at a pivotal stage of its development.

The incoming Managing Director will have significant influence over the site's long-term direction, combining leadership of existing operations with responsibility for building the team, systems and capabilities required for a major manufacturing expansion.

The position offers substantial strategic visibility within an international CDMO organisation and the opportunity to play a central role in expanding peptide manufacturing capabilities.