Pharma CMO Program Manager

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH; Columbus (OH); Híbrido; USD 110 000 - 170 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Boehringer Ingelheim in Columbus, OH, is seeking an Operations Manager, 3 PM, with hybrid work flexibility to manage North American CMOs and related launches and lifecycle projects.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 10+ years in pharma, 5+ years with CMOs in a regulated environment, and strong English communication. You will drive performance, coordinate CI initiatives, and liaise with BI and CMO teams.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent in Engineering, Business, or related field.
• At least 10 years in pharmaceutical or related industry.
• At least 5 years managing CMOs and/or projects in a regulated environment.
• Strong English communication skills (oral and written).

Responsabilidades

• Safeguard and control processes for receiving products from CMOs.
• Escalate issues within BI management when needed.
• Drive continuous improvement at CMOs with target setting and performance reviews.
• Support sourcing and finance in setting up supply contracts.
• Maintain close contact with CMOs and ensure smooth information flow.
• Manage launch or lifecycle projects with CMOs.
• Organize projects with BI stakeholders, set goals and timelines.
• Monitor progress and adjust plans as needed.

Conhecimentos

CMO Management

Project Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

English Proficiency

Formação académica

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent (Engineering/Business)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

The Operations Manager, 3 PM is responsible for active management of North American third-party production through Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) in a safe and compliant manner to secure products under relevant aspects of quality, time, quantity and prices. This includes managing launch and lifecycle projects associated with the CMOs, and ensuring contractual requirements, BI internal guidelines as well as pharmaceutical rules and existing legal rules are met.

This role is based on-site at our Columbus, OH location with hybrid flexibility of 2-3 days per week on-site.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensures a 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, Supply Chain Management (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.

Communication:

• Informs supervisor in proper manner about important or critical events.
• Provides the primary communication to BI stakeholders regarding launch and lifecycle projects including targets, status and issues.
• Involves cross functional colleagues actively and ensures alignment and communication flow as required to support the work at each CMO.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent). Degree specialization in Engineering, Business, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of ten (10) years in pharmaceutical or related industry.
• Minimum of five (5) years managing Contract Manufacturers and/or projects/programs in a regulated environment.
• Proficiency in speaking, comprehending, reading and writing English is required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in multi-cultural environment is preferred.
• Defines issues clearly, prioritizes activities and solves conflicts effectively
• Provides clear directions and targets; is receptive to new ideas which support improved approaches.
• Deals effectively with resistance to change.
• Successfully promotes autonomous work and provides clear feedback.
• High customer orientation; demonstrates sense of urgency and efficiency.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).