Senior Planner & Scheduler

askbio; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AskBio Inc. in RTP, NC, seeks a Senior Planner and Scheduler to develop detailed maintenance plans in a GxP-regulated environment, covering preventive maintenance, calibrations, corrective work orders, and utilities support.

The role serves as CMMS SME, ensuring data quality and generating reports to improve maintenance performance. This onsite position reports to the Associate Director, Facilities Reliability, and requires collaboration with maintenance, engineering, metrology, quality, and

Responsibilities

• Execute planning and scheduling upon receiving CMMS work orders to develop detailed, resource-loaded plans.
• Create and improve PM schedules for new and existing equipment, including parts and safety requirements.
• Coordinate with maintenance, engineering, metrology, and operations to align schedules with resources.
• Monitor progress against baseline, identify variances, and drive corrective actions.
• CMMS Ownership: act as SME for PMs, BOMs, spare parts data; assist CMMS admin and train users.
• Publish metrics and dashboards (schedule compliance, backlog) to drive improvements.
• Lead or support migration to a more capable CMMS, including data cleansing and validation.
• Establish spare parts data in CMMS with BOMs, min/max levels, and critical spares.
• Collaborate with procurement to align parts deliveries with plans.
• Create and maintain PM and calibration plans for assets in CMMS.
• Plan and schedule work on building systems (HVAC, utilities, electrical).

Job description

AskBio Inc., a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, is a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to developing life‑saving medicines and changing lives. The company maintains a portfolio of clinical programs across a range of neuromuscular, central nervous system, cardiovascular, and metabolic disease indications with a clinical‑stage pipeline that includes investigational therapeutics for congestive heart failure, limb‑girdle muscular dystrophy, multiple system atrophy, Parkinson's disease, and Pompe disease. AskBio's gene therapy platform includes Pro10™, an industry‑leading proprietary cell line manufacturing process, and an extensive array of capsids and promoters. With global headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and European headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland, the company has generated hundreds of proprietary capsids and promoters, several of which have entered pre‑clinical and clinical testing.

Our vision: Pioneering science to create transformative molecular medicines.

Our mission: Lead innovative science and drive clinical outcomes to transform people's lives.

Our principles:

Advance innovative science by pushing boundaries.

Bring transformative therapeutics to patients in need.

Provide an environment for employees to reach their fullest potential.

Our values:

Be a Pioneer. We are not afraid of the impossible and to innovate to make gene therapies accessible to those in need.

Cultivate Collaboration. Strive to be the best teammate, actively listen, openly communicate, and embrace diverse points of view.

Embrace Responsibility. We are humbled by the enormity of our mission. We hold a relentless commitment to advance science and clinical outcomes for our patients, families, and caregivers.

Raise the Bar. Continuously drive improvements and efficiencies. Seek and provide constructive feedback. Have a bias for learning and action.

Act with Uncompromising Integrity. Be honest, transparent, and committed to doing what's right in every situation. Make clear commitments and follow through.

Position Summary

The Senior Planner and Scheduler is responsible for developing detailed plans and schedules for maintenance work execution in a GxP‑regulated environment, including preventative maintenance, calibrations, corrective work orders, and utilities support. This role serves as the subject matter expert (SME) for planning data in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), owning the quality of planning and scheduling data, generating metrics and reports that drive maintenance performance, and continually improving how the organization uses the system for planning and scheduling. The role is a critical link between maintenance, engineering, metrology, quality, and operations teams, ensuring that resources, spare parts, and compliance requirements are planned and that all stakeholders are aligned on the schedule.

This is an onsite position in RTP, NC reporting to the Associate Director, Facilities Reliability.

Job Responsibilities

Planning & Scheduling:

Execute planning and scheduling upon receiving work orders in the CMMS to develop detailed, resource‑loaded plans and schedules that guide work order execution

Create and improve job plans and PM schedules for new and existing equipment, incorporating parts, labor, tools, permits, and safety requirements

Coordinate with maintenance managers, engineers, metrology, and operations stakeholders to gather input and align schedules with resource and equipment availability

Monitor progress against baseline schedules, identify variances, troubleshoot root causes of schedule breaks, and drive corrective actions

CMMS Ownership & Continuous Improvement:

Serve as SME for planning data in the CMMS - PMs, job plans, BOMs, and spare parts data - ensuring its accuracy and completeness in coordination with the CMMS Administrator, who administers the system; jointly deliver end‑user training on planning and scheduling workflows

Build and publish metrics, dashboards, and reports (e.g., schedule compliance, PM on‑time completion, backlog health, wrench time) and use them to continually improve planning and scheduling processes

Lead or support the migration to a more capable CMMS, including data cleansing, extraction, mapping, validation, and startup readiness for in‑house calibration workflows

Spare Parts & Materials:

Establish and maintain spare parts data in the CMMS, including bills of materials, min/max levels, and critical spares identification

Collaborate with procurement to align parts and material deliveries with maintenance schedules and kit materials ahead of planned work

Calibration & Utilities:

Create and maintain PM and calibration plans for new and existing assets in the CMMS, leveraging subject matter experts as needed

Plan and schedule work on utility and building systems (HVAC, RODI, compressed air, autoclaves, fume hoods, electrical distribution, cold rooms, vacuum, automation/co