Sterile Production Supervisor (Onsite)

Scorpion Therapeutics; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 117,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Medical/dental/vision

401(k)

Paid holidays

Vacation

Sick days

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Rahway, NJ seeks a first-line operations supervisor to lead a production team, meet shift objectives, and deliver quality products at competitive cost under GMP guidelines. You will drive continuous improvement, manage budget, and coach staff to achieve operational targets.

The role emphasizes safety, environmental compliance, and Right First Time culture while coordinating with indirect staff and reporting monthly metrics and action plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 7+ years pharma manufacturing/processing experience.
• 4+ years in operations management, quality, technical operations/engineering or maintenance.
• Lean knowledge and audits experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily activities of production staff; set priorities and coordinate with other supervisors.
• Resolve day-to-day quality/technical/operational problems; make policy-aligned decisions with oversight.
• Operate within budget/financial objectives and uphold GMP and safety compliance.
• Establish Right First Time by reducing waste and reviewing compliance documents as needed.
• Own shift supply metrics (schedule adherence, on-time release, customer service, lead times).
• Lead continuous improvement: Production System culture, monthly metrics, and improvement initiatives.
• Coach and evaluate direct reports; support talent management for the team.

Skills

Aseptic Processing

Leadership

Sterile Filling

Sterile Manufacturing/Operations/

Sterile Products

Education

Bachelor’s in Business Administration/Science/Engineering; or 7+ years pharma manufacturing experience

Job description

Accountability

• First-line operations supervisor for a team of individual contributor production direct reports.
• Meet shift objectives while supplying quality product at competitive cost in compliance with GMP, safety, and regulations.
• Tactical/strategic shift management and collaboration with indirect staff.
• Drive continuous improvement.

Duties

• Coordinate and supervise daily activities; set priorities; coordinate with other supervisors; plan to meet short-term objectives.
• Resolve day-to-day quality/technical/operational problems; make decisions aligned to policies and SOPs (with oversight from Operations Director).
• Operate within budget/financial objectives.
• Ensure compliance culture (Safety, Environment, cGMP); establish “Right First Time” by reducing waste; review/approve compliance documents as needed.
• Ensure reliable quality product while managing cost; own shift supply metrics (e.g., schedule adherence, release on time, customer service performance, product lead time).
• Lead continuous improvement: develop Production System (MPS) culture, report monthly metrics/action plans, champion initiatives to improve efficiency/cycle time/yield, reduce variability, eliminate waste.
• People management: coaching, feedback/performance evaluations for direct reports, input for indirect staff, support talent management.

Core skillsets

• develop/lead others
• flexibility/risk awareness
• continuous improvement
• conflict resolution
• adaptive servant-leader coaching
• compliance mindset

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Science, Engineering, or technical field; or at least 7 years pharmaceutical manufacturing/processing experience with HS diploma.
• Required experience: 4+ years in operations management, quality, technical operations/technology/engineering or maintenance.
• Preferred: 2+ years aseptic/sterile drug product manufacturing; 2+ years in heavily regulated industry; 2+ years direct supervisory experience; Lean knowledge; experience with site/divisional/regulatory audits.

Required skills

• Aseptic Processing
• Leadership
• Sterile Filling
• Sterile Manufacturing/Operations/Processing
• Sterile Products

Preferred skills

• Continuous Improvement
• Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Operations

Benefits/compensation (if applicable)

• Salary range $117,000–$184,200; annual bonus and long-term incentive (if applicable); medical/dental/vision, retirement (401(k)), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate/sick days.