VP Practice Area Leader, Manufacturing & Tech Ops

🕒 July 31

🏈 Alabama, Arizona, +27 more states – Remote

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💵 $220k - $275k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Operations

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PerkinElmer

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1938

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

Food & Beverage • Healthcare • Consulting

PerkinElmer is a global leader in providing analytical and testing solutions for a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, food safety, environmental analysis, and industrial testing. The company offers advanced equipment and consumables, including mass spectrometers, chromatography instruments, and spectroscopy systems. With over 85 years of experience, PerkinElmer is committed to innovation and dedicated to partnering with laboratories worldwide to enhance scientific discovery and ensure product quality and safety. Their services support industries like healthcare, food and beverage, environmental testing, and industrial applications, helping clients meet compliance and quality standards.

📋 Description

• Lead end-to-end program management for complex technical operations initiatives, including new product introductions, technology transfers, process validations, and facility fit assessments • Develop integrated program plans, critical path analyses, risk registers, and resource plans • Own stage-gate processes and governance deliverables • Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across Manufacturing, Process Development, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, and Engineering • Translate scientific and process requirements into executable operational plans • Support technology transfer into GMP manufacturing, including documentation, gap assessments, and readiness reviews • Resolve technical, operational, and quality issues during manufacturing operations, startup, or shutdown • Develop manufacturing batch records, SOPs, validation protocols, and regulatory filing sections • Represent operations in regulatory audits • Perform comprehensive operational readiness assessments for GMP operations • Serve as primary program contact and communicator for senior leadership, cross-functional partners, and external collaborators or CDMOs • Prepare program status reports, executive briefings, and governance committee presentations • Drive stakeholder alignment, trade-off discussions, and decision-making • Champion operational excellence and lean principles • Support development and deployment of program management frameworks, tools, and best practices • Contribute to capacity planning, portfolio prioritization, and resource management • Lead, coach, and develop technical professionals • Provide day-to-day people leadership, onboarding, training, mentorship, and skills development • Set performance expectations and provide feedback, coaching, and guidance

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience in capital project engineering, pharma cGMP facility start-up, CapEx/OpEx project management and/or comparable military experience • 20+ years of experience in operations management within pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated manufacturing environments • Experience leading cross-functional programs or technology transfer projects in a GMP environment • Strong understanding of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing processes • Ability to interpret technical documentation and engineering drawings • Working knowledge of cGMP regulations, FDA 21 CFR Parts 210/211, ICH guidelines, and EMA requirements • Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment • Experience leading teams • Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis • Must have a valid driver's license • Familiarity with ISO standards and FDA audit processes • Experience supporting equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) • Experience with CDMOs and external manufacturing partner management • Familiarity with regulatory submission processes (IND, BLA, NDA, MAA) • Proficiency with MS Project, Smartsheet, or Veeva Vault • Six Sigma, Lean, or other continuous improvement certification is preferred • Experience with aseptic processing is a plus • Manufacturing startup, ramp-up, or remediation experience • Operational excellence, reliability, or OEE improvement experience • Experience supporting client-facing consulting engagements • Experience developing technical teams, delivery standards, or reusable frameworks

🏖️ Benefits

• Significant domestic travel opportunities to support project and business needs • Professional development • Mentorship and knowledge sharing • Equal opportunity and culturally diverse workplace