Description

Who We Are

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.

Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.

Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

About Technical Operations

BioMarin’s Technical Operations group is responsible for creating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support staff build and maintain BioMarin’s cutting-edge manufacturing processes and sites, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain rigorous Planning processes within the Supply Chain Operations team to ensure continuous product supply to patients.
• Develop and actively manage process metrics for Planning that measure effectiveness towards achieving goals and provide visibility to improvement opportunities.
• Lead and participate in investigations and subsequent Root Cause Analysis, resolving issues and providing permanent corrective actions.
• Key support and leadership within Global External Operations for an upcoming ERP transformation in 2025.
• Define and update parameters needed for rough-cut and detailed capacity planning, including lead times, yields, success rates, run rates, and production calendars.
• Lead and participate in internal plant governance, ensuring that priorities and due dates are valid, clear, and aligned across work centers.
• Own and enforce production schedule time fences and manage escalation and decision-making around planning time fence crashes.
• Convert supply network plan orders in the approved production plan into process orders in a master schedule for the plant.
• Develop and support local and global programs/initiatives to deliver transformational change and continuous improvement across processes and KPIs.
• Proactively troubleshoot complex issues and support the Supply Chain Operations Planning & Scheduling team and colleagues from other functional groups.
• Formulate proposals/business cases for improvement projects, including deliverables, financial analysis, and development of these ideas into meaningful chartered and prioritized projects.
• Occasional travel when permitted (10%).

Education

• Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in Life Science, Business, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
• Preferred Education: APICS certification and/or supply chain education preferred. Other continuing education initiatives highly desirable (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, industry-specific coursework).

Experience/Skills

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the biotech/pharma industry with experience in supply chain, procurement, and/or manufacturing operations.
• Experience with a combination of Master Scheduling, Inventory Analysis and Management, ERP systems, and new product launches.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and partner with other functional groups to achieve business objectives.
• Skillful application of KPIs and metrics to manage business processes and support strong team performance.
• Excellent communication skills – Oral, written, and formal presentation skills with senior management, middle management, and line staff.
• Proficient and comfortable working indirectly through others.
• Strong understanding of ERP/MRP systems and processes (Knowledge of Oracle and SAP is preferred).
• Creative problem-solving skills and superior communication abilities.

Additional Details

• Work flexibility (hybrid on-site/off-site)

Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned.



An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.