Director, Supply Chain - Transformation & Integration

Location:  San Rafael, California Category: Supply Chain

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.

Role Overview 
The Director, Transformation & Integration leads the strategy, execution, and adoption of BioMarin’s most critical supply chain transformation initiatives. As a highly influential lead, this role drives cross‑functional change, oversees a portfolio of enterprise‑level improvement programs, and ensures seamless operational integration of mergers and acquisitions into the global supply chain. 
Blending strategic insight with disciplined execution, the Director accelerates capability building, harmonizes ways of working, and embeds Lean‑driven continuous improvement across regions and functions. The role partners closely with senior leadership to align transformation and M&A integration activities to long‑term operating model goals, ensuring readiness, value realization, and sustainable performance uplift across the supply chain network. 
Key Responsibilities 
Enterprise Transformation Leadership 
  • Shape and advance the global supply chain transformation roadmap, working closely with Supply Chain Strategy & Excellence and executive leadership. 
  • Translate strategic priorities into actionable transformation programs that elevate performance, capability maturity, and network reliability. 
  • Act as a strategic thought partner to senior leaders, influencing decision‑making and organizational alignment. 

Portfolio Management & Prioritization 

  • Lead the end‑to‑end governance of a portfolio of strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise and supply chain strategic direction. 
  • Establish clear prioritization, resourcing, and value measurement frameworks that enable disciplined execution. 
  • Ensure visibility, accountability, and executive‑level reporting for all transformation and integration initiatives. 

Change Management Excellence 

  • Drive adoption of new capabilities, processes, and technologies through structured change management frameworks (e.g., ADKAR, Prosci). 
  • Develop and execute change strategies that support readiness, stakeholder engagement, communications, and training. 
  • Build change leadership capability across supply chain teams, cultivating a culture that embraces evolution and innovation. 

Continuous Improvement & Lean Operating System 

  • Champion Lean Six Sigma principles to embed a culture of operational excellence and problem‑solving. 
  • Drive harmonization and standardization of ways of working across the global supply chain. 
  • Partner with operational leaders to identify inefficiencies, remove barriers, and scale improvements across sites and functions. 
 
Performance Tracking & Operational Handover 
  • Define KPIs and dashboards to measure transformation progress: Establish consistent Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and visual dashboards (e.g., Power BI) to track process health and transformation progress against targets. 
  • Ensure structured handover of initiatives to operational teams, with clear roles and responsibilities. 
  • Recommend and execute post-implementation enhancements to maximize long-term value. 
 
Integration Leadership 
  • Serve as the Supply Chain integration of new assets from mergers or acquisitions facilitator and enabler working alongside with the SC integration lead and team. 
  • Supports that integration strategies have a feasible readiness plan across planning, logistics, manufacturing interfaces, master data, systems, and governance. 
  • If required, supports coordination of functional workstreams, ensuring risks are managed, dependencies are aligned, and integration timelines support broader corporate objectives. 
  • Facilitate post‑integration stabilization, KPI alignment, and continuous optimization of newly integrated operations. 
 
Required Qualifications 
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field; MBA or master’s preferred 
  • 12+ years of operations, manufacturing, or supply chain experience 
  • Strong background in CI, Lean/Six Sigma, remediation, and CAPA 
  • Experience leading large-scale transformation programs 
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred 


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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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.