Sr. Manager/Manager, Operational Excellence at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.

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.

Our Culture

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.

SUMMARY We are looking for a skilled, Sr. Manager/Manager, of Operational Excellence as we mature and scale our business processes to support future growth.  You will directly contribute to the success of the Novato operations site in our mission of producing therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases.  This role reports directly to the Director of Business Operations and supports all the local Make – Assess – Release functions. You will be a key contributor to the Novato Operations Operational Excellence program and lead large scale continuous improvement projects to drive reliable and resilient processes and operations. The position will have wide influence and impact over Manufacturing, Facilities/Engineering, Supply Chain Operations, Technical Services, EHS&S, IT, QC & QA. This position is a dynamic and rewarding position that requires a high degree of professional, collaborative interaction, self-awareness and an innovative spirit. RESPONSIBILITIESDetailed responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Key contributor of the Novato Operations Operational Excellence program
• Key partnership in strategy development and deployment.
• Capability building such as white belts and green belts.
• Daily Management System maturity.
• Annual Operational Excellence maturity assessment.
• Novato Operating System maturity.
• Partnership and coaching with key functions across Novato Operations to improve operational excellence maturity.
• Facilitating complex cross-functional business process improvement initiatives using defined Lean Six Sigma and business process improvement tools to:
• Identify gaps and inefficiencies to current state business processes.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and the desired future state.
• Prioritize opportunities based on business drivers.
• Partner with cross-functional project teams to implement improvements.
• Recognize barriers to improvement efforts and work to remove them.
• Completing projects by agreed upon due dates.
• Providing process improvement training and coaching.
• Shares learnings across the organization.
• Seeks out systemic issues.
• Supporting root cause analyses.
• Collecting and reporting metrics.

 EXPERIENCERequired Skills

• 3-8 years of continuous improvement or relevant experience with a proven track record of successfully leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience with deploying operational excellence to an organization.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with other functional groups and skilled in leading people through business change.
• Experience in public speaking and leadership/motivation roles is preferred.
• Ability to comprehend technical process information.
• Ability to work independently, contribute in teams and lead teams. 
• Ability to quickly grasp and synthesize information across a variety of disciplines to create a strategic plan to achieve business objectives.
• Knowledge of drug manufacturing is preferred.
• Working knowledge of electronic GMP systems, (Oracle EBS, SAP, Trackwise, LIMS, etc.), is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Minitab or JMP statistical software is preferred.

 EDUCATIONRequired Education

• BA or BS in a technical discipline (physical or biological sciences or engineering preferred but not required) with 3-5 years related to pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

 Preferred Education

• MS in a technical discipline (physical or biological sciences preferred but not required) with 2+ years related to pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Certification in change management.
• Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

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.