Manufacturing Transformation Lead

pManufacturing Transformation Lead (m/w/d) (80-100%) /p /brulliAn agile career and a dynamic work culture /liliAn inclusive and ethical workplace /liliCompensation programs that recognize high performance /liliIn addition to a competitive salary, you can expect numerous lifestyle, family, and leisure benefits. /liliRelocation support for eligible candidate /li /ul /brpThe bManufacturing Transformation Lead /b(Director level) translates the evolving scientific and process roadmaps of Integrated Biologics, Advanced Synthesis and Specialized Modalities into future manufacturing concepts that support the Advanced Industry unit-cost ambition. /p /brpThe role works closely with Platforms, RD and Strategic Innovation to understand expected process evolution and then determines how those processes should be manufactured and operated in the future. This includes the application of advanced technologies, process intensification, PAT, process equipment concepts, automation, reduced manual intervention and increasingly touchless operations. /p /brpThe role leads the Manufacturing Transformation Lead pilots, starting with Mammalian DS and Bioconjugation DS, using unit-cost diagnostics and future-state design to identify where changes to the manufacturing process, equipment and way of operating can create step-change value. /p /brpThe Manufacturing Transformation Lead works closely with the Program Integration Scale-Up Lead to translate pilot and platform requirements into coordinated program increments and to integrate relevant solutions from the other Advanced Industry workstreams back into the future manufacturing concepts. /p /brpAs a core member of the Advanced Industry LT, this role connects platform innovation with manufacturing transformation, ensuring that scientific progress is translated into scalable manufacturing concepts that improve unit cost, productivity, robustness and long-term competitiveness. /p /brpThe role is based in Basel, Switzerland. /p /brh3What you will do /h3 /brh3Platform Translation Manufacturing Concepts /h3 /brul /brliAlign with Platform, RD and Strategic Innovation roadmaps across all three business platforms /li /brliTranslate scientific and process evolution into manufacturing concepts, operating requirements and cost implications /li /brliIdentify opportunities from process intensification, PAT, advanced process equipment and reduced manual intervention /li /brliChallenge how future processes can be manufactured more simply, efficiently and autonomously /li /br /ul /brh3Pilot Leadership /h3 /brul /brliDrive unit-cost diagnostic and future-state manufacturing design /li /brliIdentify and prioritize process, equipment and operating-model interventions /li /brliCoordinate matrixed platform, site and functional resources /li /br /ul /brh3Manufacturing Requirements Integration /h3 /brul /brliTranslate future manufacturing concepts into requirements for equipment, automation, data, facility and lab capabilities /li /brliWork with Advanced Manufacturing Technology to identify enabling technologies for automation, touchless operations and process control /li /brliEnsure solutions from other Advanced Industry workstreams are integrated into coherent manufacturing concepts /li /brliWork with Program Integration Scale-Up to synchronize requirements and increments across the program /li /br /ul /brh3Value Replication /h3 /brul /brliEnsure future-state concepts are anchored in measurable unit-cost and productivity improvement /li /brliTranslate pilot learnings into reusable manufacturing concepts and design principles /li /brliSupport replication across all three platforms, sites and future builds /li /brliContribute to prioritization of future Manufacturing Transformation Leadpilots and use cases /li /br /ul /brh3What we are looking for /h3 /brul /brliBachelor or Master in the field of Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related discipline /li /brliFuture Manufacturing Strategy Concept Development: Ability to translate scientific, process and technology roadmaps into integrated future manufacturing concepts, design principles and operating requirements /li /brliBiopharmaceutical Manufacturing Process Knowledge: Strong understanding of manufacturing science, process technologies, operations and GMP requirements, with the ability to connect process evolution to facility and operating-model implications /li /brliUnit-Cost Manufacturing Economics: Ability to diagnose major cost and productivity drivers, quantify improvement potential and use economics to guide concept choices and pilot priorities /li /brliEnd-to-End Manufacturing Systems Thinking: Ability to integrate process technology, automation, data, facility design, people and operating-model considerations into a coherent /li /brlifuture-state concept. /li /brliCross-Functional Pilot Leadership: Demonstrated ability to mobilize and align multidisciplinary teams across platfor