- Location: Colorado, United States
- Type: Contract To Hire
- Job ID: 10627
- Work Setting: On-Site
- Posted: September 28, 2026
- Closing Date: January 30, 2027
- Tax Status: W2
Director / Senior Director, Manufacturing Operations
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | Aseptic Operations | Operational Excellence
Summary
Our client is seeking an experienced manufacturing leader to oversee a complex pharmaceutical manufacturing operation supporting aseptic production, packaging, regulatory readiness, process improvement, and site scale-up activities. This individual will provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple manufacturing departments while ensuring product supply, GMP compliance, operational excellence, and team development.
Duties / Expectations of Role
- Lead manufacturing operations across multiple production areas within a 24/7 pharmaceutical environment
- Directly oversee managers, supervisors, and large manufacturing teams
- Support aseptic bulking, filling, packaging, and production operations
- Drive operational excellence, OEE improvements, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Lead complex investigations, deviation reduction efforts, and root cause analysis activities
- Ensure FDA inspection readiness and support regulatory and customer audits
- Partner with Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, Maintenance, and Technical Operations
- Improve equipment reliability, manufacturing efficiency, and schedule attainment
- Support growth initiatives, manufacturing scale-up, and capacity expansion projects
- Develop leadership capability within management teams through coaching and accountability
- Balance immediate operational priorities with longer-term strategic planning
- Maintain a strong culture of safety, quality, compliance, and employee engagement
Mandatory Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related technical discipline
- 10+ years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience
- Extensive GMP and aseptic manufacturing experience
- Experience leading managers, supervisors, and large manufacturing organizations
- Strong technical background in manufacturing equipment and complex production processes
- Experience managing investigations, deviations, CAPAs, and compliance activities
- Experience supporting FDA inspections and regulatory audits
- Proven success in fast-paced manufacturing environments
- Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to work fully on-site within a 24/7 manufacturing operation
Nice to Have
- Director or Senior Director-level manufacturing leadership experience
- Sterile injectable or aseptic filling experience
- Engineering background with equipment troubleshooting expertise
- Packaging operations leadership experience
- Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, or Operational Excellence experience
- Manufacturing scale-up and facility expansion experience
- Experience in highly manual and technically complex manufacturing environments
- Automation implementation experience
Term & Start
- Immediate need- contract or contract to hire position.
- Salary is 190-230k based on experience.
- On-site role
- Contract-to-hire, or direct hire consideration