<p style="text-align:justify"> </p><p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Work Your Magic with us! <span style="color:#ffffff">Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we!
Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet.
That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility.
Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.</span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"> </p><br><p style="margin: 12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Location: The location for this role is the Boston area. </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Your Role</span></u></strong></p><p style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At the intersection of science, supply, and patient impact, this role carries direct accountability for ensuring that life-changing oncology therapies reach the patients who need them.
As Director of External Manufacturing for the Rare Tumors portfolio, you will serve as the operational authority for a network of external manufacturing partners, driving supply reliability, quality performance, and strategic execution across a complex, cross-functional environment.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this pivotal role, you will lead cross-functional Virtual Plant Teams — bringing together Supply Chain, Quality, Procurement, Finance, Regulatory, Commercial, and Technical Operations — to safeguard uninterrupted product supply. You will own the end-to-end relationship with assigned Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs), maintaining executive-level partnerships while holding partners accountable to agreed performance standards through structured Performance Review Meetings and KPI frameworks.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You will proactively manage supply risk, lead crisis response when needed, and drive mitigation strategies that protect business continuity.
Beyond day-to-day operations, you will contribute to product lifecycle activities including launches, technology transfers, and validation campaigns, while supporting the strategic expansion of the Rare Tumors franchise. You will also provide operational input to governance forums and represent the function within cross-functional oncology leadership teams, shaping the future direction of the external manufacturing network in the Americas region.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Who You Are</span></u></strong></p><p style="margin: 8.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Minimum Qualifications:</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0.0in; margin-bottom: 4.0pt;"><li style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt 0.0px; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Supply Chain, Pharmacy, or a related discipline.</span></li><li style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt 0.0px; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, external manufacturing, supply chain management, technical operations, or CMO management within a regulated environment.</span></li><li style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt 0.0px; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional stakeholder environments across global or regional organizational structures.</span></li><li style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt 0.0px; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Strong working knowledge of GMP regulations, pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, and end-to-end supply chain operations.</span></li><li style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt 0.0px; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Experience working with oncology, specialty care, biologics, or highly regulated pharmaceutical products.</span></li></ul><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt 0.0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 8.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Preferred Qualifications:</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0.0in; margin-bottom: 4.0pt;"><li style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt 0.0px; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Proven ability to lead and influence without formal authority across matrixed, cross-functional organizations.</span></li><li style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt 0.0px; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Strong stakeholder management skills with a track record of building and sustaining executive-level external partnerships.</span></li><li style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt 0.0px; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Demonstrated capability in strategic thinking, data-driven decision-making, and delivering measurable operational performance improvements.</span></li><li style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt 0.0px; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Experience supporting product launches, technology transfers, or lifecycle management projects within an external manufacturing context.</span></li><li style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt 0.0px; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and deliver results in a dynamic, high-stakes environment.</span></li></ul><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt 0.0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 4.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 8.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">US Pay Range for this position – $145,800 – $218,600</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 6.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position.
The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses.
Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click <a href="https://careers.emdgroup.com/us/en/benefits">here</a>.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 6.0pt; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </p><br><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><strong>What we offer:</strong> We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences.
We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace.
Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!</span></span></p>
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