Manager, Manufacturing Operational Support

Our purpose is to bring hope to life by enabling life-changing therapies for patients around the globe creating a healthier and happier tomorrow. Our mission is to work side by side with our customers in order to improve patients lives by bringing new biopharmaceuticals to market.

Lead the backbone of production readiness in a global biotech environment

At AGC Biologics production doesnt start on the shop floor - it starts with the teams who ensure everything is ready before a single step is executed.

As Manager of Manufacturing Operational Support you will lead the function that enables daily production to run smoothly. From planning and materials coordination to production logistics your team ensures that operations are prepared aligned and ready to deliver life-changing therapies to patients worldwide.

This is a role where leadership meets operational impact - where your ability to create structure connect teams and drive execution will directly influence production performance across the organization.

Where operational leadership drives production success

In this role you will lead a team of Planning & Materials Coordinators and Production Logistics Coordinators acting as the link between shift-based manufacturing and the broader support organization.

You will translate business priorities into daily execution - ensuring that production plans materials and equipment are aligned and ready. From coordinating short-term schedules to managing equipment readiness and responding to operational challenges your work will help keep manufacturing running efficiently and reliably.

You will also play a key role in handling escalations working closely with Engineering and other stakeholders to resolve issues and minimize disruption to production.

A leadership role with broad organizational impact

Success in this role comes from your ability to lead people while navigating complexity.

You are a visible and engaged leader who works close to both people and operation - creating direction building structure and ensuring accountability across your team. You balance hands-on involvement with a performance-driven mindset enabling your team to deliver consistently while continuing to develop.

In a fast-paced environment you remain calm under pressure and make sound decisions that support both people and production. At the same time your collaborative approach allows you to work effectively across functions ensuring alignment and strong partnerships throughout the organization.

You will coach and develop your team setting clear expectations and building a strong culture of accountability and ownership. At the same time you will work cross-functionally with teams across Quality Supply Chain Engineering Automation and more - ensuring alignment and collaboration across the entire production setup.

You will represent your area in audits inspections and stakeholder interactions contributing to both compliance and continuous improvement.

What will help you succeed

You bring strong leadership experience combined with a deep understanding of manufacturing operations.

You likely have:

• A degree within biotechnology engineering life sciences or similar
• Extensive experience (8 years) in biologics API or GMP-regulated manufacturing
• Proven experience leading teams in operational or manufacturing environments
• Strong understanding of planning logistics and production support functions
• Solid knowledge of GMP quality systems and production operations

Experience from multi-shift environments CDMOs or complex production setups as well as exposure to audits and inspections will be an advantage.

A culture built on collaboration and accountability

At AGC Biologics we believe that strong performance starts with strong teams.

You will join an international environment where collaboration across functions is essential and where leaders are expected to be visible hands-on and engaged. We value structure clarity and a proactive mindset - while also fostering a culture where people support each other and take pride in delivering results together.

Take ownership of a critical function

If you are motivated by leading teams driving operational performance and creating the foundation for successful manufacturing this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

Apply through our recruitment system and become part of a company where your leadership helps bring life-changing therapies to patients worldwide.

Our culture at AGC Biologics is defined by the six core values: Knowledge Trust Quality Ingenuity Accountability and Teamwork. Our core values stem from our team members and are embedded into our DNA. They provide a common language and understanding of how we as an organization are connected across three continents. Our core values serve as a compass and reminder of how we achieve our purpose of bringing hope to life for patients around the globe.

AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners every step of the way. We provide world-class development and manufacture of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins plasmid DNA (pDNA) messenger RNA (mRNA) viral vectors and genetically engineered cells. Our global network spans the U.S. Europe and Asia with cGMP-compliant facilities in Seattle Washington; Boulder and Longmont Colorado; Copenhagen Denmark; Heidelberg Germany; Milan Italy; and Chiba Japan. We currently employ more than 2500 employees worldwide. Our commitment to continuous innovation fosters the technical creativity to solve our clients most complex challenges including specialization in fast-track projects and rare diseases. AGC Biologics is the partner of choice. To learn more visit.Want to keep posted about our growth and learn more about our company Follow us on LinkedIn and give us a quick Like on Facebook!

AGC Biologics offers a highly competitive compensation package and a friendly collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievement. AGC Biologics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran status race religion sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws regulations and ordinances.