Cell Production Manager

Make your mark in a leading role at Bavarian Nordic and play a significant part in ensuring the increasing demand for vaccines are met.

Take the lead and make a difference in meeting the arising number batches running weekly
As Cell Production Manager at Bavarian Nordic, you will report to the Senior Manager Head of Drug Substance Cell Production and Support and play a key role in setting the direction for your team. Effective resource allocation and planning is part of the job, just as ensuring that your team understands the prioritization and potential changes. You are also going to be responsible for ensuring that your teams overall deliverables and assuring that your team is compliant according to procedure requirements (GMP). Further, you will participate in roots cause analysis and implement preventive actions. You will contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice strategies, policies, and processes to aid and improve operations performance through the Drug Substance Cell Production Management Team. Likewise, you will participate in and support audits and various projects. Finally, you understand the importance of having good relationships and solid collaboration with stakeholders across the organization. It is important that you communicate effectively across the organization, through direct and clear feedback.

Strong production profile with leadership experience
For this position, it is expected that you hold a relevant scientific or technical education as well as management experience within the pharmaceutical industry or similar regulated production environment. Further you have acquired solid knowledge with continuous improvement, technical problem solving and GMP. Likewise, you are used to working with SCM Tools and ERP systems. To succeed in this role, you need a demonstrated talent to lead, develop, and grow a team to reach its full potential. Lastly, you must be fluent in English and Danish both written and spoken.

You are open-minded, loyal, flexible, diplomatic, and independent with an outgoing and confident attitude, acting with natural decision-making skills. Collaborating with different people at all levels in an organization comes naturally to you, as you are a team player with a positive mindset and excellent interpersonal skills. Moreover, you are a strong ambassador of a quality mindset but also have a pragmatic and solution-oriented approach. You are a straightforward person, who enjoys sparring and sharing experiences and is also able to stand firm. You enjoy a dynamic pace with a broad range of tasks requiring you to balance risk and value to ensure quality and safety.

Persistent pioneering within innovative vaccine development
This is your chance to join a fast-growing and ambitious organization in a key position that offers great possibilities to influence future processes within the Drug Substance department. The recruitment process is conducted by Venaris Executive Search (www.venaris.dk). For more information regarding the position, please reach out to our Senior Executive Search Consultant, Lars Nordlund Bidstrup at +45 3123 3018. All requests will be managed confidentially. If this position is for you, do not hesitate to apply by uploading your CV - it is not necessary to include a cover letter.

Bavarian Nordic
Bavarian Nordic is a fully integrated vaccine company committed to saving and improving lives by unlocking the power of the immune system. They are focused on the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of life-saving vaccines and operate their commercial-scale manufacturing facility in Kvistgaard, Denmark. By 2025, Bavarian Nordic aspires to be one of the largest pure-play vaccine companies by investing in innovative vaccine development, commercial excellence, and becoming the best-in-class manufacturer.