Production Manager Pharma for Commercial Drug Product (m/f/d)
PAION Pharma GmbH Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing · 51-200 employees
About the role
The Production Manager acts as the Subject Matter Expert for drug product manufacturing, coordinating with Contract Manufacturing Organizations to ensure reliable, GMP-compliant production. They are responsible for reviewing manufacturing documentation, managing deviations, and supporting process validation and regulatory submissions.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a university degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, or Life Sciences and possess at least 5 years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry. In-depth knowledge of GMP, ICH guidelines, and experience in managing CMOs and commercial manufacturing processes are required.
Benefits
Full description
Your tasks
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Production Manager Pharma (m/f/d) who combines strong technical expertise with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach to join our team in Aachen.
In this role, you will be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for drug product manufacturing and ensure that our commercial manufacturing activities are performed reliably, on time and in compliance with applicable GMP requirements.
You will work closely with or Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) as well as Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs and other internal and external partners.
Your Responsibilities
- Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all aspects of PAION’s drug product manufacturing activities
- Manage and coordinate the interaction with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) involved in the manufacture of PAION’s drug products
- Review manufacturing documentation, including Master Batch Records, and ensure compliance with current GMP requirements, relevant ICH guidelines, PAION specifications and internal procedures
- Manage production-related deviations, change controls, risk assessments and validation activities
- Support process validation, lifecycle management and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes
- Review, maintain and continuously improve manufacturing processes, including implementation of changes resulting from updates to EU GMP and other applicable international GMP requirements
- Provide production-related SME support to licensees, including the organization and execution of manufacturing process transfer programs.
- Work in close cooperation with the Regulatory Affairs team and provide technical input for the preparation, review and maintenance of regulatory documentation and submissions
- Support GMP audits and inspections as the manufacturing SME expertise
Your profile
- University degree or postgraduate qualification in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Life Sciences or a comparable scientific discipline
- In-depth knowledge of GMP, including relevant ICH guidelines and applicable national and international EU / US requirements
- At least 5 years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
- Solid experience in one or more of the following areas:• Commercial manufacturing and on-time production of APIs and/or drug products, ideally sterile products and/or injectables, in collaboration with Quality Assurance
- Managing deviations and change controls
- Process validation
- Experience in working with CMOs and other external manufacturing partner
- Strong communication and collaboration skills in an international environment
- Knowledge of national regulatory and GMP requirements in Asian markets, particularly Japan, South Korea and/or China is an advantage
Interested?If you are ready to take responsibility for the manufacturing of innovative pharmaceutical products and want to contribute your expertise to an international, growing organization, we look forward to meeting you!
Why us?
- 30 days vacation (full time) and additional benefits
- Short communication channels, open doors and helpful, committed colleagues
- Flexible working hours with partial home office (max. 2 days/week)
- Modern office building with underground parking spaces in a location close to the A44 motorway
PAION contact details
We look forward to receiving your application preferably by email, at recruiting@paion.com. If you have any questions, you can send us an email to HR@paion.com. For further information please visit our website: www.paionpharma.com About us
PAION Pharma GmbH, headquartered in Aachen, Germany, is a specialty pharmaceutical company in the field of anaesthesia and critical care specialising in innovative pharmaceuticals for use in outpatient clinics and hospitals.
PAION Pharma GmbH is part of the Humanwelll Healthcare Group.
www.paionpharma.com