Manager, Operational Excellence

Job Title:

Manager, Operational Excellence

Location:

Cherry Hill, New Jersey Job Type: Full-time

About Us:

As a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of essential medicines, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and its affiliates’ purpose is to put better health within reach, every day for millions of patients around the world. We are a trusted, reliable partner and dependable source of over 760 high-quality generic, specialty and branded pharmaceutical products that hospitals, physicians and pharmacists need to treat their patients across North America, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.

Through our global footprint of 30+ manufacturing plants, 8+ R&D centers, and 9,000+ empowered employees, we are committed to making high-quality medicines accessible to the people who need them.

Description:

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We are seeking a talented and motivated Manager, Operational Excellence. In this role, you will be responsible for driving operational excellence across sterile manufacturing operations by ensuring processes are robust, compliant, and consistently executed. This role provides strategic governance and performance oversight for manufacturing flows, integrating continuous improvement with cGMP requirements.

The position partners cross‑functionally to strengthen process capability, reduce performance risk, and maintain inspection readiness. Through leadership, data‑driven decision‑making, and disciplined execution, this role enables sustainable manufacturing performance and quality outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Own the end‑to‑end design, control, and performance of sterile manufacturing flows (SDV, MDV, PFS), ensuring processes are robust, compliant, scalable, and consistently executed.

Define and execute the site manufacturing excellence strategy, translating business and quality objectives into actionable improvement roadmaps with measurable outcomes.

Ensure all operational excellence and improvement initiatives are fully aligned with cGMP requirements, sterile processing standards, and internal quality systems.

Establish and govern manufacturing performance KPIs (e.g., Right‑First‑Time, OEE, deviation trends, CAPA effectiveness) and drive accountability through routine performance reviews.

Provide oversight and approval for manufacturing‑related investigations, ensuring root causes are addressed systemically and corrective actions are effective and sustainable.

Serve as a primary subject matter owner during FDA and regulatory inspections for manufacturing performance, flow design, and continuous improvement effectiveness.

Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, and Supply Chain to ensure alignment between process design, execution, and compliance requirements.

Lead, coach, and develop Manufacturing Excellence team members, building technical depth, problem‑solving capability, and quality ownership across the organization.

Qualifications:

We value the skills and experiences candidates bring to the table. While we have listed some qualifications below, we encourage candidates to apply even if they do not meet all of them:

Minimum:
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.

Minimum: 4+ years of progressive experience in Pharmaceutical manufacturing, operations, or operational excellence roles.

Ability to define and sustain a Manufacturing Excellence strategy aligned with business goals, quality objectives, and regulatory expectations

Strong understanding of end‑to‑end sterile manufacturing flow design (SDV, MDV, PFS) and process governance

Experience translating strategic objectives…