Consulting Manager, Life Sciences Manufacturing Consulting

Lead integrated planning execution and delivery coordination for the GMSx Manufacturing Workstream. This role will operate as both a Release Train Engineer (RTE) and Project Manager connecting business stakeholders manufacturing sites product teams Tech & Digital (ZTD) and vendors to deliver priority capabilities in a coordinated on-schedule value-focused manner.

Key Responsibilities

Establish and manage the integrated workstream plan release roadmap delivery cadence resources milestones dependencies risks action items and decisions.

Facilitate agile planning and execution across multiple teams including program increment planning cross team ceremonies retrospectives and delivery reporting.

Coordinate stakeholders across Manufacturing Quality Training Engineering ZTD Data Scientists and site operations. In conjunction with MES Program Leadership oversee the MES of the Future implementation at the Kalamazoo site and coordinate the relevant Level 2 connectivity through the Manufacturing Data Fabric recognizing these as critical dependencies for the workstream.

Ensure Golden Batch and Connected Worker OEE initiatives remain aligned to business outcomes operational priorities governance and implementation readiness. Drive visibility and resolution of cross functional dependencies blockers resourcing needs and delivery risks.

Support evaluation and prioritization of PAT opportunities for both the Kalamazoo use case and three year roadmap including vendor interaction stakeholder alignment decision preparation covering business value and project costs and integration into the broader roadmap.

Produce concise executive level status reporting including progress against outcomes decisions required risks and next steps.

Surface timely workstream status milestones dependencies risks and decisions to the PMO to support integrated program level tracking and reporting.

Promote consistent agile ways of working while adapting delivery practices to the needs of a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

Significant experience leading complex transformation programs or agile release trains in pharmaceutical manufacturing biotechnology or similarly regulated life sciences environments.

Strong practical experience as a Release Train Engineer Program Manager Agile Program Lead or equivalent role.

Demonstrated delivery experience involving manufacturing digitalization MES electronic batch records manufacturing execution shop floor systems OEE Connected Worker solutions or industrial data platforms.

Familiarity with GMP data integrity validation and CSV principles quality system implications and site implementation constraints.

Proven ability to lead senior stakeholders and resolve cross functional delivery issues in a fast paced environment.

Strong communication facilitation planning and executive reporting skills.

Direct experience with OEE Golden Batch process performance analytics digital batch record transformation PAT or advanced manufacturing initiatives.

Experience supporting multi site manufacturing rollouts or global operating model implementation.

SAFe or comparable agile at scale certification and experience.