Associate Director, Operational Intelligence

Work with usOur team are passionate in the pursuit of excellence and in pushing the boundaries of cancer therapy and Autoimmune disease to deliver life-changing treatments to patients.

Whilst working at Autolus you will enjoy a flexible, diverse and dynamic working environment which actively promotes creativity, leadership and teamwork – together we are ONE Autolus.

Job Description:

Job Title:

Associate Director, Operational Intelligence Reports to Senior Director, Operational Excellence Department:
Operational Excellence

Hours:

Monday – Friday

Location:

Stevenage About Autolus Autolus is a biopharmaceutical company, advancing innovative therapies at both clinical and commercial stages of development, focused on next-generation, programmed T cell therapies for the treatment of cancer. Using a broad suite of proprietary and modular T cell programming technologies, the company is engineering precisely targeted, controlled, and highly active T cell therapies designed to better recognize cancer cells, break down their defence mechanisms, and eliminate these cells.

Autolus has a pipeline of product candidates in development for the treatment of haematological malignancies, solid tumours, and autoimmune diseases.

Why Autolus Our team is passionate in the pursuit of excellence and in pushing the boundaries of cancer therapy and autoimmune diseases to deliver life-changing treatments to patients. Whilst working at Autolus you will enjoy a flexible, diverse, and dynamic working environment which actively promotes creativity, leadership and teamwork. In addition to this Autolus is proud to offer a competitive salary, performance related bonus as well as a comprehensive benefits package.

Our Promise Autolus is developing complex, breakthrough therapies for a globally diverse market and equally recognises that diversity amongst our people is critical to our mission. As we draw on our differences, what we’ve experienced, and how we work, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Role Summary The Associate Director, Operational Analytics & Modelling will be responsible for developing and maintaining the analytical capabilities required to understand, model, optimise and improve Autolus' end-to-end operations.

The role sits within the Operational Excellence team and operates at the intersection of data analytics, operational improvement, operational strategy and business improvement. The successful candidate will create integrated views of our operations by combining operational data, process maps, capacity models and financial information to support decision-making across Manufacturing, Testing, Supply Chain, Quality, MSAT, Engineering and supporting functions.

This is not a traditional reporting or dashboarding role. The primary purpose is to develop models, simulations and analytical frameworks that help the organisation understand current performance, identify constraints, prioritise improvement opportunities and evaluate strategic options.

The role will provide the analytical foundation for Operational Excellence initiatives, investment decisions, business cases, operating model development and long-term capacity planning.

Key Responsibilities Operational Modelling and Simulation Develop, maintain and continuously improve the enterprise operating model.

Build and maintain capacity models covering manufacturing, testing, logistics and supporting functions.

Develop simulation models to evaluate the impact of process changes, technology implementations, automation opportunities and organisational changes.

Conduct scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decision-making.

Create digital representations of value streams and operational…