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Only U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. can be considered as W2 candidates. Title: Master Scheduling Program LeadDuration: 12 monthsLocation: Hybrid remote and onsite so must be local/ commuting distance to Andover, MARole Description:Reporting to the Production/Operations Scheduling Manager, the Master Scheduling Program Lead is responsible for developing and maintaining the master production schedule for the drug substance manufacturing suites, for proactively identifying applicable system and process improvements, and for driving and obtaining schedule adherence and related performance targets for the suite/asset. This position will be a key member of the cross-functional Asset Leadership team that is responsible for the production of clinical and commercial drug substance, and for the overall performance, and continuous improvement, of related processes and systems. This position is critical in establishing a Right First Time (RFT) environment that ensures highly efficient utilization of equipment and resources in support of the site's plan of record.Main Areas of Responsibility:
•Accountable for the schedule adherence performance of the suite and for achieving related performance targets, for continuous improvement of related processes and systems.•Identifies and implements process improvements and system/technology enhancements that enable simplicity, efficiency and flexibility.•Assumes a strong leadership role in times of issue management by quickly and effectively analyzing the situation, defining scenarios to manage the issue, and coordinating steps to resolve it.•Leads/facilitates identification and resolution of corrective actions that contribute to schedule adherence issues and drives to RFT solutions that maximize the efficient utilization of equipment and resources and improves the overall performance to the plan.•Leads/facilitates daily execution huddle and weekly scheduling meeting, implements the suite manufacturing schedule, monitors and verifies inventory balances and work activities, identifies and coordinates resolution of schedule gaps and conflicts.•Leads interactive planning sessions for campaigns builds and Engineering work that impact the manufacturing schedule.•Collaborates with changeover coordinator to plan and schedule work activities into the manufacturing schedule.•Collaborates with Maintenance to plan and schedule asset/equipment preventative maintenance, calibrations, work orders and validation studies to effectively utilize planned resources and minimize impact to the manufacturing schedule•Collaborates with Tech Transfer to accurately transfer bill-of material (BOM) and related master data information, thereby minimizing re-work of materials and production plans.•Maintain & strengthen key relationships with all Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Engineering and Maintenance, etc.•Partners with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance in modeling/determining process routings and resource requirements of new products.Qualifications/Skills•A minimum of 6-10 years' experience in the Pharmaceutical/Biotech manufacturing industry, preferably in Materials Management, Supply Chain, Production Operations.•Ability to Manage multiple priorities, tasks, objectives, and plans; communicate to users/customers accordingly•Ability to organize complex work assignments and operate independently within procedural guidelines and management directives.•Ability to work with different departments and understanding of the role of different departments in the success and function of plant operations•Proficient schedule analysis and schedule manipulation. Working knowledge of planning systems; Primavera (P6) ®, and similar softwareVacancy expired!