Site Head - Biopharmaceutical Operations

orchid pharma

Jammu, India

20-25 Years

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Job Description

Position: Site Head

Designation: SGM/ Vice President

Department: Operations

Experience: 20–25 Years

Location: Kathua, Jammu

Job Purpose

The Site Head will lead and manage the complete operations of a large-scale biotechnology fermentation manufacturing facility, ensuring safe, compliant, efficient, and profitable plant performance. The role will oversee Production (USP, DSP & SRP), Engineering, Quality, Fermentation Process, Supply Chain, Stores, Finance, HR/Admin, Utilities, EHS, and Infrastructure functions.

The incumbent will be responsible for driving operational excellence, process optimization, regulatory compliance, strategic growth, and people leadership across the site.

Key Responsibilities

1. Manufacturing & Plant Operations

Lead overall site operations for fermentation-based biotechnology manufacturing plant.
Ensure smooth functioning of USP (Upstream Processing), DSP (Downstream Processing), PP & SRP operations.
Achieve production targets with optimum yield, quality, and efficiency.
Monitor batch performance, process stability, and operational KPIs.
Ensure maximum utilization of manpower, equipment, and utilities.
Drive productivity improvement and operational excellence initiatives.

2. Fermentation & Process Management

Provide strategic and technical leadership for large-scale fermentation operations.
Oversee inoculum preparation, fermentation process control, and pilot plant activities.
Ensure process consistency, contamination control, and batch success rate improvement.
Support scale-up and commercialization of new fermentation technologies.
Lead troubleshooting and process optimization initiatives.

3. Engineering & Utilities Management

Oversee engineering, maintenance, utilities, automation, instrumentation, and infrastructure functions.
Drive preventive and predictive maintenance systems.
Lead automation, PLC, DCS, and digital manufacturing initiatives.
Manage plant expansion and capital projects.

4. Quality & Regulatory Compliance

Ensure compliance with GMP, GLP, ISO, environmental, and statutory regulations.
Lead QA, QC, microbiology, documentation, validation, and compliance activities.
Ensure audit readiness for customer, regulatory, and certification audits.
Drive strong quality culture and continuous compliance improvements.

5. EHS & Sustainability

Promote a strong safety culture across the organization.
Ensure implementation of EHS policies and statutory compliance.
Monitor environmental performance including ETP/ZLD operations.
Lead risk assessment, incident investigation, and emergency preparedness programs.
Drive sustainability and energy optimization initiatives.

6. Supply Chain & Inventory Management

Oversee procurement planning, raw material availability, and inventory optimization.
Ensure efficient coordination between production planning, procurement, stores, and dispatch.
Monitor supply continuity and vendor management activities.

7. Financial & Commercial Management

Manage plant budgets, manufacturing costs, and operational expenses.
Drive cost optimization without compromising quality or safety.
Monitor utility costs, manpower productivity, and resource utilization.
Support business profitability and growth strategies.

8. Leadership & Team Management

Lead cross-functional teams across manufacturing, engineering, quality, SCM, finance, and HR.
Build a high-performance and accountable work culture.
Develop succession planning and capability-building initiatives.
Drive employee engagement and retention programs.

Span of Control

The Site Head will oversee the following major functional teams:

Production

Engineering & Utilities