Senior Global Manager External Manufacturing - Chemicals & Peptides
The Position
Shape the future of Chemical and especially Peptide API Supply Networks and contribute your expertise in a global, innovation‑driven environment. Within Strategic Partnership Management, you will work at the interface of advanced technologies, complex supply chains, and international external manufacturing. Become part of a high‑performing team built on trust, accountability, and scientific excellence — and take the lead in strengthening and advancing our global API partnerships.
Tasks & responsibilities
- You will design and implement optimal supply‑chain setups for external peptide and chemical API demands.
- Preparing and implementing Operations Management decisions within the external API supply network will ensure seamless performance.
- Partner performance reviews, change‑management activities and continuous improvement initiatives will secure a stable, compliant, and cost‑efficient API supply.
- You will oversee API process transfer activities together with internal stakeholders, ensuring successful launches from new manufacturing sites.
- Forecasting, budgeting, and cost control for outsourced supply activities will be coordinated by you to maintain transparency and operational excellence.
- As a business partner, you will lead the contractual design process (CDA, MTA, MSA, RFP) and will support negotiations with global external partners.
Requirements
- University degree in life sciences or engineering, ideally complemented by business‑related knowledge.
- Long‑term experience in pilot‑ or large‑scale industrial peptide or peptide‑fragment synthesis.
- Long‑term experience in pharmaceutical GMP operations, outsourcing, and chemical/biochemical manufacturing.
- Strong international exposure with deep knowledge of global regulatory and compliance frameworks.
- Proven ability to lead strategic projects in dynamic and complex environments.
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities in cross‑functional and cross‑company settings.
Ready to contact us?
If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com
Recruitment process:
Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until "April 13, 2026". We reserve the right to take the posting offline beforehand. Applications up to "March 26, 2026" are guaranteed to be considered.
Step 2: Virtual meeting in the period from mid-April until end of April
Step 3: On-site interviews beginning of May