Technical Manager

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly competent Technical Manager to join our pharmaceutical manufacturing site. The ideal candidate must be a licensed Pharmacist with a Bachelor’s degree, possessing up to 5 years of experience as a Technical Manager in a pharmaceutical company, and a minimum of 10 years of hands-on experience in sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing.

The Technical Manager will be a key member of the site leadership team, responsible for driving technical excellence, ensuring safety and quality compliance, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and supporting business growth objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (mandatory).
• Maximum 5 years of experience as a Technical Manager in a pharmaceutical company.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in sterile product manufacturing (mandatory).
• Strong knowledge of GMP, Quality Systems, and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
• Proven leadership experience managing technical teams.

Key ResponsibilitiesLeadership & Strategy

• Serve as an active member of the Site Leadership Team, contributing to strategy deployment in support of company objectives.
• Lead and manage a technical team of 6–7 members, ensuring high performance and accountability.
• Drive leadership behaviours focused on performance, capability development, values-based decision making, and talent development.

Safety & Compliance

• Champion Site Safety as a core leadership responsibility, setting high safety standards across the facility.
• Proactively identify and address safety risks, ensuring staff engagement in safety discussions and prioritization of critical safety work orders.
• Ensure facility maintenance is carried out to the highest safety standards.

Technical Excellence & Risk Management

• Ensure rapid resolution of technical issues impacting supply through Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implementation of effective Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Escalate critical technical issues to the wider GMP community for timely resolution.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks using the Technical Risk Assessment (TRA) process.

Projects & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure on-time delivery of production and value engineering projects.
• Lead process optimization and improvement initiatives to enhance key site metrics, including:

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• Cost of Goods
• Cost of Poor Quality
• Yield improvement
• Process efficiency and testing optimization

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• Deliver robustness and continuous improvement projects to improve site competitiveness and support commercial objectives.

Business Growth & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Support business growth by building strong partnerships with Commercial, Category, and R&D teams.
• Contribute technical expertise to product development and commercialization initiatives.

Quality & Capability Development

• Ensure Quality Compliance and technical capability are fully established, maintained, and effectively utilized.
• Provide technical leadership and excellence by developing the skills, competencies, and professional behaviours of technical staff.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical capabilities
• Proven experience in sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Results-driven mindset with focus on quality, safety, and continuous improvement

Work Location

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Site (Sterile Products)

Job Type: Full-time