Production Manager (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: On-site in Charlottesville, Virginia; remote work is not available

Salary: $90,000–$130,000 per year

Company

Contract manufacturing organization providing small-batch sterile injectable filling, packaging, labeling, laboratory, analytical, and pharmaceutical support services from clinical trials through commercial production.

What you will do

• Lead and manage pharmaceutical manufacturing operations, including day-to-day production activities and hands-on support when needed.
• Supervise production leaders, coordinate manufacturing schedules with Sales and Operations, and meet customer and timeline requirements.
• Develop, train, coach, and evaluate production employees and frontline leaders.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance, Facilities, and Engineering on documentation, equipment maintenance, and validation activities.
• Write, review, and approve controlled documents, including SOPs, batch records, deviation reports, change controls, and corrective action reports.
• Support internal audits, inspection readiness, quality compliance, and cross-functional operational improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, ideally in Engineering or another technical discipline.
• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing or another regulated manufacturing environment, including at least three years leading and developing supervisors.
• Strong understanding of cGMP requirements, pharmaceutical production, aseptic processing, cleanroom operations, and sterile manufacturing practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop employees while managing multiple operational priorities.
• Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel and the ability to learn additional database applications.
• Regular on-site attendance is required, including extended periods in cleanroom and pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.

Nice to have

• Leadership experience in pharmaceutical production or sterile manufacturing.
• Experience managing deviations, non-conforming materials, change controls, corrective actions, SOPs, batch records, and regulatory or customer audits.
• Experience coordinating equipment maintenance and validation activities.
• Success preparing employees for increased responsibility and leadership positions.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to lead pharmaceutical manufacturing operations and influence operational effectiveness.
• Significant responsibility for developing production employees and future frontline leaders.
• Exposure to production planning, quality systems, validation, engineering, and cross-functional business operations.
• Opportunities to influence training, compliance, continuous improvement, and leadership development.
• Physical requirements include aseptic gowning qualification, extended standing, bending and reaching, close-proximity cleanroom work, and lifting up to 50 pounds.