Head of Operations Clinical Bioconjugation (Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: Visp, Switzerland

Company

hirify.global is a global life sciences company operating across five continents and providing biopharmaceutical manufacturing products and services.

What you will do

• Lead a dedicated 400–500-employee manufacturing unit within the Visp site with end-to-end accountability for performance, safety, quality, compliance, delivery, financial efficiency, and asset management.
• Define and execute operational strategies covering capacity, productivity, workforce planning, and resource allocation.
• Drive production performance, reliability, right-first-time execution, continuous improvement, Lean methodologies, automation, and process optimization.
• Own operational budgets and controllable costs, manage asset lifecycle strategies, and sponsor capital investments.
• Develop and empower a multidisciplinary leadership team, including talent development and succession planning.
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, MSAT, Supply Chain, Project Management, site leadership, customers, auditors, and regulatory stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, or a related scientific or engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical manufacturing operations, ideally in drug substance manufacturing, with exposure to process development and technology transfer.
• Proven senior leadership experience managing large, multilayered manufacturing organizations in complex, matrix-driven environments.
• Strong understanding of GMP manufacturing, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and manufacturing performance management.
• Experience managing significant operational budgets, capital investments, asset strategies, and organizational transformation.
• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and ability to translate operational priorities into measurable business outcomes.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to develop high-performing teams and influence across functions.
• Fluent English required.

Nice to have

• An MBA or Executive MBA.
• Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, automation, or continuous improvement initiatives.
• German language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Leadership position within a Site-in-Site manufacturing operation at a key biopharmaceutical manufacturing location.
• Operational ownership combined with the infrastructure, governance, and shared services of the wider Visp site.
• Opportunity to shape the future of Clinical Bioconjugation manufacturing and drive sustainable growth.
• Commitment to ethical business results, employee protection, environmental responsibility, and equal opportunity.