Head of Operations Commercial Bioconjugation

Location: Visp, Switzerland

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead a dedicated Site-in-Site commercial bioconjugation manufacturing unit of approximately 400–500 employees within the Visp site.
• Define and execute operational strategies covering capacity, productivity, workforce planning, resource allocation, production performance, and customer delivery.
• Ensure strong safety and quality performance, including GMP compliance, data integrity, and regulatory readiness.
• Drive reliability, right-first-time execution, Lean improvement, automation, process optimization, and operational excellence.
• Own operational budgets, controllable costs, asset lifecycle strategies, and capital investments.
• Develop a multidisciplinary leadership team and collaborate with Quality, Engineering, MSAT, Supply Chain, Project Management, site leadership, customers, auditors, and regulators.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Process Engineering, or a related scientific or engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical manufacturing operations, ideally in drug substance manufacturing, including 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 experience developing high-performing teams and influencing 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

• High-ownership leadership role within a major pharmaceutical manufacturing location.
• Operational autonomy supported by the wider Visp site’s infrastructure, governance, and shared services.
• Opportunity to lead a sizeable organization and shape the future of Commercial Bioconjugation manufacturing.
• Focus on ethical business practices, safety, environmental responsibility, innovation, and sustainable growth.
• Employment with an equal opportunity employer.