Senior Manager (Smart Factory & Supply Chain, Life Sciences)

TL;DR

Senior Manager (Smart Factory & Supply Chain, Life Sciences) (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, AI/GenAI): Leading large-scale operational transformation programs across manufacturing, supply chain, laboratory operations, and quality functions with an accent on smart factory strategy, digital operations, and life sciences consulting. Focus on designing operating models, building transformation roadmaps and business cases, managing complex engagements, and developing executive client relationships.

Location: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco, or Seattle, United States. Travel required up to 50% based on client needs.

Salary: $150,000–$210,000 base compensation, with potential additional incentives, bonuses, or commissions.

Company

hirify.global is a global business and technology transformation partner delivering strategy, design, engineering, AI, cloud, data, and industry-focused solutions.

What you will do

• Lead large-scale transformation programs across manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and laboratory environments.
• Advise senior life sciences stakeholders on smart factory, digital manufacturing, supply chain, and laboratory transformation strategies.
• Design future-state operating models, process improvements, technology roadmaps, business cases, and value realization frameworks.
• Manage end-to-end engagement delivery, including scope, budget, staffing, risks, executive communication, and client satisfaction.
• Drive proposals, RFP responses, account growth, executive relationships, and new business opportunities.
• Lead, coach, and develop consulting teams while contributing to offerings, accelerators, thought leadership, and practice growth.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience leading manufacturing and supply chain transformation programs in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or healthcare organizations.
• 6+ years of consulting experience serving life sciences clients.
• Deep expertise in at least two areas including smart manufacturing, manufacturing operations, supply chain transformation, lab informatics, lab operations, operational excellence, digital operations, quality transformation, or enterprise transformation.
• Experience advising executive stakeholders and managing consulting teams and multi-workstream engagements.
• Experience developing business cases, transformation roadmaps, operating models, proposals, and account growth initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or life sciences preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience with MES platforms such as Werum PAS-X, Syncade, Opcenter, or Apriso.
• Experience with LIMS, ELN, laboratory informatics, QMS, PLM, or SAP S/4HANA manufacturing and supply chain platforms.
• Experience with AI/GenAI-enabled transformation, digital twins, connected operations, advanced analytics, or operational intelligence.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work across hirify.global’s global network and collaborate with Data & AI, Digital Engineering, Cloud, and Enterprise Transformation teams.
• Comprehensive benefits package for regular full-time employees, including paid time off, holidays, personal days, and sick leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and employee assistance programs.
• Opportunities to contribute to thought leadership, innovative offerings, account expansion, and team upskilling.