Operations Planner
Hybrid · Columbus, Ohio, United States
Job Summary
The Operations Planner develops, maintains, and optimizes master production schedules to support gene therapy manufacturing, ensuring alignment across GMP Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and related teams while balancing capacity, material availability, and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities include translating clinical and commercial demand into feasible manufacturing plans, coordinating with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, MSAT, and Project Management for schedule adherence, monitoring material readiness, leading short- and long-range capacity planning for pipeline growth and tech transfers, managing schedule changes due to deviations or downtime, analyzing planning performance metrics, maintaining ERP/MRP data, creating SOPs and work instructions, and participating in S&OP/IBP processes. Qualifications emphasize a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 3+ years in biotech/pharma GMP planning, with experience in ERP/MRP systems, strong analytics, and cross-functional collaboration.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Life Sciences, or related field
- 3+ years of experience in Operations Planning, Production Planning, or Materials Planning within biotech, pharmaceuticals, or GMP manufacturing facility
- Strong understanding of GMP manufacturing environments and regulated production workflows
- Comfortable in a fast paced and ever changing organization, where ambiguity of process exists
- Experience planning complex, multi-step processes with long lead times and constrained capacity
- Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and advanced Excel or planning tools
- Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Committed to working in a team environment and supporting business in a respectful manner
- APICS certification (CPIM / CSCP) or similar
- Experience with capacity modeling and scenario planning tools
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