Plant Manager

About the role

The Plant Manager for Biologicals is responsible for the overall leadership, operational excellence, and strategic direction of the manufacturing site. This role will ensure the safe, compliant, cost‑effective and efficient production of biological products in alignment with USDA regulatory standards, corporate strategy, and financial targets.

Responsibilities

• Strategic & Operational Leadership: Develop and execute site strategy aligned with global biological business objectives and ensuring the site’s capabilities evolve to meet future portfolio and technology needs; drive operational excellence, digital transformation, and continuous improvement; lead capacity planning and long-term investment strategy to ensure supply commitments are met.
• Manufacturing & Technical Operations: Oversee end-to-end manufacturing (upstream, downstream, fill/finish, packaging); maintain a high level of equipment reliability, facility readiness, and technical capability; champion process robustness, validation and technology transfers through the use of KPI’s; support technology transfers, new product introductions, and collaborations with R&D and the commercial team.
• Quality & Compliance: Promote a strong quality culture of compliance and data integrity; partner closely with Quality leadership to ensure audit readiness and successful regulatory inspections; ensure timely resolution of deviations, CAPAs, and quality issues are effectively implemented and verified; ensure compliance with USDA regulatory requirements, allowing the site to be operated at a constant state of inspection readiness.
• Financial & Business Management: Provide full P&L ownership for the site; lead capital investment planning for facility upgrades, expansions, and new technologies; manage site budget, capital expenditure, and cost optimization initiatives; optimize resource allocation, productivity, and operational efficiency.
• People & Culture: Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing, cross-functional team; build succession plans and talent development strategies to maintain strong employee engagement.
• Stakeholder & External Engagement: Act as the primary site representative to corporate executives, regulators, partners, and local authorities; represent the site in global network forums and strategic decision‑making bodies.
• EHS & Risk Management: Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations; promote a zero‑injury safety culture and ensure compliance with EHS regulations; oversee risk management programs, biosafety controls, and emergency preparedness for business continuity and risk mitigation planning.

Competencies

• Complexity/Stress Management/Time Management – ability to keep functioning effectively under pressure, maintain self‑control, cut through complexity, manage time and resources soundly.
• Critical Thinking – ability to be thoughtful, draw pertinent conclusions after discussions, support final outcomes and decisions.
• Fostering Collaboration/Teamwork – ability to work jointly with others, desire to cooperate, as team leader demonstrate interest, skill, success in getting groups to work together; builds partnerships for global performance; respects others.
• Results Oriented – focus on desired results, set challenging goals, meet or exceed them.
• Thoroughness/Detail Oriented – ensure work and information are complete and accurate; prepare carefully for meetings, follow up to ensure agreements fulfilled.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering or related field required; advanced degree (MS, PhD, MBA) preferred.
• Experience: 15+ years in biopharmaceutical or vaccine manufacturing; 7+ years in leadership roles with operational accountability; proven experience in sterile biologics manufacturing; experience with regulatory inspections and quality standards; demonstrated P&L management experience; proven track record in vaccine, biologics, or sterile manufacturing operations.

Benefits

• Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• 401(k) plan for retirement savings
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program

About Bimeda

Bimeda is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of veterinary pharmaceuticals and animal health products and has over half a century’s experience in providing science-driven solutions to optimize the health, wellbeing and productivity of the world’s animals. Bimeda’s global innovation program sees six state-of-the art R&D centers across four continents collaborate on an enviable product development pipeline which anticipates the ever-evolving needs of the animal health industry. Bimeda’s nine manufacturing facilities across