Who We Are
BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.
Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.
Our manufacturing and process development teams manage the production of our therapies for clinical trials and commercial markets. These engineers, technicians, scientists, and support professionals continually provide quality assurance and ensure we meet all regulatory standards. We have manufacturing facilities in Northern California and in Cork, Ireland. Additionally, our supply chain teams procure the goods and services needed to support manufacturing and worldwide distribution.
About Technical Operations
BioMarinโs Technical Operations group is responsible for creating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support staff build and maintain BioMarinโs cutting-edge manufacturing processes and sites, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients.
Role Scope:
The Value Chain Product Leader is accountable for designing,ย operating, and continuously improving a bestย inย class, endย toย end value chain that reliably connects patients to medicines. This role provides focused,ย end-to-endย accountability for the product value chain within a defined scope, ensuring alignment to product strategy, enterprise standards, and regulatory requirements.ย
As a matrix leader, the Value Chain Product Leader leads theย Product (s)ย functionalย Value Stream Team (VST) andย representsย Supply Chain on TOPS Product Teams (TPTs)ย forย assets onย development. The role ensures a compliant, robust, resilient, andย cost-effectiveย supply chain across clinical and commercial stages of the product lifecycle.ย
The Value Chain Product Leader proactively manages risk, drives lifecycle and network strategies, and leads mitigation when patientย level supply risks areย identified, including supply assessments that inform Global Issue Management and regulatory notification decisions.ย
End-to-endย Value Chain Ownershipย
Own the design, performance, and continuous improvement of the product value chain, aligned to enterprise strategy and standards.ย
Product Lifecycle & Strategy Executionย
Define and execute product and network strategies, including flow of goods, SKU strategy, and inventory strategy.ย
Risk Management & Business Continuityย
Proactivelyย identify, assess, and communicate risksย impactingย product quality, compliance, patient supply, and business continuity.ย
Financial & Performance Managementย
Own inventory health, key supply chain cost drivers, andย tradeโoffsย between service, cost, and risk.ย
Governance & Business Partnershipย
Serve as the primary voice of the product in relevant business forums, including brand reviews, regional reviews, and portfolio governance.ย
Define the target operating model for the product value chain, including roles, processes, and decision rights across Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, and external partners.ย
Build strong strategic partnerships with Commercial, Clinical, Technical Operations, and Enterprise functions.ย
Leadership Responsibilityย
The role provides coaching and development to team members on product and value chain requirements, monitors performance against deliverables, and provides feedback to functional management on individual performance and development needs.ย
Bachelorโs degree (BS/BSc) in life sciences, engineering, supply chain, or business administration, with 8โ12+ years in materials management/production planning/scheduling, 5โ10+ years in GMP/GCP compliant pharmaceutical operations, and 2โ5+ years leading global, cross functional, matrixed teams.ย
Strong supply chain and value chain managementย expertise,ย ERPย expertiseย (Oracle or SAP preferred), pharmaceutical regulatory frameworks (GMP, ICH),ย riskย and project/program management.ย
Demonstrated capability to assess issues across Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing perspectivesย
Executiveโlevelย communication,ย influenceโbasedย leadership,ย crossโcultural/global execution, strategic and operational thinking, continuousย improvementย and process excellence mindsetย ย
Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.