# External Supply Manager - O'Hara, PA

**Company**: Bayer
**Location**: Pittsburgh Heilman, Pennsylvania
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $154,640.00 to $231,960.00
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Healthcare
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152051

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## Description

At Bayer, we're visionaries driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and strive for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a real possibility.

As an External Supply Manager, you will be the Bayer representative and operations interface to the external contract manufacturing partner (CMO). You will drive daily operations at the contract manufacturers to support robust market supply of globally and/or locally marketed products.

**Your Tasks and Responsibilities:**

- Partner and liaise efficiently with assigned CMOs and drive end-to-end relationships across the product lifecycle.

- Oversee contractual obligations towards assigned CMOs and ensure adherence.

- Lead and drive performance of the Bayer/CMO cross-functional operations team.

- Ensure adherence to and up-to-date documentation (e.g., CMC, manufacturing, design).

- Review and align production schedules for assigned CMOs and products with Product Supply and PS Product Team.

- Act as project leader managing projects at CMOs, if assigned.

- Establish, lead, and drive performance of cross-functional Project Teams.

- Communicate effectively towards Product Leadership Team(s) and stakeholders.

**Key Working Interactions:**

- External: CMOs and supplier senior management.

- Internal: ESM Team members, Product Leadership Team / Lead, Global PH PS, CMC&T, R&D, and local manufacturing sites.

**Who You Are:**

- Scientific degree (e.g., MSc, BSc) in Pharmacy, (Bio-)Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, (Process-) Engineering, or related field.

- At least 7 years of experience within (Radio-)Pharmaceutical / Device / Chemical manufacturing, Technical functions, or development.

- Excellent pharmaceutical know-how and sound knowledge of good manufacturing practices (GMPs).

- Proven leadership and negotiation skills, as well as good project management skills.

- Experienced in leading and working with international, interdisciplinary teams.

**Salary and Benefits:**

- Salary range: $154,640.00 to $231,960.00.

- Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive compensation.

- Benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.

## Skills

### Required
- Pharmacy
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biotechnology
- Process Engineering
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
- Project Management
- Leadership
- Negotiation

### Nice to have
- MBA

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