Chemistry Manufacturing and Control - Operational Planning and Capacity Manager (CMC OPCM)

• Job title: Chemistry Manufacturing and Control - Operational Planning and Capacity Manager (CMC OPCM)

• Location: Budapest, Hungary

• Job type: Permanent, full-time

• Hybrid working (60% office, 40% home)

About the job

Are you ready to shape the future of medicine? The race is on to speed up drug discovery and development to find answers for patients and their families. Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate progress.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Join our global Resource and Demand Planning Pharma Team as a Chemistry Manufacturing and Control - Operational Planning and Capacity Manager (CMC OPCM) and you’ll customize, plan and track the CMC activities in Research & Development (R&D) and in Manufacture & Supply (M&S) with their timelines and resources reflecting the operational reality and aligned with the overall global project strategy. R&D scope is from Research to Preclinical and Clinical Development, and Product Life Cycle Management post initial market approval.

Be part of something exceptional. Our Budapest Hub has been recognized for workplace excellence, innovation, and our commitment to putting people first. See the full list of our awards at the end of this posting.

Main Responsibilities

• For each assigned therapeutic project (synthetic or biologic molecule) and once agreed with the CMC Project Team actors, the CMC OPCM is the single accountable person for the accuracy of the entered plan and regularly updated in the planning tool (Planisware solution). The CMC OPCM ensures that the CMC strategy is accurately reflected in terms of project logic with the timelines, including the CMC High Level Plan, and resource workload.

• In addition, the CMC OPCM provides workload and capacity analyses and reporting to support the CMC Project Team, and Managers in the CMC Functions if assigned as Function Business Partner. In particular, he/she develops scenarios to make recommendations on optimization of timelines and of resources, and to support decisions for site re-allocation or outsourcing if there is any bottleneck.

• The CMC OPCM also analyses the project deliverable timelines and critical path activities e.g., in support of CMC risk management assessment by the CMC Project Team.

• The CMC OPCM is also responsible for ensuring alignment of his/her CMC activities with global strategic project planning and other operational planning from Translational Medicine, Clinical Sciences and Regulatory Affairs, while ensuring proper connectivity and integration of these cross-functional dependencies within the planning tool.

• Evolving in an international environment, the CMC OPCM regularly attends CMC Project Team meetings, planning meetings and other related meetings linked to project timelines and resources management (e.g., R&D governance preparation, CMC Function review) and to OPCM business management.

The Position is reporting functionally to the OPCM CMC Manager within Global R&D Operations located in France or Germany and locally to the Resource and Demand Planning Pharma Team Head.   

About you

Experience:

• Training and experience in Project Planning and Management,

• Several years’ pharma CMC background and business knowledge.

Soft skills:

• Proactive mindset with proven ability to anticipate challenges, adapt to changing environments, and embrace Digital/AI solutions,

• Strong communication and relationship-building capabilities across diverse stakeholder groups

• Analytical, synthesis and reporting skills,

• Excellent organizational skills, rigor, striving for results and high-quality data, high accuracy orientated,

• Excellent presentation skills (verbal and written).

Technical skills: 

• Knowledge in Finance and budget.

• Ease at using Business Intelligence Data Visualization tools such as Tableau© or Power BI or advanced skills in Excel.

• Good knowledge of planning and management tools.

• General knowledge of Project Management with ideally first experience.

• General knowledge of overall Pharmaceutical R&D Drug Development and very good knowledge in CMC operational activities.

Education:

• Pharmacist / Engineer / Biologist / Chemist / MS / MBA,

• Project Management Certification as plus (e.g., CAPM/PMP).

Language(s):

• Strong English skills (verbal and written), ability to exchange fluently in a global environment

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team in an international work environment

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave

• An individual and well-structured introduction and training of new employees and we will dedicate a Buddy for you to better navigate in your first weeks

• Join a great community & special events (Monthly Board Game Nights, Well-Being Lectures & Sport Clubs)

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Marketing Diamond Award 2026 – Employer Branding
One of the highest honours at Hungary's prestigious Marketing Diamond Awards, recognizing excellence in employer branding.

BSC Investor of the Year 2025
Awarded by HIPA, ABSL Hungary, and AmCham Hungary for our contribution to Hungary's business services sector.

PwC Workforce Preference Survey 2025 – Top 3 Most Attractive Employers
Ranked 3rd among the most attractive employers in Hungary.

Hungarian Employer Branding Awards 2025 – Gold & Silver
Best Strategic Employer Branding Campaign (Gold) and Best Employer Branding Campaign in the Pharma Sector (Silver).

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