Operational Excellence Manager

Pyramid Pharma Services
Costa Mesa, CA
Job Description
Role Overview

The Operational Excellence Manager drives the development of integrated management systems, performance metrics, planning processes, and cross-functional improvements across Pyramid Pharma Services. This role partners with various teams to translate strategic priorities into measurable operational results, strengthen GMP execution, and improve scalability, efficiency, and reliability.

What You Will Do

The role involves building and sustaining an operational governance framework, developing leading and lagging KPIs, partnering with functional leaders to prioritize and track strategic and operational initiatives, identifying and executing improvement projects, and improving visibility into labor, equipment, and material readiness.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have experience in operational excellence, continuous improvement, or manufacturing excellence in a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environment, with a strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, or a related scientific or technical field
  • At least 3 years of experience in operational excellence, continuous improvement, or manufacturing excellence in a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environment
  • Demonstrated success leading cross-functional process improvement projects, developing performance metrics, and influencing teams without direct authority
  • Working knowledge of GMP operations, Lean/Six Sigma methods, project management, structured problem-solving, and operational performance management
  • Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder-management skills; proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and relevant planning or reporting tools
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