🚀 Director of Operations

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Mantell Associates

  • 📍 Location: Madrid
  • 📅 Posted: Oct 28, 2025

Mantell Associates are proudly partnered with a leading CDMO in their search for a Director of Operations to join their senior leadership team.


Director of Operations - Responsibilities:

  • Work alongside the senior leadership team to define operational strategy and direction
  • Oversee operations within the organisation
  • Contribute towards building a high performing GMP team with a culture of Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement
  • Lead the function ensuring that appropriate scientific, regulatory, and quality standards are followed across manufacturing facility design, construction, and validation, GMP operation system establishment
  • Oversee the preparation and management of complex GMP manufacturing facility development plans, budgets, and long-range planning
  • Provide scientific guidance and oversight while factoring in technical, regulatory, and intellectual property considerations and risk assessment
  • Play a key role in directing future growth and success of the organisation


Director of Operations - Requirements:

  • Bsc. in Biology or related Life Science discipline, Msc. or PhD preferred, MBA also desirable
  • Strong experience in product/process development and/or commercial manufacturing experience in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Demonstrated experience in senior leadership roles
  • Leadership and managerial experience with a team of CMC development scientists and/or engineers (process chemists, analytical chemists, formulation scientists, technical operations), leading cross-functional projects, planning and delivering results within project deadlines
  • Previous participation in portfolio decision-making
  • Brings extensive industry experience and established network within industry
  • Skilled in working collaboratively with Senior Management teams, as well as Partners and other key decision makers within the industry


Mantell Associates is a specialist Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences headhunting firm. For more information on this role, please contact us at +44 (0) .

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