Job Description
BIOVECTRA joined Agilent in 2024 and is part of Agilent’s Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships Division (AMPD), which also contains Agilent’s Nucleic Acid Solutions Division. With BIOVECTRA, Agilent aims to align advanced manufacturing capabilities, expertise, and resources to foster greater innovation and operational excellence. Within AMPD, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with a team of dedicated professionals committed to revolutionizing advanced manufacturing, making a significant impact in the industry and, most importantly, improving patient care through the manufacture of better therapeutics.
As Master Scheduler, you will own the Master Schedule for the Complex Chemistry business unit, ensuring ATD Canada meets revenue targets and client delivery milestones. You will use plant scheduling tools to avoid capacity conflicts, reduce schedule disruptions and delays, and give other departments (QC/QA, Maintenance, etc.) formal look-ahead information.
Key Responsibilities
Build and manage the Master Schedule for Complex Chemistry facilities, synchronizing labor, materials, equipment and timelines
Incorporate budgeted work center capacity and cycle times in line with SLAs, with a manufacturing job creation window of at least 12 weeks
Partner with Procurement, Supply Chain and Warehouse, using the 12–18 month S&OP view, to stage and secure the material, consumable and packaging inventory needed to meet customer commitments
Collaborate with PM, Manufacturing, QC, QA, SC, Facilities, Engineering and Maintenance to ensure resources are available and equipment calibration and maintenance are coordinated
Identify capacity constraints and disruption risks early, and work with management to eliminate or mitigate lost time
Lead schedule recovery after shutdowns, unplanned outages and quality disruptions, and contribute to root cause analysis, corrective action and continuous improvement
Update and publish the Master Schedule daily, tracking actual vs. planned execution, and report monthly on KPIs (schedule execution to plan, productivity, capacity utilization, output, variance to budget and projected revenue forecast) via the Master Schedule dashboard
Experience managing aggressive timelines and deliver results on time
Participate in recurring management meetings (daily huddle, operations review, JPT) and continuously improve scheduling processes, tools and methodologies
Comply with QMS requirements (current training, MOC participation) and the BIOVECTRA / ATD Canada Health and Safety Policy
Perform other duties as assigned to support business needs and customer expectations
Qualifications
Required:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent; post-graduate study, certification and/or license may be required
Four years of relevant experience
Pharma manufacturing
Knowledge of ICH Q7A and cGMP guidelines
Strong familiarity with scheduling software and reading/analyzing production schedules
Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, interpersonal, and collaboration skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy in maintaining and updating schedules
Proficiency with Syspro or higher-level ERP, MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Desired:
Experience in small molecule API or peptide manufacturing
Certification in project management
Additional Details
This job has a full time weekly schedule.
The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $73,061.00 - $114,158.00/yr CAD plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at:…