Global Change Facilitator – Technology Strategy
Help shape the future of biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
Established in 2004, BioPhorum is a global collaboration platform for the life sciences industry, bringing together more than 150 organisations — including 18 of the world’s top 20 biopharmaceutical companies — to solve industry-wide challenges through collaboration and innovation.
We are now looking for a Global Change Facilitator to join our growing Technology Strategy Phorum team.
About the Technology Strategy Phorum
BioPhorum Technology Strategy is where biopharma manufacturers, suppliers, and integrators collaborate to shape the future of manufacturing operations.
Together, we develop practical tools, frameworks, benchmarking, and best practices that enable more flexible, resilient, and sustainable manufacturing across the industry.
Our work helps organisations achieve:
- Faster speed to market
- Reduced manufacturing costs
- De-risked technology investment
- Improved supply resilience
- Lower waste and emissions
- Greater operational efficiency
The Role
As a Global Change Facilitator, you will lead and facilitate industry workstreams made up of senior experts from across the global biopharma sector.
You’ll create highly collaborative environments that help members solve complex manufacturing and operational challenges, guiding projects from concept through to delivery.
This role combines:
- facilitation
- stakeholder engagement
- project leadership
- strategic thinking
- change management
You’ll work on initiatives focused on areas such as future facility design, autonomous process systems, and technology adoption, helping deliver outputs including industry guidance, benchmarking reports, business case frameworks, and strategic tools.
About You
We’re looking for someone with experience in life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical manufacturing, CDMOs, or consulting who enjoys collaboration and driving meaningful change.
You will bring:
- Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills
- Experience leading projects or change initiatives
- The ability to simplify complex topics into actionable outcomes
- A proactive and adaptable mindset
- Confidence working in fast-paced, evolving environments
Location
This is a home-based role with occasional UK and international travel to support member meetings and industry events.
Join BioPhorum and help drive the next generation of biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
Skills Required
- Experience in life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical manufacturing, or consulting
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Experience leading projects or change initiatives
- Ability to simplify complex topics into actionable outcomes
- Proactive and adaptable mindset
- Confidence working in fast-paced environments
What We Do
BioPhorum’s mission is to create environments where the global biopharmaceutical and device industry can collaborate and accelerate its rate of progress, for the benefit of all. A business-to-business membership organization, BioPhorum consists of twelve phorums leading industry-changing initiatives with the help of thousands of active subject matter experts. Established in 2008, we bring leaders and subject matter experts together to collaborate on challenges in existing and emerging topics that affect the whole industry including change notification, cybersecurity, extractables and leachables, forecast and demand planning, knowledge management, single-use systems and sterile filtration. Many global companies collaborate with BioPhorum, such as license holders, manufacturers, and CDMOs. While academia and materials, equipment, IT, and engineering suppliers also send their best people to connect and collaborate.
