Your Role:
The Manager, Manufacturing Scheduling is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing detailed production schedules for Upstream and Downstream biologics manufacturing operations. This role partners closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and other cross-functional stakeholders to ensure production plans are achievable, resource-aligned, and executed efficiently. The Manufacturing Scheduling Manager plays a critical role in balancing demand, capacity, equipment availability, and personnel constraints to support safe, compliant, and on-time manufacturing execution
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain detailed, executable production schedules for Upstream and Downstream manufacturing operations.
- Coordinate manufacturing plans with supervisors, managers, and cross-functional partners to ensure alignment on manpower, equipment, materials, and suite availability.
- Adjust schedules in real time in response to deviations, equipment downtime, material constraints, or changing business priorities.
- Partner with Supply Chain and Materials Management to align production schedules with material availability and inventory strategies.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Facilities, Validation, and Metrology to schedule equipment preventive maintenance, calibrations, and qualification activities.
- Support manufacturing campaign planning and handoffs between Upstream and Downstream operations.
- Participate in daily production meetings, schedule reviews, and capacity planning discussions.
- Identify scheduling conflicts and proactively escalate risks and constraints to Manufacturing leadership.
- Analyze production performance, schedule adherence, and capacity utilization to support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain accurate scheduling data and models using approved planning tools and systems.
- Support short-term and long-term manufacturing planning activities as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, engineering, operations management, or a related discipline
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, production planning, or scheduling within a pharmaceutical or biologics manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of Upstream and Downstream biologics manufacturing processes.
- Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining detailed manufacturing schedules.
- Strong understanding of cGMP requirements and their impact on production planning and execution.
- Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams.
- Experience with scheduling and planning tools (e.g., Excel-based models, ERP or scheduling systems).
Who you are:
- A confident senior leader comfortable representing the organization with external clients
- Skilled at navigating ambiguity, tradeoffs, and high stakes decision making to drive program results
- Strategic, solutions-oriented, and commercially aware
- Able to mentor others while maintaining hands on accountability where needed
- Motivated by building trusted partnerships and delivering consistent, high-quality outcomes
This position operates in an office and manufacturing environment. The role may require time spent in production areas with exposure to typical manufacturing conditions including noise, equipment, and gowning requirements. The employee must be able to sit, stand, walk, communicate, and use standard office equipment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in life sciences, engineering, operations management, or a related discipline
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, production planning, or scheduling within a pharmaceutical or biologics manufacturing environment
- Working knowledge of upstream and downstream biologics manufacturing processes
- Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining detailed manufacturing schedules
- Strong understanding of cGMP requirements and their impact on production planning and execution
- Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail and data accuracy
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic manufacturing environment
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams
- Experience with scheduling and planning tools, including Excel-based models, ERP, or scheduling systems
Avid Bioservices Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Avid Bioservices and has not been reviewed or approved by Avid Bioservices.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision alongside life and disability insurance. Plan breadth is presented as solid, with health benefits frequently highlighted as a strong element of the package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a discounted purchase feature and the availability of stock grants provide accessible ownership opportunities. These components add long-term value beyond base pay.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay ranges are posted for some roles, offering upfront clarity on expected compensation. This transparency supports clearer expectations during hiring.
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What We Do
Avid Bioservices is transforming the CDMO experience, with more than 30 years of unrivaled experience manufacturing biologics, and world-class mammalian protein facilities. We’ve produced more than 250 commercial batches, and 5 commercial products marketed in 90+ countries. For more than 10 years, we’ve maintained a flawless quality track record which we’re committed to uphold. We do it right the first time, which saves money and time. From early-stageto late-stage, concept to market, every part of our process is personalized. We’re your advocates, your trusted experts, your true partners.



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