Head of Operations (m/f) 90%-100%

Key information

  • Publication date:23 September 2025
  • Workload:90 – 100%
  • Place of work:Oensingen

Job summary

Join our dynamic operations team at Galenica, a leader in pharmaceuticals. Enjoy a collaborative and supportive work culture with great benefits.

Tasks

  • Ensure smooth operations across all functions, including production and technical services.
  • Drive complex Medifilm production while adhering to GxP standards.
  • Develop strategies to optimize processes, quality, and efficiency.

Skills

  • Technical education with further training in business or process management.
  • Proven leadership experience in production, preferably in pharmaceuticals.
  • Strong skills in process management and automation.

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What you can achieve

  • You ensure the smooth operation of all operations functions – from production to deblistering to technical service (around 40 people)
  • Ensure day-ready production of Medifilms with high complexity and under GxP requirements
  • You develop strategies and implement measures to optimize processes, quality, and efficiency
  • As a leader and member of the management team, you promote a committed team and embody a positive corporate culture
  • You are responsible for budget, resource planning, and investments in the operations area
  • You implement automation and digitization projects with your project leader to secure our growth
  • Close collaboration with other departments (quality, IT, logistics, customer management) to ensure transparent information flow

What you bring

  • Completed technical basic training with further education (FH/HF) in business administration, process or production management
  • Several years of leadership experience in production, ideally in the pharmaceutical industry or a GMP/GDP-regulated environment
  • Proven competence in process and organizational management, including automation and lean approaches
  • Leadership personality with high resilience and decisiveness in an environment with daily production pressure
  • Structured, solution-oriented, and communicative working style, combined with assertiveness and an eye for the essentials
  • You master German at native level and have good to very good English skills 
5 weeks of vacation, with the possibility to purchase up to 10 additional vacation days or take unpaid leave
Pension fund with advantageous premium distribution - about 2/3 are covered by us
Various discounts in our pharmacies and with other top brands
Expand skills through funded and supported training and further education as well as internal development opportunities
Family-friendly with 16 weeks maternity leave (80% of salary) and 10 days paternity leave (100% of salary), as well as participation in child funds
Registered shares at preferential prices - not only engage professionally for Galenica but also invest
Performance-based bonus for your commitment and achievement of company goals
Mobile and flexible working depending on your activity

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