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As Head of Compounding Operations, you will lead our MHRA licensed Aseptic Compounding Unit, driving operational excellence, product quality and a culture where our people and patients come first.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our aseptic compounding function, influence clinical fulfilment across the wider business, and lead a large, high performing team through a period of transformation — including our planned site relocation.

We’re looking for someone who can confidently lead through change while inspiring teams to thrive.

What you’ll be doing

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across all aseptic compounding activities in our MHRA licensed facility.
• Act as the named Production Manager on the MHRA MS Licence.
• Ensure all aseptic products are manufactured, stored and supplied in line with GMP, internal procedures and regulatory standards.
• Lead on production planning, capacity management and scheduling to maximise safe, efficient output.
• Drive quality excellence including process validation, environmental monitoring, CAPA, deviations and audit readiness
• Manage departmental budgets, forecasting and cost saving initiatives, championing Lean principles and operational effectiveness.
• Support cross functional alignment with warehousing, logistics, Pharmacy Operations and Clinical Operations.
• Lead, coach and develop a growing team building capability, confidence and a strong succession pipeline.
• Play a key role in our upcoming site relocation, ensuring continuity, engagement and a smooth operational transition.

What’s in it for you

• Lead a critical MHRA licensed function with national visibility
• Influence and design the operating model of a new facility
• Shape a high performing, values led culture
• Grow and develop in an organisation committed to patient care, innovation and operational excellence

We work hard to make sure colleagues feel motivated, developed, and recognised for the great work they do.

Offering a competitive salary and company car, you will also receive our full benefits package, including:

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Contribution based pension scheme
Employee benefits platform
Life insurance
Private medical insurance
Refer a friend scheme
Ongoing learning and development opportunities
Annual company event
Yearly pay reviews

Who we’re looking for

We are seeking someone that is:

• Highly experienced in a management or senior supervisory role within pharmaceutical, aseptic or healthcare environments.
• Has a strong knowledge of aseptic processing, compounding and GMP regulated operations.
• Experienced in SOP development, audit hosting, environmental/equipment monitoring and GMP compliance.
• Has a proven ability to manage large teams, including coaching, development and succession planning.
• Has a strong financial acumen, including budget ownership, forecasting and leading cost reduction initiatives.

Who we are?

Sciensus is a leading European life sciences organisation with over 30 years of experience, helping over 240,000 patients a year gain access to beneficial treatments and life-changing medicines. We empower patients with digital tools like the Sciensus Intouch app, to take control of their treatments, report on symptoms and quality of life, and access support through their care journey. We blend this with personalised support services from our team of over 700 licensed clinical staff. Whether we’re delivering cancer treatment in someone’s home or showing patients how to self-administer medicines, the human-touch care we provide helps patients make the most of their treatment.

Our Values

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer who has successfully gained the National Equality Standard (NES is the UK’s leading Equity, Diversity and Inclusion standard which was developed by the UK Government and the CBI). We are committed to the fair treatment of all candidates, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. We welcome applications from all and we select candidates based on skills, qualifications, and experience. Please talk to us during the application process to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require.

We are committed to achieving Net Zero and reducing our ecological footprint and constantly working on new initiatives, some of our more recent ones include working towards Level 2 in the Greener Pharmacy Toolkit and replacing many of our vans with lower CO2 emission models. For information on other projects and our wider approach to sustainability please visit our corporate website.

The Process

One of the talent team will reach out for an initial screening call before face-to-face interviews are arranged.

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