Vice President Operations - Biopharma & Life Sciences (BLS)

Company Description

Exyte is dedicated to bringing the future of technology to life and delivers design, engineering, and construction expertise for high-tech industries such as semiconductors, batteries, biopharma, and data centers. Through its global expertise and integrated project delivery capabilities, Exyte supports clients in realizing complex, mission-critical facilities with a strong focus on safety, quality, innovation, and execution excellence.

Discover your exciting role

As Vice President Operations - Biopharma & Life Sciences, you will lead the operational delivery of complex EPC and EPCM projects for the biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, and life sciences industries. You will be responsible for strengthening project execution across safety, quality, cost, schedule, and productivity while ensuring that projects meet the regulatory and technical requirements of highly controlled environments.

This is a senior construction and project delivery leadership role requiring extensive experience in the execution of large-scale capital projects. You will work across preconstruction, engineering, construction, commissioning, and qualification to establish consistent delivery standards, improve project predictability, and ensure operational readiness.

Working closely with project leadership, Engineering, Quality, Commercial, and Preconstruction, you will provide the operational direction and construction expertise required to support successful project delivery and the continued development of the BLS business.

Explore your tasks and responsibilities

Operational Leadership & Performance

• Lead operational performance across all BLS EPC projects and execution activities
• Ensure consistent delivery across safety, quality, schedule, cost, and productivity metrics
• Drive standardized operating models, KPIs, and performance management systems
• Monitor operational performance and implement corrective actions to achieve targets

Execution Excellence in Regulated Environments

• Oversee execution across the full project lifecycle with strong focus on GMP compliance
• Ensure alignment with regulatory, validation, and quality standards in life sciences environments
• Drive consistency in cleanroom construction, process utilities, and validated systems delivery
• Ensure readiness for commissioning, qualification, and validation (CQV) processes

Preconstruction & Operational Planning

• Partner with commercial and preconstruction teams to support bid strategy and project planning
• Provide operational input into estimating, constructability, and execution methodologies
• Ensure resource planning and operational readiness for complex BLS projects
• Improve competitiveness through optimized delivery strategies and planning

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Drive Lean and continuous improvement initiatives across BLS operations
• Optimize productivity, reduce rework, and improve delivery predictability
• Implement standardized processes, best practices, and lessons learned
• Enhance scalability of operations to support growth in life sciences markets

People Leadership & Capability Development

• Build and lead high-performing operational and field leadership teams
• Develop specialized capabilities in GMP environments, clean utilities, and validation processes
• Drive workforce planning, talent development, and succession planning
• Foster a culture of accountability, quality, and execution excellence

Safety, Quality & Organizational Alignment

• Champion a strong safety culture aligned with Incident-Free Workplace principles
• Ensure strict adherence to quality standards, regulatory compliance, and documentation requirements
• Promote alignment with company strategy, operational priorities, and governance standards
• Act as a visible leader reinforcing a culture of quality, compliance, and performance

Show your expertise

Extensive EPC/EPCM and construction leadership experience, with 15+ years in the execution of large-scale, technically complex capital projects. A background solely within pharmaceutical operations, manufacturing, research, or commercial functions does not provide the required project delivery experience.

Proven project delivery track record within engineering, construction, general contracting, design-build, or project delivery organizations supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biopharmaceutical, or advanced therapeutics facilities.

Deep understanding of life sciences construction, including cleanrooms, process utilities, regulated systems, construction sequencing, constructability, commissioning, qualification, and validation interfaces.

Strong knowledge of regulated project environments, including GMP/GxP requirements and their implications for engineering, construction, quality, documentation, commissioning, and project handover.

Experienced operational leader with the ability to lead multidisciplinary, multi-site teams, improve project performance, establish consistent execution practices, and collaborate effectively with clients and internal stakeholders.

Relevant academic and professional qualifications, including a degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field. Formal GMP/GxP qualifications are preferred. Willingness to travel to project sites as required is essential.

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