# COO - Pharma

> Weekday AI · Hyderabad, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-03

**Salary:** INR 8,000,000–20,000,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

## Description

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗥𝘀 𝟴𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 - 𝗥𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟴𝟬-𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗟𝗣𝗔)

Experience: 18+ yrs

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experienced and commercially astute **Chief Operating Officer (COO) – Pharma** to lead and scale operations across a multi-site pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. The role will have end-to-end responsibility for operational excellence, manufacturing performance, quality, supply chain, cost management, and execution across multiple plants and clusters.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in **API manufacturing**, multi-site operations, plant leadership, and cluster-level management. The role requires a strong understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing, regulatory expectations, operational transformation, and business performance.

## Requirements

Key Responsibilities

-   Lead end-to-end pharmaceutical manufacturing operations across multiple **API manufacturing sites and clusters**.
-   Develop and execute the overall operations strategy in alignment with business growth and profitability objectives.
-   Drive operational excellence across manufacturing, quality, engineering, maintenance, EHS, supply chain, and plant support functions.
-   Establish consistent operating standards, performance metrics, governance mechanisms, and best practices across multiple sites.
-   Improve plant productivity, capacity utilisation, yield, throughput, cost efficiency, and overall equipment effectiveness.
-   Ensure manufacturing operations comply with applicable **GMP, regulatory, quality, safety, and environmental requirements**.
-   Partner with Quality and Regulatory teams to maintain inspection readiness and strengthen quality systems.
-   Lead initiatives focused on cost optimisation, process improvement, productivity enhancement, and operational transformation.
-   Review manufacturing capacity, demand, production planning, inventory, and supply-chain performance across sites.
-   Identify operational bottlenecks, risks, and improvement opportunities and ensure timely corrective actions.
-   Lead capital expenditure planning for plant expansion, modernisation, technology upgrades, and capacity enhancement.
-   Oversee operational integration and performance management across different plants within the assigned cluster.
-   Develop and mentor Plant Heads and senior operations leaders while building a strong succession pipeline.
-   Establish regular operational reviews covering production, quality, safety, cost, delivery, productivity, and financial performance.
-   Support new product introductions, technology transfers, manufacturing scale-up, and capacity expansion initiatives.
-   Collaborate with senior leadership on strategic investments, acquisitions, site development, and long-term operational planning.
-   Drive a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, operational discipline, and performance excellence.

What Makes You a Great Fit

-   **18+ years of experience** in pharmaceutical manufacturing, operations, plant leadership, or a closely related field.
-   Extensive experience in **API manufacturing** and pharmaceutical production environments.
-   Proven experience managing **multiple manufacturing sites, plants, or operational clusters**.
-   Strong understanding of pharmaceutical GMP, quality systems, regulatory compliance, EHS, and manufacturing controls.
-   Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale manufacturing operations with responsibility for productivity, cost, quality, and delivery.
-   Strong experience in operational excellence, lean manufacturing, process optimisation, and continuous improvement.
-   Experience managing Plant Heads, senior functional leaders, and cross-functional operational teams.
-   Strong financial and commercial understanding, including budgets, CAPEX, operational costs, and profitability drivers.
-   Experience leading plant expansions, capacity enhancement, technology transfers, or major operational transformation programs.
-   Strong strategic thinking combined with the ability to drive execution at plant and shop-floor levels.
-   Excellent stakeholder-management, leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
-   Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a data-driven approach to operational management.
-   Ability to manage complex **multi-site and cluster operations** in a fast-paced pharmaceutical environment.
-   A degree in **Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline** is preferred; advanced management qualifications would be an advantage.

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