Strategic Project Lead at Biovac

• As BIOVAC expands its manufacturing base it will embark on a large facility expansion project in Cape Town spanning over the next 10 years. The project is distributed over several phases and aims to build and expand on Biovac s sterile manufacturing capability in vaccines across the full value chain. To facilitate this Biovac is looking for exceptional project skills and expertise in a range of disciplines within sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing. We are looking to hire a dynamic, passionate, confident, proactive and meticulous Strategic Project Lead to join a goal orient.

QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED:

• Bachelors or higher degree in engineering/biotechnology/pharmacy/ or equivalent.
• Business Qualification is an advantage.
• Project Management qualification is an advantage.

NECESSARY EXPERIENCE & INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience with sterile pharmaceutical /biotech manufacturing.
• Experience in managing and executing multi-disciplinary projects of at least R 250 million.
• Excellent working knowledge of sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
• Excellent understanding of process flows and key operational metrics withing a sterile manufacturing environment
• Excellent understanding of the cGMP guideline relating to sterile products.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:

• Ensures that strategic projects are fully scoped with clearly defined deliverables and clear execution plans.
• Execution of strategic project activities including design, scoping, budgeting, scheduling, and execution for successful delivery in line with Biovac s strategic objectives. Strategic projects are typically a 5 10 years duration and between R1.5 and R5 billion in value.
• Accountable for the appointment and direct management of the 3rd party Design and Build Engineering supplier.
• Accountable for the development and execution of the change management plan.
• Development of technical standards and user requirement specifications.
• Identify and escalate risks and mitigation/recovery plans.
• Create project budget and ensure adherence to the prescribed budget.
• Requests approvals for changes from necessary stakeholders and manages changes via project change request processes.
• Ensure that the quality criteria is properly defined for each deliverable and frequently measured and reported.
• Ensuring all designs are cost effective and value adding for Biovac.
• Responsible for the leadership of the strategic projects team.
• Responsible for the development of skills and capabilities of this team aligned with Biovac's current and future strategic objectives.
• Conduct business, cross functional and departmental planning and execute activities within own scope of accountability.
• Adequate capacity planning and performance delivery in line with strategic, tactical, and operational plans.
• Role profiling, goal setting and performance management of senior technical leads and staff within the department.
• Ensures that the project delivery is in line with agreed Sterile Products cGMP guidelines.
• Ensures process design meets quality criteria.

Application Deadline: 29 August 2025