Operations Planner

At Forge Biologics, we're seeking an Operations Planner to develop, maintain, and optimize integrated production schedules for gene therapy manufacturing operations. The role involves ensuring alignment across various departments while balancing capacity constraints, material availability, and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of GMP manufacturing environments and experience in operations planning, production planning, or materials planning within biotech, pharmaceuticals, or GMP manufacturing facilities.

Requirements

• Develop and manage master production schedules (MPS) for gene therapy manufacturing and corresponding support activities.
• Translate clinical and commercial demand forecasts into feasible manufacturing plans considering cleanroom capacity, equipment availability, labor, and campaign strategies.
• Coordinate closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, MSAT, and Project Management to ensure schedule adherence and rapid issue resolution.
• Monitor material readiness and proactively identify supply risks impacting production timelines.
• Lead short- and long-range capacity planning to support pipeline growth, tech transfers, and scale-up activities.
• Manage and communicate schedule changes driven by deviations, investigations, equipment downtime, resource limitations, or other applicable constraints.
• Analyze planning performance metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate planning data within ERP/MRP systems and create process appropriate SOPs and Work Instructions.
• Participate in S&OP / IBP processes, scenario modeling, and risk mitigation planning.

Benefits

• 401k Matching
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Relocation Assistance