Lead the Sacramento manufacturing site of a biotech company focused on next-generation cell therapies for blood cancer.
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Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The General Manager of Orca Bio's Sacramento manufacturing facility oversees daily operations, ensuring efficient production and compliance in a high-stakes environment. This role demands expertise in operational leadership, financial management, and quality assurance, with a focus on continuous improvement and team development. Ideal candidates are seasoned professionals with a background in biotechnology or manufacturing, capable of navigating the complexities of a rapidly scaling organization. The position is pivotal as Orca Bio expands its innovative cell therapy offerings.
Quick facts
- Is the General Manager, Commercial Manufacturing Facility role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Sacramento, CA.
- Where is the role based?
- Orca Bio is hiring for this position in Sacramento, CA.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Orca Bio targets c-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this General Manager, Commercial Manufacturing Facility role at Orca Bio.
From the original posting
More than one million people in the United States today are fighting blood cancer. While a traditional allogeneic stem cell transplant has been the best hope for many, the transplant itself can prove fatal or lead to serious conditions, such as graft vs. host disease. Orca Bio is a commercial-stage biotechnology company redefining the transplant process by developing next-generation cell therapies with the goal of providing significantly better survival rates with dramatically fewer risks. With our purified, high-precision cell therapies we hope to not only replace patients' blood and immune systems with healthy ones, but also restore their lives.
We have built a state-of-the-art, 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Sacramento, CA (7910 Metro Air Pkwy) to ensure the consistent and reliable delivery of our high-precision cell therapy products. This site is essential to advancing our clinical pipeline and supporting future commercial availability of our life-saving therapies.
Summary of Position: The General Manager/Site Head, Commercial Manufacturing will have overall leadership responsibility for our 200+ employee, 24/7 Sacramento manufacturing site, which has undergone significant recent expansion and continues to scale. This leader will serve as the senior site executive accountable for operational performance, manufacturing execution, people, financial performance, quality and compliance, and long-term growth.
Reporting to the Chief Quality Officer/EVP Manufacturing, the General Manager will work closely with Orca Bio’s executive leadership team to strengthen the site’s operating model, culture and capabilities while driving reliable execution, operational efficiency and continuous improvement. This is a highly visible role for a strategic business leader and hands-on operator who brings a strong sense of urgency and stays close to day-to-day operations.
Location: candidate must live and work full-time in Sacramento; relocation support will be provided as needed.