Full-Time

Production Team Leader

Updated on 9/3/2026

Ipsen Global

Ipsen Global

5,001-10,000 employees

Global biopharma focused on specialty care

No salary listed

Wrexham, UK

In Person

Bachelor's, Certification

Category
Manufacturing & Production Operations
Required Skills
Six Sigma
GMP
SAP Products
Microbiology

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Requirements
  • Experience leading or supervising teams within a regulated manufacturing environment.
  • Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice principles and quality management systems.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to prioritise workloads and manage multiple activities effectively.
  • Experience supporting operational performance, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.
  • Qualification in a scientific, engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent relevant industry experience.
  • A collaborative and inclusive leadership style.
  • Commitment to quality, safety, and compliance.
  • Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
  • A proactive approach to solving problems and improving processes.
  • The ability to develop people and create high-performing teams.
  • Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
  • Lead, motivate, and support a high-performing production team.
  • Conduct regular performance and development conversations.
  • Coach and mentor team members to build skills, capability, and confidence.
  • Identify training and development needs and support employee growth.
  • Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and accountable team environment.
  • Ensure manufacturing activities are completed safely and in line with production plans.
  • Coordinate resources effectively to achieve production targets.
  • Work closely with Engineering teams to support maintenance, calibration, and validation activities.
  • Monitor operational performance and contribute to improving productivity, quality, and efficiency.
  • Escalate and help resolve operational issues to minimise disruptions.
  • Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice requirements and site procedures.
  • Support the review of manufacturing documentation, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
  • Ensure deviations, incidents, and quality issues are appropriately recorded, investigated, and addressed.
  • Maintain an inspection-ready culture across the manufacturing area.
  • Promote adherence to all quality systems and regulatory requirements.
  • Promote a strong safety culture and lead by example.
  • Ensure all team members follow health, safety, and environmental procedures.
  • Support risk assessments, investigations, and corrective actions where required.
  • Ensure colleagues have appropriate training, equipment, and resources to work safely.
  • Identify and implement process improvements that enhance safety, quality, and efficiency.
  • Support operational excellence initiatives and improvement projects.
  • Use structured problem-solving techniques to investigate issues and identify sustainable solutions.
  • Encourage continuous improvement ideas from across the team.
  • Build strong working relationships across Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and support functions.
  • Support effective communication between departments to deliver business objectives.
  • Share knowledge, best practice, and lessons learned to improve overall performance.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, medical device, or other regulated manufacturing sectors.
  • Knowledge of aseptic manufacturing environments.
  • Experience with isolator or RABS technology.
  • Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Understanding of SAP, MRP systems, or similar manufacturing systems.
  • Basic knowledge of microbiology within a manufacturing setting.
  • Further leadership, operational excellence, or continuous improvement qualifications would be advantageous.

Ipsen is a global biopharmaceutical company that concentrates on specialty care, developing and marketing medicines for oncology, neuroscience, and rare diseases. Its products work by treating specific high-need conditions, ranging from historical diarrhea treatment Smecta to modern targeted therapies in cancer and neurological disorders. The company differentiates itself through a focused portfolio in niche therapeutic areas, growth via strategic acquisitions, and a long-standing family heritage that shaped its international expansion and IPO-driven capital for expansion. Its goal is to address unmet medical needs worldwide by providing effective therapies for patients with serious or rare conditions.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Founded

2005

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Ipsen raised 2026 guidance on July 30 after H1 sales rose 23.5%.
  • Amneal's lanreotide generic slipped to Q4 2026, preserving Somatuline revenue longer.
  • Phase III wins in migraine prevention and primary biliary cholangitis strengthen Dysport and Iqirvo.

What critics are saying

  • Bylvay failed BOLD on July 24, 2026, destroying a rare-disease growth thesis.
  • Kartos costs $450 million upfront plus $1.3 billion milestones before 2027 data.
  • Somatuline faces generic lanreotide entry, and another failed late-stage readout would crush valuation.

What makes Ipsen Global unique

  • Ipsen spans oncology, rare disease, and neuroscience, reducing dependence on one product.
  • Bylvay, Iqirvo, and Dysport diversify growth beyond Somatuline's looming generic erosion.
  • Kartos navtemadlin and Memo potravitug extend Ipsen into late-stage hemato-oncology and transplant medicine.

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Company News

Yahoo Finance
Sep 9th, 2026
SOMATULINE market to grow through 2034 driven by rare disease approvals and clinical evidence

ResearchAndMarkets.com has published a report analysing SOMATULINE's market performance and forecasting sales through 2034 across seven major markets, including the US, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, and Japan. SOMATULINE is approved for acromegaly and neuroendocrine tumours. The drug benefits from clinical guideline support and over two decades of physician experience. It is administered via prefilled syringe every four weeks, with home administration possible in some markets. Ipsen reported 4.3% sales growth at constant exchange rates in fiscal year 2025, partly due to generic supplier production constraints. The company expects continued growth in 2026. Rising diagnosed populations for neuroendocrine tumours and acromegaly, driven by improved screening and longer survival rates, support ongoing demand for long-acting somatostatin analogues like SOMATULINE.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 17th, 2026
Dysport sales forecast through 2034 as neuromodulator market set to reach $11.3B by 2028

Ipsen and Galderma's Dysport faces increasing competition in the global neurotoxin market from established products like Botox and newer entrants such as long-acting Daxxify from Revance Therapeutics. A new ResearchAndMarkets.com report analyses Dysport's sales trajectory through 2034 across seven major markets, including the US, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, and Japan. The botulinum toxin procedures market is projected to reach approximately $11.3 billion by 2028, with an estimated 8% compound annual growth rate. Galderma's neuromodulator sales reached $1.47 billion in 2025, up 14.3% year-over-year from $1.29 billion in 2024. Dysport maintains its market position through competitive pricing, clinical efficacy, and applications across both aesthetic and therapeutic indications, though Botox remains the global market leader.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 4th, 2026
Marengo nominates first drug candidate under Ipsen collaboration, appoints T-cell engager expert

Marengo Therapeutics has nominated its first drug candidate under its strategic collaboration with Ipsen, advancing the programme into IND-enabling development. The candidate is the second from Marengo's TriSTAR platform to reach this stage. The company also appointed Saso Cemerski as senior vice president, head of immunology, to expand its T-cell engager pipeline. TriSTAR is a precision T-cell engager platform combining selective T-cell activation with tumour-directed engagement in a single molecule. The milestone demonstrates progress across multiple programmes under the collaboration, which was established in June 2024. Marengo led research and preclinical development for this programme and is eligible for milestone payments. Ipsen will assume responsibility for all subsequent development activities.

Associated Press
Jul 30th, 2026
Ipsen upgrades 2026 guidance after H1 sales surge 23.5% to $2.5B

Ipsen reported strong first-half 2026 results, with sales growing 23.5% at constant exchange rates to €2.19bn and core operating income rising 28.8% to €845m. The French biopharmaceutical company upgraded its full-year guidance, now expecting sales growth above 20% at constant rates, up from previous guidance of 13%. The company strengthened its pipeline with positive Phase III results for Dysport in migraine prevention and Iqirvo in primary biliary cholangitis. Ipsen completed the acquisition of Memo Therapeutics for €200m upfront, with potential milestone payments exceeding €700m. It also agreed to acquire Kartos Therapeutics for $450m upfront and up to $1.3bn in milestones, with topline data from Kartos's lead asset expected in 2027. Core operating margin reached 38.6%, with full-year expectations raised to above 37%.

The Manila Times
Jul 29th, 2026
Ipsen nominates Catherine Bradley to its Board of Directors as independent Director.

Ipsen nominates Catherine Bradley to its Board of Directors as independent Director. By GlobeNewswire July 30, 2026 Ipsen appoints Catherine Bradley as independent Director to its Board of Directors PARIS, FRANCE, 29 JULY 2026 - Ipsen (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY) announced today the co-optation of Catherine Bradley, CBE, as an independent Director to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Bradley succeeds Ms. Witts who stepped down from the Board following the Annual General Meeting held on 13 May 2026. With more than 3 decades of experience in investment banking and international financial markets, followed by more than ten years of experience as a non-executive director, Ms. Bradley is a recognized expert in the financial sector and corporate governance. She has held senior leadership positions at leading global financial institutions including Merrill Lynch, Crédit Suisse and BNP Paribas. She also has specific experience in audit committee governance, having chaired the audit committees of the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) and Aberdeen plc in the United Kingdom, Groupe Peugeot SA in France and Worldpay LLC in the United States. She currently serves as a non-executive director on several boards, notably as Chair of Interactive Investor Limited, as well as at Johnson Electric Holdings Limited in Asia, and easyJet plc, where she chairs the Finance Committee. Ms. Bradley is a graduate of HEC Paris, where she specialized in finance and international economics. Ms. Bradley is a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). The Board of Directors has also appointed Ms. Bradley as Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. Her appointment will be submitted for ratification at the next Annual Shareholders' Meeting and, if ratified, will continue for the remainder of Ms. Witts' term of office, until the Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held in 2029. Following this appointment, Ipsen's Board of Directors continues to comprise 14 directors, with equal representation of seven women1 and seven men. The Board includes four independent directors and two employee representatives. About Ipsen We are a global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on bringing transformative medicines to patients in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Our pipeline is fueled by internal and external innovation and supported by nearly 100 years of development experience and global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K. Our teams in more than 40 countries and our partnerships around the world enable us to bring medicines to patients in more than 100 countries. Ipsen is listed in Paris (Euronext: IPN) and in the U.S. through a Sponsored Level I American Depositary Receipt program (ADR: IPSEY). For more information, visit ipsen.com. | Ipsen Contacts Advertisement | / | / | | Investors | / | / | | Henry Wheeler | [email protected] | +33 7 66 47 11 49 | | Khalid Deojee | [email protected] | +33 6 66 01 95 26 | | Media | / | / | | Sally Bain | [email protected] | +1 857 320 0517 | | Anne Liontas | [email protected] | +33 7 67 34 72 96 | Disclaimers and/or forward-looking statements The forward-looking statements, objectives and targets contained herein are based on Ipsen's management strategy, current views and assumptions. Such statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those anticipated herein. All of the above risks could affect Ipsen's future ability to achieve its financial targets, which were set assuming reasonable macroeconomic conditions based on the information available today. Use of the words 'believes', 'anticipates' and 'expects' and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, including Ipsen's expectations regarding future events, including regulatory filings and determinations. Moreover, the targets described in this document were prepared without taking into account external-growth assumptions and potential future acquisitions, which may alter these parameters. These objectives are based on data and assumptions regarded as reasonable by Ipsen. These targets depend on conditions or facts likely to happen in the future, and not exclusively on historical data. Actual results may depart significantly from these targets given the occurrence of certain risks and uncertainties, notably the fact that a promising medicine in early development phase or clinical trial may end up never being launched on the market or reaching its commercial targets, notably for regulatory or competition reasons. Ipsen must face or might face competition from generic medicine that might translate into a loss of market share. Furthermore, the research and development process involves several stages each of which involves the substantial risk that Ipsen may fail to achieve its objectives and be forced to abandon its efforts with regards to a medicine in which it has invested significant sums. Therefore, Ipsen cannot be certain that favorable results obtained during preclinical trials will be confirmed subsequently during clinical trials, or that the results of clinical trials will be sufficient to demonstrate the safe and effective nature of the medicine concerned. There can be no guarantees a medicine will receive the necessary regulatory approvals or that the medicine will prove to be commercially successful. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Other risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, general industry conditions and competition; general economic factors, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and healthcare legislation and risks arising from unexpected regulatory or political changes such as changes in tax regulation and regulations on trade and tariffs, such as protectionist measures, especially in the United States; global trends toward healthcare cost containment; technological advances, new medicine and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new-medicine development, including obtaining regulatory approval; Ipsen's ability to accurately predict future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties or delays; financial instability of international economies and sovereign risk; dependence on the effectiveness of Ipsen's patents and other protections for innovative medicines; and the exposure to litigation, including patent litigation, and/or regulatory actions. Ipsen also depends on third parties to develop and market some of its medicines which could potentially generate substantial royalties; these partners could behave in such ways which could cause damage to Ipsen's activities and financial results. Ipsen cannot be certain that its partners will fulfil their obligations. It might be unable to obtain any benefit from those agreements. A default by any of Ipsen's partners could generate lower revenues than expected. Such situations could have a negative impact on Ipsen's business, financial position or performance. Ipsen expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements, targets or estimates contained in this press release to reflect any change in events, conditions, assumptions or circumstances on which any such statements are based, unless so required by applicable law. Ipsen's business is subject to the risk factors outlined in its registration documents filed with the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers. The risks and uncertainties set out are not exhaustive and the reader is advised to refer to Ipsen's latest Universal Registration Document, available on ipsen.com. 1 Representing 42%, with directors representing employees not taken into account in this calculation, pursuant to article L. 225-18-1 of the French Code of Commerce