Associate Production Scheduler

The Scheduler analyzes demand, capacity, resource availability, equipment, material and cellular inventory, quality requirements, and competing priorities; applies judgment to address routine scheduling issues; and recommends options when constraints or changes may affect the manufacturing plan.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Independently prepare, finalize, and communicate the next-day production schedule for assigned product lines and operational activities using OpCenter APS (formerly Preactor), consistent with approved production plans and established scheduling parameters.
• Partner with the Production Scheduling Supervisor and other scheduling team members to develop and maintain weekly and monthly production plans across the Cambridge and Burlington sites.
• Analyze customer orders, demand priorities, available capacity and resources, equipment, Quality Control and Quality Assurance readiness, materials, cellular inventory, and cross-functional dependencies to support effective scheduling decisions.
• Apply independent judgment within established parameters to resolve routine scheduling conflicts, evaluate alternatives, propose schedule adjustments, and implement approved changes; escalate issues requiring cross-functional prioritization or decisions beyond the role's authority.
• Support the development and maintenance of capacity and resource-utilization models, perform scenario analyses, and provide data-supported findings and recommendations to the Production Scheduling Supervisor and operational stakeholders.
• Monitor schedule execution and assess the effects of deviations, downtime, shortages, or other changes; recommend recovery options and schedule updates to help protect the manufacturing plan.
• Coordinate daily schedule alignment with Manufacturing, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Materials Management, and other stakeholders; communicate schedule changes, tradeoffs, and operational impacts and obtain the inputs needed for execution.
• Recommend improvements to scheduling processes, OpCenter APS, and connected applications, and participate in defining requirements, testing enhancements, and developing useful reports and metrics.
• Support assigned scheduling projects, operational initiatives, and sales-order activities using ERP, scheduling, and CRM systems, ensuring accurate data and timely completion.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, life sciences, or a related field with 1–2 years of relevant experience; or an associate degree or biotechnology certificate with 2–3 years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma/GED with 4–5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in a cGMP biotechnology or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience using ERP, MES, CRM, production-planning, or scheduling systems.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365, MFG/Pro, SAP, OpCenter Execution Pharma, or OpCenter APS is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills; written and verbal.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with electronic scheduling in an EBR-based environment.
• Autologous cell therapies experience.
• Experience with materials planning in a complex manufacturing environment.