Risk Manager - Risk Manager - BioPharma Project, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

Office/Project Location: Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

Employment Type: Contract

Work Location: On site

Pay:  €50 - €60 per hour

Experience: 5+ years

Visa: EU passport or Stamp 4 visa required

Our client is a leading international Biotechnology company with a state of the art aseptic manufacturing facility in Dun Laoghaire, South Dublin. 

The plant is one of the most dynamic in Ireland and is currently undergoing rapid expansion and capital investment. 

This is an excellent opportunity to get experience into Ireland's leading aseptic manufacturing plant.

The Dublin manufacturing site is undergoing a period of significant expansion, with multiple concurrent construction, operational, and transformation activities.

This creates an increasingly complex risk landscape requiring strong coordination, oversight, and resilience capability.

The Business Resilience Specialist will play a critical role in supporting and stabilising the site’s Business Resilience program during this period.

The role is responsible for the day-to-day execution and continuous improvement of key resilience disciplines, including Risk Management, Crisis Management, and Business Continuity.

This is a hands-on role requiring an experienced resilience professional who can quickly build context, operate independently, and drive outcomes across a broad stakeholder network.

Business Resilience Program Execution

-Support the ongoing operation of the site Business Resilience program across Risk Management, Crisis Management, and Business Continuity.

-Maintain governance structures, trackers, and reporting to ensure clear visibility of program health.

-Ensure alignment with standards while adapting to local site needs.

Risk Management

-Maintain and actively manage the site risk portfolio, ensuring risks are clearly defined, assessed, and prioritised.

-Facilitate risk assessments and ensure actions are progressing and risks are actively managed.

-Support preparation of risk reviews and materials for site leadership.

Crisis Management & Incident Readiness

-Support coordination of crisis management readiness, including crisis management plans, training, and documentation.

-Monitoring of current national and global events which may be impactful to operations or personnel.

-Support crisis activations as required, ensuring structured coordination and communication.

-Facilitate exercises and incorporate lessons learned into program improvements.

Business Continuity Planning

-Support the development and maintenance of Business Continuity plans across site functions in line with network expectations.

-Ensure plans remain aligned with current risks, site changes, and operational priorities.

-Facilitate Business Continuity exercises and scenario planning activities.

Stakeholder Coordination & Program Integration

-Work closely with cross-functional teams including Operations, Engineering, EHS, Quality, Digital, Capital Projects and external partners.

-Act as a central point of coordination for risk related activities across the site.

Governance, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

-Maintain structured documentation, trackers, and reporting tools to support program oversight.

-Prepare clear and concise updates for leadership as required.

-Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools, and ways of working within the resilience program.

Requirements

The below or a combination of

3+ years’ experience in Project Management

OR

2+ years’ experience in Risk & Business Continuity

OR

2+ years’ experience in EH&S

And

2+ years of relevant work experience with 1+ year experience in Inspection, Packaging and/or Solid Dosage operations/manufacturing environment.

Experience operating within a regulated or complex operational environment (e.g. pharmaceutical, biotech, manufacturing).

Experience facilitating risk assessments and business continuity planning processes.

Demonstrated ability to manage programs, coordinate across functions, and drive actions to completion.

Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Ability to work collaboratively with technical teams and cross-functional stakeholders.

High attention to detail and a structured, methodical approach to organising work.

Technical writing skills.

Desirable Experience

Familiarity with capital project or large-scale site expansion environments.

Experience with risk assessment tools and methodologies (FMEA) preferred.

Relevant certifications (e.g. FMEA, Business Continuity, Risk Management, Crisis Management).

Experience with continuous improvement methodologies.

Experience with reporting tools (Power BI, Smartsheet, or similar).

Package

Contract role - Hourly rate €50 - €60 per hour

Minimum 12 month contract

Contact

Karen McHugh is the consultant managing this position.

If you are a Risk Manager interested in roles based in Dublin , you can contact Karen by e-mail at Karen@jobcontax.com Karen or phone 353 1 9696683 for a confidential chat.

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