SSC Build Lead

Location: Hyderabad, India The actual location of this job is in Hyderabad, India. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.

Step into a high-impact leadership role driving the end-to-end physical, operational, and organizational establishment of our Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Hyderabad. As part of the major Orbit transformation, you will play a pivotal role in translating strategic design into a fully operational, world-class delivery environment.

This is an office‑first role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and team alignment, enabling us to deliver our best work. You will work primarily in the office, with the flexibility to work remotely for 20% of your time (one day per week).

What you will get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.

• An inclusive and ethical workplace.

• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.

• A variety of benefits dependent on role and location.

• The full list of our global benefits can be found here: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits.

What you will do:

• Orchestrate End-to-End GCC Setup: Lead the complete physical establishment of the center, including facilities, workplace design, and infrastructure setup in alignment with global corporate standards.

• Drive Operational Readiness: Validate and ensure that all necessary systems, tools, operational processes, and physical workspaces are completely optimized to support Day-1 service delivery and transition waves.

• Navigate Complex Integration: Collaborate closely with the GCC Design, Recruitment & Onboarding, Transition, and Technology teams to manage intricate cross-functional dependencies and program milestones.

• Manage Local Vendor Ecosystems: Oversee critical relationships with local vendors and service providers, ensuring strict adherence to delivery quality, timelines, and commercial expectations.

• Mitigate Execution Risks: Proactively identify, track, and mitigate infrastructure, timeline, or localized regulatory risks to ensure continuous program execution despite local challenges.

• Ensure Stabilization & Continuity: Support the seamless transition of business activities into the GCC, safeguarding operational stability during the initial go-live phases and championing continuous improvement.

What we are looking for:

• Experience: 12+ years of extensive experience in GCC / SSC setup and operations, with a proven track record of successfully establishing or scaling large-scale delivery centers in complex environments.

• Local Market Expertise: Strong, deeply rooted knowledge of the local regulatory, legal, compliance, and infrastructure landscape—ideally with specific experience within the Hyderabad market.

• Program Leadership: Demonstrated experience navigating large-scale business transformation programs, managing multiple moving parts under highly complex, execution-driven constraints.

• Execution & Problem-Solving: Exceptional execution, coordination, and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to confidently interface with global program leaders and local external vendors.

• Role Boundary Awareness: Ability to seamlessly align with the GCC Design Lead (who defines the model), the Recruitment Lead (who drives workforce availability), and the Transition Lead (who moves the actual services into the prepared environment).

• Educational & Professional Foundation: Background supporting advanced program coordination, strategic center setup, and high-level stakeholder management.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.