Associate Scientific Director
Core
Technical leader responsible for assessing, de-risking, and enabling the successful scale-up of clinical drug substance manufacturing processes from laboratory scale through pilot plant and manufacturing scale implementation.
Role type
Associate Director, Process Scale-Up & Manufacturing Readiness
Builds
Reliable, safe, and executable manufacturing processes at scale for small molecule drugs and other modalities.
Domain
Pharmaceutical manufacturing / Chemical Engineering
Required skills
Process scale-up, Technology transfer, GMP operations, Process safety, Risk management, Troubleshooting, Strategic influence, Mentoring
Preferred skills
Experience with ADCs, oligonucleotides, peptides, radiopharmaceuticals, Clinical to commercial manufacturing span
Technologies
Chemical engineering tools, GMP quality systems
Responsibilities
Lead technology transfer and on-site support at external CDMO sites, Lead manufacturing readiness assessments, Serve as SME for chemical manufacturing operations, Apply process safety and risk management principles, Influence manufacturing strategies across a large portfolio, Represent engineering in cross-functional forums
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence