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Senior Director Process Engineering Peptides API

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-25

Core

Sets enterprise direction and senior technical governance for process engineering strategy, process platform deployment, and project delivery for biologics drug substance and cell and gene therapy manufacturing.

Role type

Senior Director, Process Engineering (Strategic Investments)

Builds

New biologics drug substance and cell and gene therapy manufacturing facilities, technology platforms, and strategic capacity.

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Biologics / Cell and Gene Therapy

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

biologics drug substance process engineering, cell and gene therapy manufacturing, process platform deployment, technical governance, standards development, capital project leadership, front-end engineering, facility concept development, cross-functional stakeholder management, technical decision-making, capability building, continuous improvement

Preferred skills

advanced degree in Engineering or Science

Technologies

biologics manufacturing technologies, cell and gene therapy platforms

Responsibilities

Establish and deploy global engineering standards and technical practices for biologics and CGT process engineering; Provide engineering leadership for strategic capital investments including new facility builds and technology deployments; Lead technical decision-making for process package design and manufacturing technology interfaces; Partner with operations, quality, and external partners to deliver robust engineering solutions; Share engineering best practices and build capability through coaching and mentoring.

Seniority

Senior Director, enterprise strategy & governance

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