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Drug Substance Tech Transfer Lead

US - Gaithersburg - MD💼 Full-time💰 $138,393–$138,393🗓 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead post-approval drug substance technology transfers and new product introduction (NPI) activities across a diverse biologics portfolio to enable robust commercial manufacturing.

Role type

Senior IC Biologics Technology Transfer Lead

Builds

Reliable commercial manufacturing supply for biologics, including antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs)

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Biologics Manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (manufacturing scale-up and transfer)

Required skills

Biologics drug substance manufacturing, CMC, upstream/downstream/conjugation processes, post-approval transfer execution, NPI transfer support, site capability assessment, GMP operations, matrix organization leadership, risk management

Preferred skills

ADC transfer experience, digital technology transfer tools, Lean practices

Technologies

Digital technology transfer tools

Responsibilities

Lead post-approval drug substance technology transfers across internal and external sites; Deliver against Global CMC requirements and represent Operations needs in transfer strategies; Support NPI technology transfers for scalable commercial manufacturing; Assess site capabilities for process transfer and lifecycle changes; Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and external partners; Embed GMP and inspection-readiness expectations; Drive standardization and continuous improvement across the transfer network.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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