Associate Director of Engineering, Small Molecule Process Development and Manufacturing
Core
Lead and mentor teams in designing, optimizing, and characterizing robust chemical processes for the synthesis of small molecule drug candidates from lab scale to manufacturing partners.
Role type
Associate Director of Engineering (Small Molecule Process Development)
Builds
Robust, safe, and cost-effective manufacturing processes for clinical and commercial therapeutics
Domain
Pharmaceutical chemical engineering / Small molecule drug development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Pharmaceutical chemical engineering theory, crystallization techniques, process characterization, process safety protocols, tech transfer protocols, problem solving, API isolation, purification techniques
Preferred skills
Experience with crystallization and isolation across multiple modalities, familiarity with analytical tools
Technologies
Laboratory and kilo lab instrumentation
Responsibilities
Lead collaborative development for manufacturing teams to design and conduct laboratory experiments to optimize and characterize processes; Design and lead experimental planning to advance the drug portfolio; Oversee management of key laboratory and kilo lab instrumentation; Develop fundamental process knowledge to support transition from lab to manufacturing; Collaborate with Process Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Solid Form, Oligo, and Separations colleagues; Author CMC sections of INDs; Initiate innovative research projects to improve process understanding; Mentor future chemical engineering leaders
Seniority
Senior Management, hands-on technical leadership
