Associate Director – Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Lead, develop, and implement technical transfers to and commercial supply from External Partner(s).

• Collaborate with various technical functions to ensure successful technical transfers and commercial manufacturing with External Partner(s).

• Serve as the main technical contact for assigned External Partners.

• Provide technical oversight, management, and planning support for intricate partnership models.

• Operate independently while coordinating, communicating, and overseeing technical issues with assigned External Partners.

• Responsible to External Manufacturing for the overall delivery of tech transfers (on schedule and within budget).

• Offer technical guidance to External Partners, evaluate the feasibility of technology in proposed process configurations, and ensure compliance with required standards.

• Work alongside Procurement, External Manufacturing Operations, External Quality, Regulatory, and other departments to assess External Partner(s) for integration into the Company Network.

• Conduct technical due diligence assessments for External Partner(s).

• Position tech transfers to achieve successful business outcomes.

• Lead the team to identify and evaluate partner risks, developing mitigation strategies.

• Provide manufacturing process support to External Partner(s) to address production challenges and offer guidance on process and capacity optimization.

• Ensure effective communication and alignment across technical functions.

• Mentor and guide others in change leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a relevant Science field is essential.

• An advanced degree in Engineering, Science, or Business is highly desirable.

• At least 8 (eight) years of experience post-bachelor’s degree in Drug Substance and/or Drug Product vaccines and/or biologics manufacturing, engineering, and/or technical operations support is required.

• Proven expertise and achievements in leading technical transfers are mandatory.

• Experience in managing cross-functional teams to support manufacturing operations at internal sites or External Partner(s) is preferred.

• Demonstrated expertise in Lean Manufacturing applications to ensure continuous productivity improvements is preferred.

• Strong problem-solving abilities and experience leading teams to tackle complex business or technical challenges are required.

• Exceptional leadership, collaboration, change management, interpersonal, analytical skills, and the ability to engage as a dependable team player with effective interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written) are essential.

• Ability to inspire a team around a shared vision and deliver anticipated results is preferred.

• Creative, innovative, out-of-the-box thinker, self-motivated, adept at problem-solving, with a solid foundation in engineering principles and process troubleshooting is preferred.

• Experience in a complex international environment with matrix organizational structures is preferred.

• Familiarity with Large Molecule unit operation design, startup, and/or operation is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision healthcare along with other insurance benefits (for employee and family).

• Retirement benefits, including 401(k).

• Paid holidays.

• Vacation time.

• Compassionate and sick leave days.