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Associate Director, MSAT
Job Description
Vertex MSAT team is seeking an Associate Director to join a growing team in support of commercial Cell and Gene Therapy programs. Reporting to the Director MSAT - Process, this position will provide key technical leadership for late-stage programs including technology transfer, validation, process design, and manufacturing support.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead process fit and facility design at a CMO to enable commercial readiness.
- Collaborate cross-functionally within MSAT and Development teams to ensure continued alignment of final process design with manufacturing.
- Identify fit gaps and collaborate in developing technical solutions to enable program and company goals.
- Technical lead within a cross-functional team executing tech transfer to a CMO.
- Champion change management initiatives ensuring stakeholder consensus and alignment with business objectives.
- Provide guidance and applicable content for CMC regulatory submissions and ensure technical compliance with established conditions.
- Provide SME support for health authority inspections and post-approval CMC changes.
Minimal Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in science or related discipline is required.
- Typically requires 10 years of experience in biopharmaceutical industry with increasing responsibility, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Direct experience working with CMOs to fit and transfer.
- Expertise with cell culture operation and scale-up.
- Experience with process data analysis and trending.
- Demonstrated ability to execute on projects with increasing levels of responsibility.
- Experience delivering on complex technical agendas within a high-performance team.
- Knowledge of technology transfer, process validation, process monitoring and commercial lifecycle management.
- Experience with technical support of commercial products in cGMP manufacturing including investigations and change management.
- Experience with US and EU cGMP regulations/guidance and experience with regulatory agency inspections preferred.
- Experience with developing CMC content and knowledgeable on regulatory guidance and trends.
- Ability to prioritize objectives from multiple projects, adhere to scheduled timelines while maintaining flexibility and efficiency.
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Company Information
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.
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