Director, Tech Transfer Group Leader (50/50 Job Share)

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated individual for the role of Director, Tech Transfer Group Leader in Large Molecule Technology Transfer within Technical Product Leadership. This role will share leadership of a team of scientists and engineers with a focus on end-to-end technical transfer leadership for technology transfers to all large molecules in pipeline and inline space. This role will involve management of individual contributors, as well as people managers.

The incumbent will demonstrate a deep expertise for people management leadership and the product/process sciences and engineering. The incumbent will have broad, experience-based skillsets in Technology Transfer with key focus areas of standard work, right first-time success for commercial scale, partnership with manufacturing science & technology, and in applicable business processes including program/portfolio management tools working with internal and external manufacturing partners and influencing technical strategy. The incumbent will partner with groups across our Company and that include Global Human Health, Process Development, Commercialization, Operations, Technical Operations, Analytical, Quality, Regulatory-CMC, and Supply Chain. The end-to-end scope includes Drug Substance and Drug Product for all large molecules. This leader is expected to contribute to ongoing business process improvements and all Tech Transfer (TT) activities.

This role will be a 50/50 job share with an existing Director, Tech Transfer Group Leader, who works remotely.

Key Responsibilities:

TT E2E group leadership (50/50 with another director):​

• Responsible to manage technology transfer E2E leaders. May act as TT E2E lead.

• Coach TT leads for best practices and continuous improvement mindset.

• Coach and manage team dynamics, empower, and develop employees to understand all stages of technology transfer/validation and life cycle management. 

• Coach team to build strong partnership with all the relevant partners and stakeholders.

• Drive division wide initiatives that will enable continuous improvement in large molecule commercialization and life cycle management.

• Responsible to ensure learnings are shared and put into standards. Ensure TT standards and workflows are applied during each TT. 

• Serve as coach for identifying and resolving technical risks (know the gaps in capabilities of their TT leads).

• Accountable for resource planning for large molecule technology transfer leaders.

• Help the team to navigate through TT Technical Issues and escalations. 

• Required to comply with our Company Global and regulatory requirements and execute current Good manufacturing Practices (cGMP) in the performance of day to day activities and all applicable job functions.

• Work collaboratively to drive a safe and compliant culture.

Leading / Aligning with Partners:​

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