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Hybrid Associate Director, Technology Transfer – Animal Health Vaccines
Posted 4 months ago
About the role
- Associate Director in a Global Science & Technology Network leading site-to-site technology transfers for Animal Health vaccines in the US manufacturing network. Ensuring timely execution and governance for complex vaccine transfers.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support end-to-end site-to-site technology transfers for Animal Health vaccines (drug substance and drug product), from scoping/siting through PPQ and commercial readiness
- Establish and deploy standardized transfer methodology, tools, training, and governance; ensure clear visualization of status through reporting and tiered escalation
- Drive Block 1 scoping and siting assessments and in collaboration with transfer lead own timely execution of transfer strategies across Blocks 2–6, balancing speed, risk, and compliance
- Serve as the single point of contact across donor and receiving sites and global functions; maintain tight stakeholder alignment and issue/risk management
- Supports engineering runs and PPQ; ensure strong process performance monitoring, deviation triage, CAPA effectiveness, and readiness for regulatory inspections
- Build and develop high-performing teams; coach transfer leads, allocate resources, and cultivate talent across a matrixed network
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology, Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, or relevant science/business field
- 5+ years of experience in vaccine or biologics manufacturing with a proven track record leading site-to-site technology transfers in Large Molecule operations
- Demonstrated project management leadership delivering complex, multi-site programs on time and within budget; PMP or equivalent experience preferred
- Hands-on expertise with pharmaceutical/biological processes (drug substance, drug product, formulation, fill-finish, lyophilization; knowledge of single-use systems, chromatography, filtration)
- People leadership experience: managing teams and influencing across matrixed organizations; coaching and developing transfer leads
- Strong understanding of cGMP, PPQ, validation (process/cleaning/CSV), and global regulatory frameworks (USDA)
- Excellent verbal and written communication; effective negotiation and stakeholder management across sites and functions.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
- retirement benefits, including 401(k)
- paid holidays
- vacation
- compassionate and sick days
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