Manager, Upstream Process Development and Scale-up

Upstream Manager Fast Trak Process Development Services

The Upstream Team Manager is responsible for leading the Fast Trak Process Development Services (PDS) Upstream team providing technical operational and people leadership to deliver high-quality process development scale-up technology transfer training and customer support activities. This role serves as a key technical leader and customer-facing subject matter expert supporting biologics viral vector pDNA and emerging therapeutic modalities.

This position is part of the Fast Trak Process Development Services organization and will be located in Marlborough Massachusetts.

What youll do

Technical and Business Leadership

• Lead planning execution and delivery of upstream process development scale-up and technology transfer activities for biologics viral vectors plasmid DNA mRNA and other advanced therapy modalities.
• Provide technical oversight and scientific leadership for cell culture bioreactor operations process characterization and scale-up activities and serve as a technical subject matter expert (SME) during customer meetings project reviews technical investigations risk assessments and troubleshooting activities.
• Support the development of innovative service offerings technologies and workflows that expand Fast Trak capabilities and customer value.
• Support proposal development scope definition technical reviews customer presentations and drive robust documentation practices including SOPs study plans batch records investigations technical reports and technology transfer documentation.
• Partner closely with downstream analytics applications automation R&D commercial and PMO teams to ensure successful project execution and foster scientific collaborations within Fast Trak PD cross-functional teams and customers to drive efficient execution of internal and external KPIs.
• Lead and support workforce planning talent development recruitment onboarding succession planning and ensure effective resource allocation and project prioritization to meet customer and business objectives.
• Drive on-time delivery quality productivity continuous improvement initiatives and customer satisfaction metrics utilizing Danaher Business System (DBS) principles and tools.

Who you are

• Bachelors degree or higher (MS or PhD preferred) in chemical engineering molecular biology biochemistry or related discipline with 10 years of relevant experience in biologics with 2 years of direct experience leading technical teams and/or people management responsibilities.
• Demonstrated hands-on expertise in upstream process development scale-up technology transfer and mammalian cell culture operations ranging from laboratory to pilot scale.
• Experience managing customer-facing projects and cross-functional teams with strong technical writing and presentation skills.
• People leader that fosters a culture of safety accountability inclusion collaboration continuous improvement and scientific excellence.

Travel and Work Environment

• Ability and willingness to work in laboratory and pilot-scale environments including BSL-2 laboratories when required.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally to support customer engagements technology transfers training and conferences.
• Flexibility to support occasional off-hours activities associated with critical project milestones and run schedules.

The salary range for this role is $126000.00 - $150000.00. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

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