Senior Manager, Upstream Process Development

Meet’s innovative and fast-growing client in San Mateo County has engaged us on an exciting new search for a talented Senior Manager of Upstream Process Development. You will be responsible for leading late-stage upstream process development activities. You will have the opportunity to join a growing biotech organization with a robust pipeline of vaccines to combat infectious diseases across the globe. They are well-funded and offer comprehensive benefits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead late-stage upstream process development activities across process validation/process characterization planning
• Partner with internal teams across QA, AD/QC, MSAT, PM, and Supply Chain teams while representing the upstream function at CMC meetings and external CDMO vendors
• Drive the QbD based process development
• Lead junior-level team members

Qualifications:

• A PhD in Chemistry/Biochemistry/Chemical Engineering or a related discipline and a minimum of 5 years of industry experience within upstream process development in pharma/biotech organizations. An MS degree and 8+ years of industry experience can also be considered.
• Strong expertise with microbial systems and bioprocess optimization, besides protein biochemistry, and fermentation principles
• Late-stage process development experience is highly preferred
• Experienced in applying DoE methodology and is familiar with cGMP

Contact:
If you are interested in learning more, please reach out to amit.uma@meetlifesciences.com or 628 336 2772. Correspondence will be confidential.