Associate Director, Technical Operations Manufacturing Scale up

Title : Associate Director / Director, Technical Operations and Manufacturing Scale up Program Management

Status : 6-month contract

Location : Hybrid Onsite in Lexington, MA 3 days a week

Compensation : $60-$80 depending on experience

Overview

Seeking an experienced contractor who can help drive and support technical operations and commercial manufacturing scale up. This individual will integrate efforts across R&D, technical operations, manufacturing, commercial to meet critical milestones to advance programs and the platform. They will be a key part of the team working closely with external technical partners and Commercial Manufacturing partner to scale production, and will be responsible for developing and managing complex, multidisciplinary project plans and timelines. They will have a deep understanding of early to late-stage clinical development, CMC, and manufacturing scale up and commercialization, and will have experience working with external partners and CDMOs and successfully managing multiparty business relationships.

This role is hybrid, with onsite work 3 days / week in our Lexington office.

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Work closely with heads of Technical Operations and Engineering to define and drive key projects and initiatives internally and with 3rd parties
• Proactively identify risks, gaps,and resource bottlenecks; drive scenarioplanning; develop and implement mitigation plans.
• Lead all aspects of operational planningand execution such as timeline and milestone development and tracking, team meeting management / minutes, decision making support, and internal reporting and communication.
• Lead discussions with external partners on program plans and execution; proactively identify potential issues / risks and develop mitigation plans
• Support strong cross-functional communication by building solid working relationships across the organization and with external partners

Experience Required :

Salary : $60 - $80