King of Prussia, PA
2 Years Ago
Center for Breakthrough Medicines is on track to be the largest single-site cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization in the world. Our comprehensive service offering accelerates speed to market through supply chain disruption mitigation strategies, end-to-end program management expertise and unique platform technology with the ability to follow a molecule from idea to commercialization. CBM’s integrated approach provides high quality and consistent end-to-end manufacturing capability including: Process and Analytical Development; Plasmid DNA production; Viral Vector Production of Lentivirus; AAV and Adenovirus; Testing and Analytics; Autologous, Allogeneic and Gene-edited Cell Therapy Bioprocessing; and Cell banking. CBM’s horizontal and vertical integration provides one source throughout a product’s life cycle.
CBM’s mission is to accelerate the delivery and affordability of lifesaving and life-changing therapies from discovery to market by offering a complete solution for the development and commercialization of cell and gene therapies.
CBM is located just outside of Philadelphia in the Heart of Cellicon Valley on The Discovery Labs campus set on 300 acres with 2.4 million square feet of life sciences lab and manufacturing space, allowing clients to scale their development and manufacturing needs without ever having to change sites, while providing employees a true community campus experience focused exclusively on life sciences.
The Director of Molecular will be responsible for providing senior leadership over Molecular testing services supporting Cell and Gene Therapy Programs at The Discovery Labs, Center for Breakthrough Medicines. The Director will be a key member of the Testing Leadership team and will be responsible for leading the development of a new Molecular laboratory, transitioning and implementing GMP test methods from Analytical Development and other cross-functional groups, and CBM’s clients. The Director will be responsible for managing a large team of Cell and Gene Therapy scientists that will be directly responsible for delivering results to our customers for complex characterization and product release methods. The Director will also be responsible for driving the strategy and execution of new analytical technologies and techniques to serve our clients, bringing cell and gene therapies from bench to bedside.
· Establish and monitor performance against established KPIs, internal metrics and trends to ensure the department performance against Safety, Compliance, Technical Trending and Delivery.
· Maintain Operational execution of the department to The Discovery Labs expectations through regular business reviews and other performance management activities.
· Evaluate risks and opportunities with Sr. Management and drive strategic outcomes for the business.
· Recommends hire/transfer/promotion/discharge and salary changes and acts on employee problems. Conducts employee performance appraisals in a timely and objective manner. Monitors the growth and career development of direct reports.
· Ensure quality and assists Quality Assurance in maintaining all technical and regulatory requirements.
· Ph.D. in relevant field with 10+ years of experience in molecular laboratory experience or M.S. degree in Molecular or related field with 15+ years of relevant experience is preferred
· Strong background and deep subject-matter expertise in Molecular biology
· Experience managing a large team of full-time scientists, including PhD level scientists, supporting multiple projects and fostering a culture of innovation, teamwork, performance and trust, with 5 years (minimally) of People Management experience is required.
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