Associate Director, Global Drug Substance Commercialization
September 27
Description
• Join our Mission to Protect Humankind! • Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from bacterial diseases. • The Associate Director for Drug Substance Commercialization of Polysaccharides will lead launch readiness and commercial supply. • Role focuses on technical launch planning and execution through best-practices and coordination of cross-functional efforts. • Provides leadership for effective communication of scientific and commercial rationale for critical raw material manufacturing processes. • Collaborates on overall program strategy with primary responsibility for critical raw material strategy. • MSAT is responsible for transitioning the vaccine process from Process Development to Commercial. • Lead technical and process support for commercial manufacturing, including Polysaccharides, Carrier Proteins, and Conjugation. • Activities include technology transfer support, process characterization, process improvement, and investigating manufacturing issues.
Requirements
• Degree(s) in Chemical or Biochemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related discipline with a minimum of 9+ years of relevant experience for Ph.D., 11+ years for M.S./M.A., or 14+ years for B.S./B.A. • Extensive experience in biologic production processes, including bacterial fermentation, recovery, and purification across multiple operational scales. Experience with polysaccharides and glycoconjugate vaccines highly preferred. • Leadership experience in MSAT or Process Development in supervisory and/or matrixed team roles. • Able to leverage deep technical knowledge in a collaborative manner to establish strategic plans and achieve collective goals. • Excellent organization, problem solving and strategic planning skills. • Highly skilled in both verbal and written communication with the ability to interact effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. • Proactively recognizes needs and potential challenges and directs activities to implement effective solutions. • The ability to seek and analyze data from a variety of sources to support decisions and to align others with the organization's overall strategy. • An entrepreneurial and creative approach to developing new, innovative ideas that will stretch the organization and push the boundaries within the industry.
Benefits
• Competitive compensation package • Comprehensive benefits • Equity component
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