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Associate Director, Drug Product Development

2 months ago
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Full-time
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Program Manager
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Definium Therapeutics

Definium Therapeutics

Definium Therapeutics is dedicated to advancing psychiatry by developing accessible treatments that leverage the therapeutic potential of psychedelic medicine, guided by scientific rigor and a commitment to addressing the root causes of mental health i...

Health Care Providers & Services
51-250
Founded 2019
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Description

  • Serve as the technical contact for CDMOs supporting drug product manufacturing and release activities.
  • Lead oversight of drug product development work, including process development, tech transfer, scale-up, and validation.
  • Provide technical leadership for clinical and commercial manufacturing campaigns, including review and approval of batch records, plans, protocols, reports, and investigations.
  • Partner with CDMOs to identify, assess, and mitigate process risks and manufacturing challenges.
  • Develop and support process validation strategies in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Oversee preparation, review, and approval of validation documentation, including PPQ protocols and reports, risk assessments, control strategies, and CPV plans.
  • Evaluate manufacturing performance data to identify trends, process capability concerns, and improvement opportunities.
  • Lead secondary packaging development activities for a late-stage drug product.
  • Support packaging design, component selection, labeling inputs, packaging line considerations, and secondary packaging validation with external partners and internal stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical drug product development, manufacturing science, technical operations, or related CMC functions.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting outsourced manufacturing models and managing CDMOs in a virtual company environment.
  • Strong working knowledge of cGMP requirements for OSD manufacturing.
  • Strong working knowledge of drug product process development, formulation development, tech transfer, scale-up, and PPQ.
  • Strong working knowledge of ICH Q8/Q9/Q10 and risk-based validation principles.
  • Strong working knowledge of manufacturing investigations and change management.
  • Proven ability to technically oversee and influence external manufacturing partners.
  • Experience supporting regulatory submissions and PAIs for solid oral dosage products (preferred).
  • Experience with lifecycle management, CPV programs, and post-approval change management (preferred).
  • Experience authoring or reviewing CMC sections for regulatory submissions related to drug product manufacturing (preferred).
  • Familiarity with statistical tools used for data analysis (preferred).
  • Prior experience in a virtual or highly outsourced biotech environment (preferred).

Benefits

  • Starting base salary of $150,000 to $202,351, depending on skill set, years of experience, and geographic location.
  • Additional compensation may include bonus and equity.
  • 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
  • 401(k) program with company match.
  • 401(k) vesting begins after the first month of employment.
  • Flexible time off.
  • Generous parental leave.

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