Vice President, Operations - Biologics - USA

Posted 09 January 2022
Salary Negotiable
Job type Full Time
Discipline Large Molecule
Contact NameVincent Mackay

Job description

​Mantell Associates are proudly partnered with one of the fastest growing CDMO’s on the planet regarding a Vice President of Operations opportunity.

Our client are a full service biologics CDMO focusing on utilising ground breaking technology to continue the expansion of their CDMO capabilities, while also enhancing the capabilities of their own pipeline of therapeutics and vaccines.

Vice President, Operations Responsibilities:

  • You will head the function ensuring that appropriate scientific, regulatory, and quality standards are followed across manufacturing facility design, construction, and validation, GMP operation system establishment all while running the CDMO business, and commercial production management.

  • Oversee the preparation and management of complex GMP manufacturing facility development plans, budgets, and long-range planning.

  • Provide scientific guidance and oversight while factoring in technical, regulatory, and intellectual property considerations and risk assessment

Vice President, Operations - Requirements:

  • Minimum of 15 years of product/process development and/or commercial manufacturing experience in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly for biologics.

  • Leadership and managerial experience with a team of CMC development scientists and/or engineers (process chemists, analytical chemists, formulation scientists, technical operations), leading cross-functional projects, planning and delivering results within project deadlines.

  • Participation in portfolio decision-making in a smaller biotech organization is preferred.

Mantell Associates is a specialist Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Executive Search organisation. For more information on this role, contact Vincent Mackay on +44 (0)20 8066 1520 orvincent.mackay@mantellassociates.com.