💼 About This Role

You'll lead drug product development for lentiviral vectors at Umoja Biopharma, driving formulation, fill-finish, and tech transfer for early and late-stage programs. You'll oversee a capital project to upgrade internal manufacturing and collaborate cross-functionally to advance novel cancer immunotherapies.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing Drug Product and Formulation team
• Lead Drug Product Development activities for multiple products including tech transfer and manufacturing support
• Serve as primary technical point of contact for external fill-finish tech transfer
• Drive late-stage Drug Product Development strategy for formulation and process qualification

📋 Requirements

• PhD/MS/BS in Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field with 15/17/20 years relevant experience for Senior Director
• Minimum 10 years of people management experience
• Extensive experience with early and late phase fill-finish and formulation development
• Experience with GMP manufacturing support and Process Performance Qualification (PPQ)

✨ Nice to Have

• Understanding of viral drug products, preferably BSL2 or higher enveloped viruses
• Experience with frozen-in-vial and lyophilized/spray dried drug products
• Experience leading extractable and leachable studies

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 🏖️ Unlimited PTO (inferred from industry standard)
• 🏥 Comprehensive health insurance (inferred)
• 💰 Equity grants (inferred for biotech leadership)
• 📈 401(k) matching (inferred)
• 🎓 Professional development budget (inferred)

🚩 Heads Up

• Role combines Director-level leadership with hands-on capital project oversight, possibly overloading scope
• Estimated salary range may be low for Senior Director level in biotech with 15+ years experience