- Develops and maintains good working relationships with contract manufacturers.
- Support the management of CMO contracts
- Develop SOP’s and work processes needed for Commercial Manufacturing
- Works with CMOs to diagnose and correct process issues.
- Identifies, evaluates and selects CMOs for the manufacture of Commercial products
- Develops, collects appropriate metrics to measure CMO performance; leads CMO partnership teams.
- Works with Quality Group to determine the impact of process deviations and works towards resolutions
- Develops timelines, goals, and deliverables for API, Drug product and related manufacturing processes.
- Optimizes the manufacturing process to maintain high product quality, improve process portability, increase process robustness, improve process efficiency, and reduce manufacturing costs.
- Assists in developing drug product and drug substance sourcing strategies.
- With Quality Assurance, ensures CMOs remain current and compliant with all GMP related requirements, guidelines and procedures.
- Tracks deviations and processes changes for the different suppliers and collaborate with Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance in assessing their impact on regulatory filings.
- Initiates and coordinates the preparation of CMC documentation as required
- Collaborates with Regulatory Affairs and other groups to support product filings.
- Assists in contract site preparation activities for regulatory inspections.
- Supports interdisciplinary working teams with recommendations, advice and action plans for manufacturing related issues.
- Provide onsite process coverage as person-in-pant as needed
- Develops systems and maintain compliance to import / export regulatory requirements.
- Communicates manufacturing or technology related issues and information to committees, teams and interested groups within the company.
- Train and mentor personnel as needed.
Education / Experience / Skills :
BS in Engineering / Chemistry or equivalent combination of relevant education and applicable job experience. Masters or Ph.D. preferred. Requires 8+ years of progressively responsible experience within the pharmaceutical / biotechnology industry.
Must possess :
- Strong understanding is required of the biopharmaceutical drug development process including regulatory filings and quality inspections and audits.
- Extensive knowledge of regulations as they pertain to post-approval manufacturing process changes; site changes, etc.
- Domestic and Overseas Travel is required for this role.