Associate Director - Cell Production

RXinsider LTD.; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Eurofins DiscoverX is seeking a senior leader for cell-based production at its Fremont facility. You will drive operation of bioassay and cell line manufacturing, optimize processes, and ensure GMP/GLP compliance while partnering with R&D and Tech Transfer on product transfers.

You will manage a diverse team, monitor performance metrics, and uphold quality documentation and inventories to meet schedule targets and revenue goals.

Qualifications

• BSc/ MSc or PhD in life sciences or related field with 5+ years of cell-based production.
• Experience with GLP or GMP is preferable.
• Experience supervising diverse laboratory personnel is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily bioassay and cell line manufacturing and improve processes for quality, efficiency and capacity.
• Apply GMP/GLP principles across responsibilities and align with business goals.
• Support Head of Operations by managing team plans, timelines and budgets.
• Prepare for volume/product transfers, NPI collaboration with R&D and Tech Transfer.
• Track TAT, inventory, margins, backorders and ensure safety stock adherence.

Skills

Cell biology

Biochemistry

Chemistry

Life sciences

GLP/GMP experience

Data analysis

Education

BSc/Masters/PhD or equivalent

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 50,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialized clinical diagnostics testing.

In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

Lead Innovation. Drive Excellence. Shape the Future of Cell‑Based Products.

This role leads the Eurofins DiscoverX Cell Production team in delivering world‑class cell‑based products while advancing operational excellence and continuous improvement. You will be a key driver of performance—optimizing processes, improving scalability, and delivering strong operational results in a collaborative environment.

You’ll play a critical role in:

• The day-to-day operation of bioassay and cell line manufacturing group and process improvement to drive quality, efficiency and capacity.
• Applying GMP/GLP in all areas of responsibility, as appropriate
• Assisting the Head of Operations by managing the bioassay and cell line production team and their team members in the preparation and implementation of operating plans and strategies consistent with business objectives such as improved TAT, on-time delivery and achieving pre-set revenue and EBITA targets.

Eurofins DiscoverX Cell-based Products:

• Ensure the cell-based production organization is prepared to execute on volume, product transfer, and product development initiatives. This includes supporting the Tech Transfer group for new product introduction (NPI), Critical Reagent program, working closely with R&D to ensure smooth and efficient product transfer and improving workflows and efficiencies such as implementation of Lean program strategies.
• Implement activities for the team to minimize to eliminate back order issues for all cell based assay products include assay ready products, cell lines and bioassay cells, develop cost improvement plans, improve product delivery performance, efficiency, throughput, and implementing process changes.
• Critical to the role is the expertise to troubleshoot and optimize cell growth to maximize viability and recovery of cryopreserved cell productions, especially for assay ready applications.
• Experience in scale up approaches for both adherent and suspension cultures and automated cryopreservation methods are preferred.
• Provide tracking of TAT metrics for new product transfers, historical cell culture metrics, inventory, cryo-storage optimization, margin, backorder, managing safety stocks, and adherence to key performance indices.

Quality Assurance System / ISO Implementation:

• Continuing implementation of quality program for Eurofins DiscoverX products.
• Manage departmental records, including Standard Operating Procedures, inventory and all other department files, records and documents.
• Ensure implementation of quality management program including published training objectives and records as well as product documentation.
• Working with company's QA department that ensure data meet internal QA/QC criteria and are completed on time.
• Ensure that all employees within group are correctly qualified for assigned activities at all times.
• Support activities for hiring and retaining a diverse, highly qualified staff and for providing career coaching, growth and personal development for direct report employees.

Daily duties include:

• Day to day management of Fremont Bioassay and cell line manufacturing team, data analysis and supporting QA/QC where required; product inventory levels; cell production needs for screening group; maintenance of new and existing software applications and tools; method development to support cell-based production.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate:

• B.Sc. Masters or Ph.D or equivalent industrial experience in the life sciences, cell biology, biochemistry, chemistry or a related discipline plus at least 5 years of cell-based cell production in an industrial or academic laboratory setting which includes expertise in culturing various cell lines, preferably in the bioassay arena.
• Experience with GLP or GMP preferable
• Previous experience supervising diverse laboratory scientific personnel preferable
• Experience with various aspects of cell production, troubleshooting cell culture issues and challenges, including managing inventory levels, timelines and product quality and documentation.

Additional Information

Salary Range: $143,500 - $165,000/yr. base plus bonus

The position is full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., with overtime as needed.

• Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays

Eurofins USA Discovery Services is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.