Associate Director, Engineering

Scorpion Therapeutics; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks an Associate Director, Engineering for Biologics External Manufacturing Technology to lead technical transfers and maintain supply continuity for biologics with external partners.

The role requires directing tech transfer execution, enforcing compliance and risk management, and optimizing processes across biologics modalities, while coordinating with Quality, Regulatory, and Operations to manage partner relationships and on-time transfers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science required.
• 8+ years in biologics or vaccine manufacturing, process sciences, or engineering.
• Expertise in technical transfer, process troubleshooting, and lean manufacturing.
• Proven leadership and ability to support cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main technical interface and oversee tech transfer execution.
• Ensure compliance, risk management, and process optimization across biologics modalities.
• Support validation, change management, investigations, and inspection readiness.
• Collaborate with Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, and Operations.
• Manage complex external partner relationships and ensure timely transfers.

Skills

Technical transfer

Process troubleshooting

Lean manufacturing

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

Job description

Role

Associate Director, Engineering for Biologics External Manufacturing Technology, leading technical transfers and supply continuity for biologics products with external partners.

Responsibilities

serve as the main technical interface, oversee tech transfer execution, ensure compliance, risk management, and process optimization across biologics modalities, and support validation, change management, investigations, and inspection readiness. Collaborates with cross-functional teams including Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, and Operations, managing complex external partner relationships and ensuring timely, within-budget technology transfers.

Requirements

Bachelor's in Engineering or Science; 8+ years in biologics or vaccine manufacturing, process sciences, or engineering; expertise in technical transfer, process troubleshooting, and lean manufacturing; proven leadership and cross-functional team support.

Preferred

advanced degree, experience with large molecule biologics, international matrix environments, and continuous improvement methodologies.

High-Value

biologics (large molecules), vaccine/biologics manufacturing, process transfer, risk mitigation, validation strategy, external partnership, US-based with 30-50% travel, hybrid or remote work options.