Associate Manager, CMC Operations

CRISPR Therapeutics; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking an Associate Manager, CMC Operations to support cross-program planning and execution across drug product development and external manufacturing.

This hands-on role drives timelines, risk logs, and deliverables with CMC, Regulatory, QA, and CDMO partners. The ideal candidate has 5–7+ years in CMC or biologics environments, with strong project management skills and experience using Smartsheet or MS Project.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, engineering, or related field; 5-7+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 4-6 years.
• Experience supporting biologics, cell/gene therapy, or LNP-based drug products.
• Familiarity with multi-program tracking tools (Smartsheet, MS Project, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain integrated cross-program timelines spanning tech transfer, process development, manufacturing campaigns, and regulatory-supporting deliverables.
• Own program-level risk and action logs; proactively identify dependencies, conflicts, and timeline risks across the 3 active programs and elevate as needed.
• Coordinate deliverables and follow-through across CMC, Regulatory, QA, and external CDMO partners, driving accountability without formal authority over those groups.
• Track CDMO batch scheduling, tech transfer milestones, and manufacturing deliverables; flag scheduling conflicts or resourcing gaps early.
• Support budget, purchase order, and supply planning inputs relevant to external DP manufacturing activities.
• Prepare status reports, dashboards, and meeting materials for program and governance reviews; ensure meeting follow-through and documentation.
• Partner with the CMC Lead to prioritize work across programs based on regulatory milestones and business impact.
• Project/timeline management experience in a CMC, drug substance/drug product, or biologics environment, with skill in cross-program plans, risk logs, and action trackers.
• Working fluency in CMC/manufacturing terminology (tech transfer, batch records, GMP milestones, CDMO interactions) to flag risk, not just log tasks.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills to drive accountability across CMC, Regulatory, QA, and CDMO partners without formal authority.

Skills

Biologics/Cell therapy background

Cross-functional collaboration

Project/timeline management

Attention to detail with big picture

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering or related field

5-7+ years of relevant experience (or 4-6 with advanced degree)

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

Job description

Company Overview

Founded over a decade ago, CRISPR Therapeutics is a leading biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative gene-based medicines for serious human diseases. The Company has evolved from a pioneering research-stage organization into an industry leader, marking a historic milestone with the approval of CASGEVY® (exagamglogene autotemcel [exa-cel]), the world’s first CRISPR-based therapy, approved for eligible patients with sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia. CRISPR Therapeutics is advancing a broad and diversified pipeline across hemoglobinopathies, cardiovascular, autoimmune, oncology, regenerative medicine and rare diseases. The Company continues to expand its leadership in gene editing through the development of SyNTase™ editing, a novel and proprietary gene-editing platform designed to enable precise, efficient, and scalable gene correction. To accelerate and expand its impact, CRISPR Therapeutics has established strategic collaborations with leading biopharmaceutical partners, including Vertex Pharmaceuticals. CRISPR Therapeutics AG is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, with its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc., and R&D operations based in Boston, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California.

Job Description

Position Summary The Associate Manager, CMC Operations supports the CMC Lead across multiple concurrent drug product development programs and external manufacturing operations. This role drives cross-program planning, coordination, and execution tracking — managing integrated timelines, risk and action logs, and cross-functional deliverables — so that CMC, Regulatory, QA, and CDMO partners stay aligned and program milestones are met. This is a hands‑on operations role, not a purely administrative one: the person in this role will need to understand CMC and manufacturing context well enough to flag risks proactively, not just track tasks.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain integrated cross-program timelines spanning tech transfer, process development, manufacturing campaigns, and regulatory-supporting deliverables.
• Own program-level risk and action logs; proactively identify dependencies, conflicts, and timeline risks across the 3 active programs and elevate as needed.
• Coordinate deliverables and follow-through across CMC, Regulatory, QA, and external CDMO partners, driving accountability without formal authority over those groups.
• Track CDMO batch scheduling, tech transfer milestones, and manufacturing deliverables; flag scheduling conflicts or resourcing gaps early.
• Support budget, purchase order, and supply planning inputs relevant to external DP manufacturing activities.
• Prepare status reports, dashboards, and meeting materials for program and governance reviews; ensure meeting follow-through and documentation.
• Partner with the CMC Lead to prioritize work across programs based on regulatory milestones and business impact.
• Project/timeline management experience in a CMC, drug substance/drug product, or biologics environment, with skill in cross-program plans, risk logs, and action trackers.
• Working fluency in CMC/manufacturing terminology (tech transfer, batch records, GMP milestones, CDMO interactions) to flag risk, not just log tasks.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills to drive accountability across CMC, Regulatory, QA, and CDMO partners without formal authority.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, engineering, or related technical field; advanced degree a plus and 5-7+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degree and 4-6 years.
• Prior experience supporting biologics, cell/gene therapy, or LNP-based drug product programs.
• Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project, or similar) for multi-program tracking.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills, including an ability to combine attention to detail with a big picture perspective.

Competencies

• Collaborative – Openness, One Team
• Undaunted – Fearless, Can-do attitude
• Results Orientation – Delivering progress toward our mission. Sense of urgency in solving problems.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit – Proactive. Ownership mindset.

CRISPR Therapeutics believes in fostering a dynamic workplace that balances remote work flexibility with the benefits of in-person interactions. Our employees work at least three days on-site, creating a collaborative work environment, where we cultivate mentorship opportunities, increase cross-functional communication and offer opportunities for our employees to connect. Certain lab based and manufacturing positions are located fully on-site.

Associate Manager, CMC Operations: Base pay range of $110,000 to $120,000+ bonus, equity and benefits

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