Cell Therapy Facilities & Network Director

AstraZeneca; California (MD); On-site; USD 185,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term incentive

Equity awards

Retirement plan

PTO & holidays

Health/dental/vision

Job summary

AstraZeneca is seeking an experienced Facilities & Engineering leader to establish design standards for cell therapy manufacturing and to drive risk-based contamination controls across a multi-site network. You will partner with Real Estate and Engineering to evaluate expansion opportunities and lead studies that inform capital investments.

This role requires a minimum of 10 years in pharma/biotech facilities engineering, with hands-on cell therapy or ATMP experience preferred, and a track

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in pharmaceutical/biotech facilities engineering with at least 5 years in a network, multi-site, or above-site role.
• Direct experience with cell therapy, biologics, or ATMP facility design strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to develop user requirements and design standards for GMP facilities.
• Involvement in greenfield or major expansion programs from conceptual design through handover.

Responsibilities

• Establish user requirements and facility design standards for cell therapy manufacturing.
• Collaborate with Real Estate and Engineering on expansion opportunities and site criteria.
• Lead engineering studies informing capital investment decisions and platform changes.
• Participate in capital execution governance, planning and reporting.
• Identify facility-related risks across sites and develop mitigation strategies for prioritization.
• Harmonize operating models across supply sites and drive standardization without disrupting operations.

Skills

Engineering judgment

Contamination control

Standards development

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder influence

Facility design requirements

Matrix governance

Education

Bachelor's in engineering

Master's degree preferred

PE/CEng license desirable

Tools

BIM

CMMS

Environmental monitoring

Energy management

Job description

AstraZeneca is seeking an experienced Facilities & Engineering leader to establish design standards for cell therapy manufacturing and to drive risk-based contamination controls across a multi-site network. You will partner with Real Estate and Engineering to evaluate expansion opportunities and lead studies that inform capital investments.

This role requires a minimum of 10 years in pharma/biotech facilities engineering, with hands-on cell therapy or ATMP experience preferred, and a track