Senior Manager, Process Automation & Tech Transfer

Gilead Sciences Inc.

Maryland

On-site

USD 154,000 - 199,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Kite Pharma (Gilead) is seeking a Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) Operations & Automation Technology Manager/Senior Manager to lead equipment and automation support for clinical cell therapy manufacturing. You will partner with Manufacturing, Facilities, Quality, Validation, IT, and Process Development to ensure reliable operations and data-integrity compliant processes.

Your role covers technology transfers, new product introductions, lifecycle management, automation initiatives,

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree plus 8+ years in biotech/pharma manufacturing or a related field.
  • Master's degree with 6+ years experience, or PhD/PharmD with relevant outcomes.
  • Experience with GMP manufacturing, automation systems, and process engineering.
  • Strong technical writing and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for GMP manufacturing equipment and automation systems.
  • Lead investigations, CAPAs, change controls, and equipment lifecycle activities.
  • Support tech transfers, new product introductions, and readiness planning.
  • Develop dashboards and analytics to improve process visibility and performance.

Skills

Technical leadership
Cross-functional collaboration
Technical writing
Data analytics
Process optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
PhD/PharmD

Tools

MES
EBR
SCADA
PLC
OSI PI
Chronicle
CellFactory

Job description

Kite Pharma (Gilead) is seeking a Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) Operations & Automation Technology Manager/Senior Manager to lead equipment and automation support for clinical cell therapy manufacturing. You will partner with Manufacturing, Facilities, Quality, Validation, IT, and Process Development to ensure reliable operations and data-integrity compliant processes.

Your role covers technology transfers, new product introductions, lifecycle management, automation initiatives,

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