Director, Manufacturing Cell Therapy

Are you ready to lead and shape the future of life-saving cell therapies We are seeking a visionary and results-oriented Director of Cell Therapy Manufacturing to oversee and scale GMP manufacturing operations across our Santa Monica and Tarzana sites. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a direct impact on patients lives by delivering high-quality autologous and allogeneic cell therapy products globally.

As a key member of the Site Leadership Team you will combine strategic vision with hands-on leadership to build and sustain world-class operations. You will drive site readiness operational excellence and cross-functional collaboration to ensure safe efficient and compliant manufacturing of innovative therapies.

What Youll Do

• Lead end-to-end GMP manufacturing at both sites delivering on clinical and commercial production goals.

• Drive a culture of accountability safety compliance and quality fostering ownership and excellence across teams.

• Translate enterprise manufacturing strategy into site-level execution including new product introductions (NPIs) scale-up and capacity expansions.

• Design and evolve site governance organizational structures and operational interfaces to support multi-product operations and a growing commercial pipeline.

• Contribute to global capacity planning resource forecasting and scenario-based planning.

• Lead operating model implementation across sites including change management and effective communication.

• Partner across functionsMS&T Quality Supply Chain Engineering and Regulatory Affairsto ensure seamless tech transfers scale-up and process robustness.

• Champion Lean principles and continuous improvement driving efficiency throughput and cost competitiveness.

• Ensure inspection readiness and support health authority interactions.

• Mentor and develop a high-performing team of manufacturing leaders building succession readiness and a culture of engagement.

• Apply lessons learned across sites to support network standardization and continuous improvement initiatives.

What Were Looking For

• Education: Bachelors degree in Life Sciences Engineering or related field; Masters or MBA preferred.

• Experience: 1015 years of progressive leadership in Cell/ Gene therapy manufacturing or GMP biologics including multi-site or network exposure.

• Proven track record in clinical and commercial operations tech transfer scale-up or launch readiness.

Skills & Competencies

• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to execution.

• Deep expertise in GMP compliance batch execution capacity planning and change management.

• Strong financial acumen and experience managing budgets and cost optimization.

• Experience leading operations through site build-outs expansions or digital transformation.

• Familiarity with MES LIMS and ERP systems in regulated manufacturing environments.

• Successful in matrixed global organizations with cross-site responsibility.

Why Join Us

• Make a tangible impact on patients lives worldwide.

• Lead and develop a dynamic high-performing team.

• Drive innovative cell therapy manufacturing at the forefront of the industry.

• Collaborate across a cutting-edge multi-site operation and influence the future of cell therapy production.

If youre ready to bring your leadership vision and expertise to a role that truly makes a difference we want to hear from you.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $162682.40 - $244023.60. However base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including market location job-related knowledge skills and addition our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles) to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles) and commission payment eligibility (sales roles).

Our Benefits:

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