Associate Director, Technology Transfer Task Force Animal Health Vaccines

Job Description

Join our Global Science & Technology Network leadership team to lead complex site-to-site technology transfers for Animal Health vaccines across our US manufacturing network. As Associate Director you will own end-to-end execution for Large Molecule/Biologics transfers ensuring on-time on-budget delivery and compliant unconstrained supply that supports business growth. You will provide strategic oversight standardized methodology and hands-on leadership to transfer teams and site sponsors while driving portfolio governance and alignment with our Network & Strategy Development Office. This role is based at a US manufacturing site and focuses on transfers within the US region. This is an opportunity to set standards build capability and grow our teams while delivering complex strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support end-to-end site-to-site technology transfers for Animal Health vaccines (drug substance and drug product) from scoping/siting through PPQ and commercial readiness
• Establish and deploy standardized transfer methodology tools training and governance; ensure clear visualization of status through reporting and tiered escalation
• Drive Block 1 scoping and siting assessments and in collaboration with transfer lead own timely execution of transfer strategies across Blocks 26 balancing speed risk and compliance
• Serve as the single point of contact across donor and receiving sites and global functions; maintain tight stakeholder alignment and issue/risk management
• Supports engineering runs and PPQ; ensure strong process performance monitoring deviation triage CAPA effectiveness and readiness for regulatory inspections
• Build and develop high-performing teams; coach transfer leads allocate resources and cultivate talent across a matrixed network

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Biotechnology Chemical/Biochemical Engineering or relevant science/business field
• 5 years of experience in vaccine or biologics manufacturing with a proven track record leading site-to-site technology transfers in Large Molecule operations
• Demonstrated project management leadership delivering complex multi-site programs on time and within budget; PMP or equivalent experience preferred
• Hands-on expertise with pharmaceutical/biological processes (drug substance drug product formulation fill-finish lyophilization; knowledge of single-use systems chromatography filtration)
• People leadership experience: managing teams and influencing across matrixed organizations; coaching and developing transfer leads
• Strong understanding of cGMP PPQ validation (process/cleaning/CSV) and global regulatory frameworks (USDA)
• Excellent verbal and written communication; effective negotiation and stakeholder management across sites and functions

Preferred Skills and Attributes

• Ability to manage multiple complex transfers simultaneously maintain portfolio-level visibility and focus teams on critical path activities
• Strong analytical judgment and risk-based decision making; adept at fit-to-plant strategies gap assessments and mitigation planning
• Proven capability working across cultures and time zones; strong networking skills within complex global organizations
• Resilient flexible and calm under pressure; comfortable with aggressive timelines and changing priorities
• Experience with digital tools supporting tech transfer and manufacturing (e.g. eQMS MES data historians knowledge management)
• Willingness to travel as needed to donor/receiving sites within the US

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