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Curia Associate Director, Cell Line Development in Hopkinton, Massachusetts

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CELL LINE DEVELOPMENT in Hopkinton, MA

Curia provides global contract research and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

The Associate Director, Cell Line Development will provide technical skills and lead a team of scientists in support of biological clinical development programs. In addition, the individual will collaborate closely with analytics, manufacturing, and quality groups as well as clients to help ensure successful delivery of programs. This position is based at Curia Biologics’ manufacturing facility in Hopkinton, MA and reports to the Director of Process Development.

Join our talented workforce, where a commitment to excellence and a customer focused attitude is everything. We pursue excellence because our work has the power to improve patients’ lives with the pharmaceuticals we develop and manufacture.

We proudly offer

  • Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)

  • Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)

  • Career advancement opportunities

  • Education reimbursement

  • 401k program

  • Learning platform

  • And more!

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position will train, hire and manage a team of professionals of varying skill levels

Essential Job Duties

  • This role will be a key talent in the CLD (Cell Line Development) department both hands-on and supervisory as subject matter expert.

  • Will lead development and scale-up of mammalian cell culture and harvest process, from seed train to bioreactor harvest, for production of biologics, lead clone selection, and process optimization.

  • Review and approval of relevant documents including protocols and reports, specifications, and comparability protocols, and provide guidance to team on various technical issues.

  • Evaluate and develop new technologies for mammalian cell culture to improve manufacturing processes, increase production efficiency, and reduce cost of goods.

  • Build collaborative relationships with key internal team members, stakeholders (Process Development, Manufacturing, and Quality) and external customers.

  • Develop and characterize high producing stable CHO cell lines suitable for biotherapeutic manufacturing within project timelines.

  • By scientific research improve cell and process productivity.

Education, Experience, Certification and Licensures

  • PhD with 8 years /MS with 12 years/BS with 15 years in a relevant Scientific field with predominant experience in Cell Line Development in biologics drug development.

  • Proven experience working for 5+ years directly on the bench performing operations in cell line development.

  • Multiple years of management experience overseeing staff with a variety of skill and educational levels in CDMO environment.

  • Strong knowledge of both physical analytical procedures (HPLC, ELISA, CE, MS, etc.) as well as binding assays and cell-based biological assays.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Track record of accomplishments in the design, development, and implementation of cell culture processes for protein production.

  • Experience with VIPS® Seeder, Ambr® 15 bioreactor a must.

  • Knowledge of bioreactor process and engineering scaling as well as robust understanding of biochemistry and cell metabolic pathways.

  • Flexible and adaptable in constantly changing environments and growing organization.

  • Maintains extremely high quality and efficiency standards.

  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of a positive team-focused company culture.

Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.

All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.

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