Director, Drug Product Manufacturing
Company: Sage Therapeutics
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: August 6, 2022
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Job Description:
**General Scope and Summary**
SAGE Therapeutics is searching for an experienced technical leader
for a highly visible role as Director, Drug Product Manufacturing.
The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing
external manufacturing and technology transfer activities for phase
3 and commercial drug product, including process validation and
supporting development and clinical supplies activities. The
successful candidate will collaborate closely with other Sage
functions, including Quality, Regulatory, Pharmaceutical
Development, Analytical Development, Process Development, and
Supply Chain to advance Sage's fast growing portfolio of
products.
**Roles and Responsibilities**
+ Oversee commercial manufacturing operations at external
manufacturing partners for sterile drug product.
+ Oversee technology transfer and process validation activities at
new external manufacturing partners in close collaboration with
Process Development, Quality, and the CMC teams.
+ Manage technical and process changes for commercial manufacturing
in close collaboration with Quality, Regulatory, and other involved
functions.
+ Actively manage manufacturing risks and improvements.
+ Support clinical manufacturing and development activities.
+ Lead technical development teams, e.g. tech transfer teams or
technical project teams.
+ Actively contribute to CMC teams and ensure alignment of
manufacturing and technology transfer activities with CMC and
program development plans.
+ Actively communicate, collaborate with, and contribute to other
functional areas and drive to achieve the best development and
business results for the company.
**Experience, Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills**
The successful candidate has a broad experience in pharmaceutical
manufacturing of Oral Solid Dosage Forms and sterile drug products,
as well as a proven track record of solving complex technical
issues. Experience in sterile drug products and lipid formulations
is a plus. Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration
skills in a cross-functional and fast-paced environment as well as
a proven ability to achieve results in a virtual setting with
external laboratories and manufacturing facilities are a must.
**Basic Qualifications**
+ Advanced degree in engineering, science, or related field.
+ 8+ years of relevant manufacturing, engineering, and development
experience in the pharmaceutical industry; technology transfer and
validation experience required.
+ Experience managing CDMOs.
+ Up to 50% business-related travel.
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ 10+ years of relevant manufacturing, engineering, and development
experience in the pharmaceutical industry; Oral Solid Dosage Forms,
technology transfer, and validation experience required. Experience
with sterile product and lipid formulation manufacturing is a
plus.
+ Strategic view and leadership abilities as well as hands-on
problem-solving skills.
+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to
effectively work across levels, functions, and companies.
+ Strong team player that has a customer service approach and is
solution-oriented.
+ Attention to detail and the ability to work individually, within
a multi-disciplinary team, as well as with external partners and
vendors.
+ Possesses strong written and verbal communication skills.
+ Embrace our Core Values: Put People First, Improve Lives,
Cultivate Curiosity, Do Right, and Forge New Pathways.
+ Excitement about the vision and mission of Sage.
**Employment Type:**
Employee
**Number of Openings:**
1
**Job ID:**
R001312
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