Senior Director/Vice President Process Engineering
- Decibel Therapeutics
- Full time
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Posted: January 23, 2021
Position Overview
The position will report directly to the EVP of Pharmaceutical Development and be responsible for leading and establishing Decibel’s gene therapy process development. The candidate will work closely with cross-functional leaders, R&D project teams and with external CROs and CDMOs to establish gene therapy manufacturing processes and manufacture high quality products in support of Decibel’s R&D product pipeline, preclinical through all phases of clinical development.
The ideal applicant will be an experienced process engineer/scientist with a strong background AAV viral vector production and associated analytics. The applicant will have a demonstrated record of successfully leading groups of scientists and engineers to develop processes for the manufacture of adeno-associated virus (AAV) based gene therapies. The position will focus on developing and implementing processes for the production of high quality AAV for use in non-clinical, clinical studies, and registration
Primary responsibilities are to lead and oversee the development of all external end to end upstream and downstream processes and unit operations and effectively communicate overall progress and results to project teams and senior management.
Responsibilities:
Requirements
This position requires a Minimum of a B.S., M.S. or PhD in a relevant area of specialization (biochemical engineering, chemical engineering, biological sciences, virology, molecular biology, or biochemistry) and 10+ years of relevant industry experience in bioprocessing. Experience should include: