Upstream Development Manager
Role: Upstream Development Manager
Salary: Competitive
Location: Italy
I am currently working with a growing and innovative Biopharmaceutical group HQ'd in Italy, with a range of medicinal, clinical & preclinical supplies concentrating on rare critical conditions.
This is an opportunity to be a key member of the R&D team whilst having the opportunity to lead the upstream production, working alongside the multiple different departments in a fast paced and pioneering environment.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead the USP development team and scale up their processes
- Identify and utilize relevant process technologies
- Establish optimal cell growth environments
- Understand and implement USP process scale-up & the manufacturing of validation groups
- Moderate and verify project budgets, timelines and funding
- Analyse the cell production processes
- Work in accordance to the cGMP
Qualifications/Experience required
- Ph.D. in biotechnology, biology or related discipline
- 3+ Years' experience in relevant industry setting
- In depth hands on experience with USP technology and equipment
- Managerial or team lead experience
- Very good spoken and written English
- Strategic, analytical and holistic way of thinking as well as a pronounced understanding of processes
