Associate Director, Manufacturing

About the role

The Associate Director, Manufacturing leads manufacturing operations for a site, program, shift structure, or major functional area supporting TCR T, CAR T, and allogeneic cell therapy programs. This role is accountable for translating manufacturing strategy into operational execution while ensuring safe, compliant, reliable delivery of patient supply, resource and workload management, leadership development, operating model maturity, and future commercial readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of manufacturing operations across assigned teams, shifts, programs, or manufacturing areas.
• Lead operations related to the production of cell therapy products, ensuring adherence to applicable regulations, cGMPs, approved procedures, safety requirements, and site standards.
• Establish and maintain an operating model that supports safe, compliant, predictable, manufacturing execution.
• Build, mentor, and develop Manufacturing Managers