Director, Analytical Development
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use only sections that have real content. The posting includes: "Who We Are" (company description) maybe not needed as heading? The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content.
We have content: About The Role (description). That's about the role. So we can have About the role
with paragraph(s) summarizing? But we must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include the substantive info from "About The Role" paragraph. That paragraph: "Arbor is seeking a Director, Analytical Development to lead phase-appropriate analytical strategy, method development, method transfer and analytical control strategy for AAV-based gene editing programs. This leader will be accountable for building and guiding analytical development capabilities that support progression from early development through clinical manufacturing, GMP readiness and regulatory submissions. The Director will serve as a technical and people leader, partnering closely with Process Development, Quality, Regulatory, and external testing laboratories to ensure robust analytical methods, high-quality data, and timely program advancement."
We need to preserve that exactly, maybe as
About the role
with paragraph(s) summarizing? But we must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include the substantive info from "About The Role" paragraph. That paragraph: "Arbor is seeking a Director, Analytical Development to lead phase-appropriate analytical strategy, method development, method transfer and analytical control strategy for AAV-based gene editing programs. This leader will be accountable for building and guiding analytical development capabilities that support progression from early development through clinical manufacturing, GMP readiness and regulatory submissions. The Director will serve as a technical and people leader, partnering closely with Process Development, Quality, Regulatory, and external testing laboratories to ensure robust analytical methods, high-quality data, and timely program advancement." We need to preserve that exactly, maybe as. Then "What You'll Do." That's responsibilities. So we can have
Responsibilities
with a- list of duties. The bullet points are many sentences separated by periods. We need to preserve all substantive information; we can break each sentence into a list item. Must not invent or summarize away detail. So each bullet should be the sentence exactly as in posting.
Let's extract the responsibilities sentences:
- Lead analytical development strategy and execution for AAV-based gene editing programs, including method development, optimization, qualification, transfer, validation support, characterization, comparability, compatibility, and stability-related testing.
- Establish and maintain phase-appropriate analytical control strategies that support IND-enabling studies, clinical development, GMP manufacturing and release, regulatory submissions, and product lifecycle needs.
- Provide strategic and technical direction for analytical method readiness, ensuring methods are fit for purpose, scientifically justified, and prepared for transfer, qualification, and validation at appropriate development stages.
- Lead development of phase-appropriate specifications, critical reagent strategies, reference standard characterization approaches, assay controls, and analytical comparability plans in partnership with Quality, Process Development, CMC and Regulatory.
- Partner with QC and external laboratories to ensure successful method transfer, GMP phase-appropriate validation, assay performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
- Provide senior technical leadership for OOS/OOT investigations, deviations, assay remediation, comparability assessments, analytical risk assessments, and method lifecycle management.
- Author, review, and approve analytical sections of regulatory submissions, technical reports, protocols, control strategy documents, comparability packages, and CMC source documentation.
- Serve as the Analytical Development subject matter expert on cross-functional CMC and program teams, representing the function in governance forums, regulatory discussions, and external partner interactions.
- Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing analytical development team, fostering scientific rigor, accountability, collaboration, technical excellence and compliance.
- Manage priorities, resources, timelines, and external testing partners to support program goals and ensure timely delivery of high-quality analytical data.
- Influence cross-functional decision-making by translating complex analytical data and technical risks into clear recommendations for program, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory strategy.
We need to ensure we keep punctuation exactly.
Then "What You Bring." That's qualifications/requirements/skills. We need to split into sections: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills maybe. The instruction says use those headings if content exists. We have a list of bullet points under "What You Bring." They include education, experience, technical expertise, understanding, ability to lead, etc. We could categorize: Requirements (education, years experience), Qualifications (demonstrated experience leading..., strong technical expertise..., strong understanding..., proven ability..., demonstrated ability..., strong scientific judgment..., excellent communication...), Skills (maybe specific technical skills). But we need to preserve all substantive info; we can just put all under
Requirements
as a list, or split into Qualifications and Skills if we can discern. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe just one section for Requirements/Qualifications/Skills combined? But they gave examples of separate headings. We could include Requirements (education, experience), Qualifications (demonstrated experience, expertise, understanding, ability to lead, ability to set strategy, judgment, communication), Skills (maybe technical skills). However, to avoid thin sections, maybe combine into oneQualifications
that includes all. But we need to follow instruction: use those headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't say we must use all; we can use only those that have content. So we could have a singleQualifications
containing all the bullet points. That would be substantive. Then "Compensation And Benefits." That's Pay and Benefits. The posting includes base salary range and benefits: equity, annual bonus, health coverage, PTO. So we can havePay
with the salary range paragraph, andBenefits
with list of benefits. Also note "All employees are eligible for new hire equity, an annual bonus, comprehensive health coverage, and discretionary paid time off." That's benefits. We should not include EEO boilerplate. We also have "Who We Are" and "Who you are" sections; those are not required headings but could be included as maybe a brief intro? The instruction: Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a shortor drop it. It didn't say we cannot include other paragraphs like company description. It says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but we should follow the pattern. Probably we should include a brief intro as
before sections, preserving "Who We Are." and "Who you are." content. That is substantive info about company and candidate traits. We should preserve it. So we can have a
containing the "Who We Are." paragraph and maybe the "Who you are." paragraph. However, we need to avoid boilerplate like "For more information, please visit: arbor.bio." That's not boilerplate? It's a link; maybe we keep it as part of description. It's not cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. So we can keep. Thus final HTML: start with
containing Who We Are paragraph (including the link). Then another
containing Who you are paragraph. Then
About the role
withcontaining that paragraph. Then
Responsibilities
with- ... each responsibility. Then
Qualifications
with- ... each bullet from What You Bring. Then
Pay
withcontaining compensation sentence. Then
Benefits
with- ... each benefit. We must not include sections like Schedule (none). Ensure no empty headings. Let's extract exact text. Who We Are paragraph: "Arbor Biotechnologies, a clinical stage, next-generation gene editing company based in Cambridge, MA, is advancing a portfolio of first-in-class genomic medicines addressing serious diseases for which there are no existing functional cures, with a CNS pipeline initially prioritizing multiple ALS targets and a co-developed, clinical program, ABO-101, for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1. The company’s unique breadth of gene editing technologies goes beyond the limitations of early editing approaches to unlock access to new gene targets and expand the therapeutic reach of genomic medicines. For more information, please visit: arbor.bio." Who you are paragraph: "You're driven by purpose and curious by nature. You take ownership, speak up, and stay steady when things get hard. You'd rather the team win than get the credit. If that sounds like you, keep reading." About The Role paragraph: "Arbor is seeking a Director, Analytical Development to lead phase-appropriate analytical strategy, method development, method transfer and analytical control strategy for AAV-based gene editing programs. This leader will be accountable for building and guiding analytical development capabilities that support progression from early development through clinical manufacturing, GMP readiness and regulatory submissions. The Director will serve as a technical and people leader, partnering closely with Process Development, Quality, Regulatory, and external testing laboratories to ensure robust analytical methods, high-quality data, and timely program advancement." Responsibilities list as above. Qualifications list from What You Bring: We need to keep each bullet exactly as in posting. Let's extract: - Ph.D. or M.S. in biological sciences, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred. - 10+ years of analytical development experience in biotechnology, biologics, vaccines, gene therapy, or a related field, with significant experience supporting AAV or viral vector products. - Demonstrated experience leading analytical development activities across multiple stages of development, including early development, IND-enabling work, clinical manufacturing support, method transfer, and GMP readiness. - Strong technical expertise in developing, transferring, qualifying and supporting validation of methods for viral vector characterization, release, device compatibility, comparability, and stability testing. - Strong understanding of FDA, EMA, ICH, USP, and GMP expectations related to analytical development, method validation, QC implementation, reference standards, specifications and lifecycle management. - Proven ability to lead and develop scientists, manage external testing partners, and influence stakeholders across CMC, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Research. - Demonstrated ability to set analytical strategy, prioritize work across programs, manage technical risk, and drive timely execution in a dynamic development environment. - Strong scientific judgment, technical problem-solving skills, and ability to balance long-range analytical strategy with hands-on technical leadership. - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to represent Analytical Development in governance, regulatory, technical, and external partner discussions. - Experience supporting late-stage clinical development, analytical validation campaigns, GMP QC readiness, and regulatory submissions for AAV gene therapy products preferred. Note: The last bullet says "preferred". We keep it. Pay paragraph: "The anticipated base salary range for this role is $220,000–$240,000. Final offers depend on experience, skills, and other job-related factors." Benefits list: - new hire equity - annual bonus - comprehensive health coverage - discretionary paid time off We need to preserve exact phrasing: "All employees are eligible for new hire equity, an annual bonus, comprehensive health coverage, and discretionary paid time off." Could make each as list items or keep as sentence. Better to list each benefit as
- items: new hire equity, an annual bonus, comprehensive health coverage, discretionary paid time off. But we need to preserve the info; splitting is fine as long as we don't lose meaning. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Splitting into list items is okay as it's not summarizing away detail; we are just formatting. However, we must ensure we don't change wording. The phrase "new hire equity" vs "new hire equity" same. "an annual bonus" vs "annual bonus" - dropping "an" changes slightly. Might be okay but to be safe we could keep the sentence as a
. But we need to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Benefits is a list
- ... each bullet from What You Bring. Then
- ... each responsibility. Then