Senior Director Chemical Process Development/ CMC 2026725
Location: Watertown, MA (Onsite)
Science/ Focus: Small molecule therapeutics
Job Overview: The Senior Director will lead chemical process development and manufacturing, serving as a technical expert, coordinating with external partners for drug substance production, and providing leadership and expertise in equipment and processes for chemical synthesis.
Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and align drug substance process development and manufacturing with clinical trial plans and corporate goals.
• Design and execute synthetic processes to produce drug substance for GLP tox and clinical supplies.
• Manage project assignment and workload distribution within the chemical process development group.
• Screen and select external partners for process research and production of drug substances, both non-GMP and GMP.

• PhD degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related scientific field, with at least 12 years of experience in drug substance development and manufacturing.
• Proven track record in developing and scaling up chemical processes from laboratory scale to kilolab, pilot plant, and commercial plant.
• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with laboratory and plant equipment and processes commonly used for synthetic chemistry, including knowledge of radiolabeled synthesis.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in managing people, multiple projects, and budget.

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