Manager/Director of Development

Manager/DirectorofDevelopment

Hyderabad – WFO Hybrid

Contract

10+ years of experience

Manager/ Director of Development oversees all development projects that occur at Client.These projects include internal projects looking to optimize yields, lower costs, improve process times within the established manufacturing processes as well as being the key liaison between client and external collaborators including writing proposals, determining costs and creating preliminary work instructions for the manufacturing group.The Director will work with the manufacturing, Quality and logistics groups as an SME to assist in the troubleshooting of issues that may arise.The ideal candidate will have experience in media formulations and a working knowledge of processes needed to produce andorpurifymaterialsusedinthecelltherapyandcellculturespace.Thiscandidateshouldknow about GMP and GLP and have a general knowledge of regulations needed to produce materials for manufacturinguseoftherapeuticmaterials.ThispositionwillreporttotheVicePresidentofOperations.

·Preparedevelopmentproposalsandcostingsheetsforcustomprojectswithexternal collaborators

·SMEonprocesses related to manufacturing,

·Create work instructions (batch records) for transfer of processes from external collaborators to manufacturing

·Technical SME for customer complaints and technical questions

·Project management for external projects

·Throughcontinuous improvements, work with manufacturing to improve yields, lower costs and

·improve qualityofClient’scoreproducts

CustomerCentric

·Consistentlyawareofhowworkproductimpactscustomervalueandexperienceand works with intensity to optimize customer value and experience.Able to identify barriers and inefficiencies impacting customer value.

·oKeenabilitytocollaboratewithadiversesetofcolleagues –oftenunderpressure–to accomplish business objectives and deliver customer value.Able to identify – and correct – the issues degrading the success of teams.

·Consistently delivers high-quality individual results, and when problems are encountered,abletobeself-reflectiveandidentifynewwaysofworkingtoaccomplish individual objectives.Strong level of personal accountability.Invests time and energy into professional development. Routinely takes the initiative to solve challenges and capitalize on business opportunities.

·Abletoclearlyidentifytheworkthatneedstobedoneandtheorderinwhichthework needs to be completed to generate the desired result.Consistently able to foresee challenges and barriers to success and then effectively develops – and implements – actions to accomplish objectives.

·Abletoorganizethoughtstocommunicatetocolleaguesconciselyandaccuratelyand, as needed, management.Oral and written communications are professional and appropriate for the setting and the audience.

TeamLeadership

·Expert at building, organizing, and managing diverse teams to accomplish challenging objectives –ontime and under budget.Takes proactive stepsto design andimplement systems to effectively communicate team vision/ mission and cultivates the motivationalatmosphererequiredtomaximizetheperformanceofeveryonewithinthe team.

·Expertatdeployingtoolsandprocessestobringclarity –andaccountability–tothe complex actions and deliverables required to accomplish the objective.Ruthlessly manages project deliverables, timelines, and results.Holds individuals and teams accountable to deliver on commitments.

·Setsobjectivesandmetricswithindividualsandteamstoensureclarityregardingthe desired outcomes and how success will be determined.Skillful in coaching – and

·supporting – individualsandteams.Ableto quicklyidentifyperformancegaps,assess rootcases,andimplementcorrectiveactions.Unsatisfiedwithpoorperformanceand able to rigorously address performance barriers.

·Keen ability to understand how a business works, how the business delivers value to customers, how it makes money, and how strategies and decisions impact financial, operational,andsalesresults.Abletoquicklyunderstandthenuancesandtrade-offs associated with critical business issues, challenges, and opportunities, and make decisions that generate the greatest benefit to the business – and stakeholders.

·Doingtherightthing–thefirsttime.Honoringandkeepingcommitments.

·Workingwithspeedandfocustodeliverthehighestqualityresults –ontime.

·Embracinguniqueperspectivesandtreatingotherswithdignityandrespect.

·Biasedtoimproveprocessesandproductstobetterservecustomersandimprove workflows.

·The candidate should have a BS, MS or PhD in chemical/biochemical engineering, molecular biology or related discipline with eight or more years of relevant experience

·Experience in cell culture formulation

·Knowledge of cell culture systems

·Knowledge of GMP

·Knowledge of media manufacturing

·A proven ability to work as part of a team to deliver results

·Organization Skills – Ability to manage multiple priorities and know when to escalate issues for resolution

·Effective Communicator

·GoodlevelofunderstandingwithMicrosoftOfficeProducts(Word,Excel,project)