Associate Director, Experimental Process Development *PC 1519

Your Role:

Lead a dynamic team focused on advancing viral and non-viral vector technologies, while keeping a focus on visionary and strategic improvements. This role is central to our innovation pipeline, driving the development of next-generation manufacturing processes that enhance vector yield, quality, and scalability—including lipid nanoparticle (LNP) platforms. Lead a team of five scientists, working in close alignment with the broader Process Development team at Miltenyi Bioindustry. Possesses deep technical expertise, strategic foresight, and a collaborative mindset to foster innovation and platform translation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of scientists in developing novel upstream and downstream processes for viral vectors (e.g., lentivirus, AAV) and non-viral delivery systems (e.g., LNPs).
• ·Drive technology innovation to improve vector productivity, purity, and robustness.
• Develop and execute strategic plans for experimental process development aligned with company goals.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Bioindustry teams, including Analytical Development, Manufacturing, and Quality.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and integrate them into development pipelines.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and quality standards in experimental workflows.
• Present findings and strategies to senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of scientific excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• Requires eight years of management and leadership experience in Biochemical Engineering, Molecular Biology, or related field. Applicants are required to hold a Master’s degree or higher level of education (PhD, PharmaD, etcetera) or a combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of experience in bioprocess development, with a focus on viral vectors and/or LNPs.
• Proven leadership experience managing scientific teams and cross-functional projects.
• Strong understanding of GMP principles, tech transfer, and regulatory expectations.
• Demonstrated ability to translate scientific innovation into scalable processes.
• Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to generate and implement new ideas that push the boundaries of current technologies.
• Capable of setting long-term vision and aligning team efforts with business objectives. · Skilled in building partnerships across departments and sites. · Balances creativity with operational discipline to deliver results.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee is required to stand; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must have ability to handle more than one task at a time and must work at a rapid pace while maintaining attention to detail.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. This job is performed in a temperature-controlled facility without exposure to extreme hot or cold temperatures. Generally, this job is performed in a clean laboratory setting and routinely uses standard medical and research equipment such as centrifuges, biosafety cabinets, microscopes, incubators, chromatography devices and columns, tangential-flow filtration devices and filters, peristaltic pumps and metering fill pumps, pipettes and computers. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to blood, viruses, bacteria, body fluids and other tissues. Employees entering and leaving the laboratory must wear appropriate clothing and protective equipment such as lab coats, glasses and gloves. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The hiring range for this position is expected to fall between $165,300 - $194,400/year, reflecting the range candidates ca