Associate Director, Device Development
Apogee TherapeuticsAbout the role
Founded in 2022, Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. (Ticker: APGE) is a well-funded, Nasdaq listed company that offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment. At Apogee, you can actively contribute to shaping the company culture, take on various roles and responsibilities, and grow professionally.
Apogee Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing novel biologics with potential for differentiated efficacy and dosing in the largest I&I markets, Apogee’s antibody programs are designed to overcome limitations of existing therapies by targeting well-established mechanisms of action and incorporating advanced antibody engineering to optimize half-life and other properties. Zumilokibart (APG777), the company’s most advanced program, is being initially developed for the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD), which is the largest and one of the least penetrated I&I markets, as well as asthma. With four validated targets in its portfolio, Apogee is seeking to achieve best-in-class efficacy and dosing through monotherapies and combinations of its novel antibodies. Based on a broad pipeline and depth of leadership and expertise, the company believes it can deliver value and meaningful benefit to patients underserved by today’s standard of care.
We are a fast-paced company committed to building an exceptional culture, founded on our C.O.R.E. values: Caring, Original, Resilient and Egoless and a commitment to refusing to stop at “good enough”.
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Apogee Therapeutics is seeking an Associate Director, Device Development to join the Technical Operations team to provide technical leadership in developing first class patient-centric biologic/device combination products for Apogee’s programs. Products include prefilled syringes with needle safety device and autoinjectors.
As a technical leader in an emerging company relying on a fully outsourced supply chain, the Associate Director, Device Development will act as a subject matter expert (SME) in biologic/device combination product design and development, technology transfer, and cGMP manufacturing oversight. This position will work closely with external suppliers, manufacturers and with other functional areas in Technical Operations and Quality to ensure development and manufacture of high-quality combination products to support clinical supply, commercial manufacturing and regulatory submissions.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical lead on cross-functional teams responsible for development of combination products
- Work with Quality function to develop and refine the combination product quality management system
- Author product-specific Product Realization documentation, including User Requirements Specifications, Design and Development Inputs, and Design and Development Verification plans, protocols, and reports
- Oversee test method development, test method validation and design verification at external labs
- Establish human factors strategies and work with human factors service vendors to execute formative and summative HF studies for Design and Development Validation
- Work with contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) and contract research organizations (CROs) to meet development, manufacturing, and supply goals
- Review and approve manufacturing protocols, master and executed batch records, validation plans and reports, and other cGMP documents
- Support person-in-plant during manufacturing at CMOs, as needed
- Serve as technical SME in root cause analysis and deviation investigations
- Author, review, and approve development studies and technical reports
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including analytical development, supply chain, quality assurance, and regulatory affairs
- Serve as technical SME on due diligence and business development opportunities
- Communicate findings and progress through presentations and reports
- Author and support regulatory submissions (IND, IMPD, amendments, BLA, etc.)
Ideal Candidate
- Minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience, BS in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering or a related field required, advanced degree a plus
- Must have hands-on experience in developing biologic/device combination products, specifically with prefilled syringe with needle safety device, autoinjector, and/or on-body injector. Experience should include:
- Development of User Requirements and Design Input Requirements
- Establishing statistical acceptance criteria based on reliability and confidence intervals
- Statistical a
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