Director, Platform Technology – Global Tech Operations

Astrazeneca

Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Base: $175,498 - $263,247 usd; bonus/equity: short...
Hybrid
Platform vision and roadmap
Process engineering operating envelopes
Facility integration principles
Set the platform vision, engineering standards, and multi‑year roadmap, defining process engineering operating envelopes and publishing reusable engineering templates

Job Summary

  • Set the platform vision, engineering standards, and multi‑year roadmap, defining process engineering operating envelopes and publishing reusable engineering templates.
  • Establish design principles for process–facility interfaces and build comparability and “switch” strategies into platforms and facility designs.
  • Co-create with various departments on process risk, equipment selection, facility design, and lifecycle strategies, harmonizing engineering practices across sites and CMOs.

Matching Summary

Set the platform vision, engineering standards, and multi‑year roadmap, defining process engineering operating envelopes and publishing reusable engineering templates.

Salary

Base: $175,498 - $263,247 USD; Bonus/Equity: Short-term incentive bonus, equity-based long-term incentive; Benefits: 401(k), paid vacation, holidays, leaves, medical, prescription drug, dental, vision

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Platform vision and roadmap
  • Process engineering operating envelopes
  • Facility integration principles
  • End-to-end processing standards
  • PAT/APC strategies
  • Scale-up and commercial implementation
  • Harmonize engineering practices

Nice-to-have

  • Science-led patient-focused organization
  • Accelerate medicines to patients
  • Inclusive environment for all employees
  • Leverage automation and innovation

Key Requirements

  • 13+ years biologics manufacturing experience
  • 7+ years Process Engineering/Development
  • Late-stage and commercial Pharma experience
  • Process scale-up expertise
  • Facility design for biologics
  • Intensified manufacturing leadership
  • GMP facility engineering experience
  • Authoring technical regulatory sections
  • Leading matrix teams
  • Site engineering leadership background
  • Late-phase nucleic acid manufacturing experience
  • Process simulation tools proficiency
  • Power BI, Power Automate, AutoCAD/Revit proficiency

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