Senior Technical Manager

The Senior Technical Manager (Cell Lead) is accountable for driving results in a fast-paced environment by directing all product development team (work cell) activities. The Senior Technical Manager is responsible for coordinating the direction of the development program (Chemistry, Analytics, Engineering and Solid State Chemistry) through development and production. The Senior Manager directs and develops the technical control strategy with the team and ensures appropriate communication and partnership with the key stakeholders external to the work cell (e.g., production, EH&S, QC, and QA). The incumbent will play a key role in external communication with the customer in support of the Project Manager and is responsible for the collaborative development and performance of the work cell team members.

Your responsibilities

• Leads execution and supervision of the required process development and design to ensure a right-first-time control strategy is effectively created and implemented in production.
• Ensures that the project documentation and deliverables are kept up-to-date with the relevant data pertaining to research and production.
• Is responsible for the scientific substance of projects, ensuring accountability of team members to functional standard work deliverables as well as their integration with other development functions.
• Embraces and develops a culture of innovation for the purpose of adding value to the customer's program.
• Coordinates the generation of updates, reports, protocols and governance packages, ensuring scientific and executional accuracy.
• Ensures appropriate technical and project escalation occurs when needed.
• Participates in meetings by telephone ("telecons") with the customer.
• Ensures readiness of development outputs (materials, technical documents and work plans) and drives deliverables with the team for manufacturing readiness (STR, MPR, MACO, materials, methods, etc.).
• Directly leads team of approximately 7 - 10 direct reports.
• Embody our company values, which are: be reliable, be caring, be transparent and be willing.

Requirements for the role

• Bachelor's Degree (Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, or related) required.
• Master's or Doctorate Degree preferred.
• 7-10 years of related experience required; 12 years preferred.
• Prior pharmaceutical experience required; prior CDMO experience preferred.

What we offer
​​​​​​We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical/dental/vision/life insurance, paid time off, bonus program, 401k match, tuition reimbursement, 24/7 employee assistance program, flexible work hours, and the opportunity for career training and development. Please note that compensation is based on a variety of factors when extending offer, including but not limited to, the role, responsibilities, candidate experience, education, qualifications, and business considerations.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.

Why consider Sterling?
Sterling Pharma Solutions is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with more than 50 years' experience in developing and manufacturing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). This is complimented by Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) research and development bioconjugation services.

We are a fast growing, dynamic business with facilities in the UK, Europe and the US, where we employ more than 1300 talented and passionate people who support our customers in bringing new medicines to market, improving and saving the lives of patients.

Our culture and our way of working is what really sets us apart as a business; we aim to deliver an exceptional experience to our customers and our employees. You can expect to be part of a supportive team, all working towards a shared goal: to deliver first-class science and service to our customers every day.

Sterling Pharma Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.