JOB OVERVIEW:

The incumbent will be responsible for leading the Process Development department comprising of scientists and engineers responsible for developing the clinical/commercial process(es) for novel vaccines and biologics products from early-stage process development & optimization, and scale-up to supporting Technology Transfer and GMP manufacturing activities for human clinical trials.

The Head Process Development will be responsible for upstream (fermentation, cell culture, virus production etc.) and downstream (harvest & purification) activities along with formulation and analytical method development.

This position requires demonstrated ability to work effectively as both scientific/technical and people leader, manage tasks, resolve problems and issues and drive implementation/action plans to meet objectives along with excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.

The candidate should be self- sufficient in planning and execution along with applying creative thinking to improve effectiveness and efficiency of the function.



A person in this role is expected to engage and interact frequently with cross functional teams, senior management, external partners/collaborators, and stakeholders.

EXPERIENCE:
- 18 plus years of relevant industry experience in maBs, gene therapy , recombinant vaccines and/or biologics process development
- Practical experience with vaccines and biologics processes/unit operations, including adherent and suspension cell culture, harvest, downstream process (Chromatography, TFF etc), formulation and analytical methods etc.
- Experience with technology transfer and development of processes and technologies for robust scale-up and GMP manufacturing operations
- Experience of developing bioprocesses from early stages of development for novel molecules (vaccine antigens or biologics) is highly desirable

Key Roles/Responsibilities
- Lead, direct and manage multiple vaccine, biologics and bio-therapeutics development programs
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📌 DGM/GM (Head) Process Development - Biologics (Yapan)
🏢 Piramal Pharma
📍 Hyderabad