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Director, Platform Technology & Operations

Job in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, 20883, USA
Listing for: Piper Companies
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-02
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Process Engineer, Environmental Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 175000 - 250000 USD Yearly USD 175000.00 250000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Piper Companies is looking for a Director, Platform Technology and Operations to join a large pharma biotechnology organization. This is a full-time position and onsite in Gaithersburg, MD.

Essential Duties of the Director, Platform Technology and Operations:
  • Set standard for vison of platform, standards of engineering, and define a multi-year roadmap.
  • Create engineering templates and playbooks for platform process descriptions, P&, utility requirements, and manufacturing technology standards.
  • Set the design principles for facility interfaces (cleanroom and HVAC for example) that enable platform technologies.
  • Set enterprise standards and adoption plans for end‑to‑end processing, including facility design requirements and utility infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with CMC, Clinical, Regulatory, QA, Facilities Engineering, Project Engineering, and site leaders on process risk, equipment selection, facility design, and lifecycle strategies.
  • Lead site technology transfers, facility‑fit assessments, utility definition, equipment installation and qualification protocols, and adoption of digital monitoring/decision tools.
Qualifications of the Director, Platform Technology and Operations:
  • 10-13+ years in biologics manufacturing
  • Strong background in process engineering or facilities engineering
  • B.S. or M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
  • 7+ years in Process Engineering/Development with facility design exposure; late stage and commercial Pharma experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in process scale up, equipment specification and selection, P&t, mass/energy balance calculations, and facility design for biologics manufacturing.
  • Experience with cleanroom design, utility systems (WFI, clean steam, HVAC), material flow optimization, and equipment layout for GMP.
Compensation for the Director, Platform Technology and Operations:
  • $175,000 - $250,000 (based on experience)
  • Comprehensive benefit package;
    Cigna Medical,Cigna Dental, Vision, 401k w/ ADP, PTO, paid holidays, Sick Leave as required by law, paid holidays

This job opens for applications on 5/28/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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