Associate Director, Engineering

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- West Pointtime type:
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August 12, 2026 (13 days left to apply) job requisition :
R409463
** Job Description
** The West Point Technical Operations Process Support Laboratories within our Manufacturing Division is responsible for supporting all company commercial vaccines with best in class laboratory support for technical investigations, life-cycle-management driven process enhancements and commercial vaccine expansions. We seek an energetic, people-oriented leader with strong scientific and technical skills to lead laboratory activities supporting multiple vaccine programs.  The Associate Director will be responsible for management and oversight of business-critical cell culture and live virus vaccine objectives for one or more vaccine franchises.  

This individual will lead a team of scientists and engineers to develop and transfer lab-scale models, drive continuous improvement and deep-dive investigations, and develop novel methods to enable process understanding.  
** Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:*
* * Process subject matter expert (SME) for processing of live-virus vaccines.
* Manages one or more vaccine cell culture based projects and prioritizes resources to align with business objectives
* Manages a team of scientists and engineers
* Builds talent by coaching, managing, and developing a team of scientist/engineers through both direct and indirect reporting relationships.
* Designs and leads execution of experimental protocols using lab facilities and/or production equipment at full scale. Communicating data driven results to all levels within and across organizations.
* Examines an issue from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, automation, equipment, process, and people) in order to best understand and resolve the root cause.
* Authors and approves technical documentation to support manufacturing investigations and process enhancements.
* Collaborates and engages with counterparts within technical operations, site manufacturing, commercialization, our Research Division, and other process support labs within our global network.
** Education Minimum Requirement:*
* * B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Pharmaceuticals, Biochemistry, Microbiology, or related field with 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of relevant experience; or Ph.D. with 4 years of relevant experience.
** Required Experience and Skills**:*
* * Minimum 2 years direct experience in vaccine or biologics process development, commercialization, manufacturing, or lab operations
* Expertise in lab-scale experimental execution and experience with Design of Experiments (DOE), statistical data analysis and presentation of results/conclusions
* Demonstrated leadership and ability to drive results
* Strong communication, collaboration skills and ability to drive accountability
** Preferred

Experience and Skills:

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* * Minimum 2 years direct live virus vaccine processing experience (laboratory scale or manufacturing scale)
* Minimum of 1 year people management experience
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* Required Skills:

** Adaptability, Biochemistry, Biodesign, Biological Engineering, Biomedical…