Technical Group Leader, Upstream Manufacturing - Biologics - CDMO Alphora, Inc.

Technical Group Leader, Upstream Manufacturing - Biologics - Eurofins CDMO Alphora, Inc.

Full-time

Compensation: CAD 95,000 - CAD 95,000 - yearly

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2025, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 7.296 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. develops and manufactures new therapeutics to improve the lives and health of patients. Eurofins CDMO Alphora provides contract research & development services to global pharmaceutical and biotech companies, developing their processes and manufacturing their bulk drug substances (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients -“API’s”) as well as finished dosage products (tablets, capsules, suspensions) for supply to clinical trials and commercial requirements.

Eurofins CDMO Alphora provides a rich and technologically challenging environment with a continuing flow of interesting projects. Our employees work in close concert with clients throughout the development process to achieve their program objectives. Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. is growing its state‑of‑the‑art organization, with continued investments in modern facilities, equipment, and instrumentation while providing a rich environment for employees to develop their technical skills and careers paths.

Drive Innovation. Lead Science. Shape the Future of Biologics.

Are you ready to lead upstream innovation that directly drives successful GMP manufacturing? As our  Technical Group Leader – Upstream , you will play a pivotal technical and leadership role within our Biologics Business Unit, guiding upstream process development from small-scale experiments to pilot-scale operations and technology transfer into GMP.

In this hands‑on, high‑impact role, you will mentor and lead technical activities, oversee cell culture operations, design scale‑up strategies, and ensure seamless transition of processes into the manufacturing suite. If you thrive at the intersection of science, operations, and leadership—this is your opportunity to make a measurable difference.

The Technical Group Leader‑Upstream is accountable for executing and reporting on upstream activities, including execution of small/pilot scale PD and scale‑up experiments within the Biologics Business Unit to meet the business objectives. Our carefully selected candidate will play a crucial role for cell culture PD, which includes handling of various mammalian cell lines during seed expansion, operation of benchtop and large‑scale single use (SU) bioreactors, and conducting harvesting for both depth and sterile filtration systems.

In addition to hands‑on laboratory activities, the ideal candidate will be involved in technology transfer, scale‑up design, and writing experimental reports/protocols.

At Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc., our mission is to harness the power of biotechnology and bioprocessing to create innovative complex medicines that will improve the lives of patients worldwide. With a dedicated…