Associate Director, Technical Operations – CMC Strategy

🔥 14 hours ago

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $150k - $195k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Operations

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Travere Therapeutics

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2013

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals • Healthcare Insurance

Travere Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company committed to identifying, developing, and delivering life-changing therapies for people living with rare diseases, particularly those related to rare kidney and metabolic disorders. The company has a strong focus on advancing science in these fields, with a pipeline that includes treatments for conditions such as IgA nephropathy and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. With the full U. S. FDA approval of its non-immunosuppressive treatment for IgA nephropathy, Travere Therapeutics continues to set new standards of care. The company collaborates with the rare kidney disease community, including patient advocacy organizations and clinical trial investigators, to bring hope to patients with these serious conditions.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for technology transfer, scale-up, and cGMP manufacturing activities, ensuring timely resolution of technical issues across Phase I–III clinical and commercial products • Oversee formulation development of current approved drugs and new drug candidates • Manage and provide technical oversight of formulation development and cGMP manufacturing activities at contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) • Support creation of integrated CMC development plans, timelines, budgets, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies to support clinical and commercial milestones • Managing CMOs to develop and maintain methods for clinical/commercial production of finished dosage forms • Review and approve technical and GMP documentation, including specifications, Master Batch records, validation documents, change controls, and technical reports • Author, edit, review, and contribute to CMC sections of regulatory submissions, responses, and health authority interactions • Partner closely with Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Supply Chain, Clinical Operations, and Program Management to ensure alignment of CMC activities with development and commercialization goals • Support regulatory inspections, partner audits, and ongoing compliance with applicable cGMP and global regulatory requirements • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and strategic guidance across Technical Operations and cross-functional teams • Support launch readiness and commercialization planning to ensure reliable product supply

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline required • 8+ years of relevant experience in cGMP related CMC drug development and manufacturing with emphasis on late-phase clinical development, scale-up, and commercialization • Expert knowledge and extensive CMC experience advancing small molecule APIs from process development through process characterization, PPQ, commercialization, and tech transfers in support of solid oral dosage form programs • Demonstrated leadership experience in CMC: preferably in more than one related CMC area, and drug development experience with small molecules (both oral and injectable), peptides, and biologics of varying degrees of complexity • Extensive experience managing global CMOs, third-party manufacturers, and testing labs • Broad knowledge and experience with phase-appropriate cGMP requirements and applicable US, EU, and ICH guidelines • Demonstrated ability to prepare and review CMC sections of regulatory filings, including INDs, IMPDs, and NDAs • Manufacturing experience with oral solid dosage forms • Expert knowledge in process validation and technology transfer procedures

🏖️ Benefits

• premium health • financial, work-life and well-being offerings for eligible employees and dependents • wellness and employee support programs • life insurance • disability • retirement plans with employer match • generous paid time off