Senior Manager Drug Product Development And Manufacturing

Job Description

Job Description

Sr Scientist, Drug Product Development

Location: Burlington, MA

About the Opportunity

Our client is seeking an experienced Sr Scientist, Drug Product Development to lead formulation, process development, and technology transfer activities for biologic drug products. This individual will play a key role in advancing both late-stage clinical and commercial programs, working closely with cross-functional teams and external manufacturing partners to ensure successful development and scale-up of sterile biologic therapies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technology transfer activities for late-stage and commercial manufacturing of sterile liquid and lyophilized biologic drug products at contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs).
• Design and oversee process development, optimization, and characterization studies to support product development and manufacturing readiness.
• Evaluate the developability and manufacturability of early-stage biologic candidates and collaborate with discovery teams to support candidate selection.
• Author, review, and maintain technical reports, study protocols, regulatory documentation, and other CMC-related materials.
• Monitor project timelines, communicate progress updates, and proactively identify and mitigate development risks.
• Serve as a primary technical liaison with CMOs, CROs, and other external partners to ensure project milestones are achieved.
• Support sterile fill-finish process development and manufacturing activities for clinical and commercial products.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Technical Operations teams.

Qualifications

• PhD, MS, or BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
• Minimum of:
  • 5+ years of industry experience for candidates with a PhD or MS, or
  • 10+ years of industry experience for candidates with a BS.
• Proven experience in biologics formulation development and drug product process development.
• Hands-on experience supporting monoclonal antibodies and/or other biologic therapeutic products.
• Strong experience in sterile liquid and/or lyophilized drug product development.
• Demonstrated success managing external CMOs for technology transfer, process development, and sterile fill-finish manufacturing activities.

Preferred Experience

• CMC strategy and documentation
• Process characterization and process validation
• Technology transfer and scale-up activities
• Lyophilization process development
• Sterile manufacturing and fill-finish operations
• Vendor and external partner management
• Commercial biologics manufacturing

If interested please reach out directly to Lindsee Allienello at lallienello @ actalentservices.com.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Burlington, MA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $75.00 - $90.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Burlington,MA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 23, 2026.

About Actalent

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