Associate Director, Biotherapeutic Production and Characterization

The Role:

The Associate Director will lead a talented scientific team working at the intersection of biological engineering protein science automation and data-enabled discovery. You will help define how difficult and diverse protein targets are designed produced characterized and delivered to project teams with greater speed scale quality and scientific insight working at the intersection of biological engineering protein science automation and data-enabled discovery. Your leadership will directly influence critical program decisions the success of novel protein modalities in discovery the technologies and capabilities we build and the inclusive high-performance culture we create.

At Generate:Biomedicines this is an opportunity to combine deep experimental science with agentic design automation and high-throughput experimentation to tackle some of the most complex challenges in protein design and production. You will develop novel solutions for difficult-to-express antigens membrane proteins and other complex modalities building workflows that connect sequence and structure to construct design production characterization and scientific learning at scale.

As Associate Director Biotherapeutic Production & Characterization you will lead protein production purification and fit-for-purpose characterization in support of discovery and early development. You will be accountable for delivering high-quality assay-ready protein reagents and actionable data that support critical program decisions while advancing the technologies data practices and team capabilities needed to expand what we can design and produce.

Heres how you will contribute:

• Oversee production across mammalian bacterial and cell-free systems including end-to-end workflows for construct design expression purification characterization quality control normalization and assay-ready handoff.
• Drive innovation for difficult antigens and complex proteins through construct and boundary optimization tag and format selection alternate expression systems site-specific labeling automation and other enabling technologies.
• Establish fit-for-purpose production purification and characterization standards for attributes including yield purity aggregation concentration identity oligomeric state stability and biotinylation.
• Lead portfolio planning prioritization and resource allocation for the team across internal and outsourced production and characterization activities balancing program delivery platform advancement capacity timelines and external spend.
• Manage relationships with CROs technology providers and other external partners and communicate progress risks resource needs and tradeoffs to senior stakeholders.
• Represent Biotherapeutic Production & Characterization on cross-functional program and platform teams translating scientific objectives into actionable strategies and recommendations.
• Lead adoption of automation structured data practices AI/ML-enabled tools and agentic workflows while driving operational excellence through prioritization resource planning metrics risk management and continuous improvement.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Lead coach and develop a high-performing team spanning protein construct design molecular biology expression purification characterization and protein reagent operations.
• Establish clear expectations for scientific quality delivery collaboration and accountability.
• Ensure team members understand how their work contributes to program functional and organizational priorities.
• Provide timely constructive feedback and create equitable opportunities for technical development leadership growth increased responsibility and career progression.
• Build a culture in which technical excellence inclusion integrity urgency and collaboration are expected and reinforced.

The Ideal Candidate will have:

• PhD in biochemistry molecular biology chemical engineering bioengineering protein sciences or a related discipline with 8 years of relevant industry experience; or an M.S. in a related discipline with 10 years of relevant industry experience.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing scientific teams within a biotechnology or pharmaceutical environment.
• Experience producing or characterizing complex biologics including multispecific antibodies.
• Expert technical knowledge across protein expression purification and characterization with the judgment to guide complex scientific decisions and resolve cross-workflow challenges.
• Strong experience with construct design and optimization protein formats boundary engineering affinity tags or site-specific labeling strategies.
• Strong experience with mammalian expression systems; experience with cell-free or other specialized systems is valuable.
• Strong expertise in protein-purification methods including affinity capture size-exclusion chromatography and other methods used to generate high-quality research or assay-enabling material.
• Strong understanding of fit-for-purpose analytical and biochemical characterization methods used to evaluate protein purity aggregation concentration identity stability oligomeric state and related quality attributes.
• Experience establishing and managing productive relationships with CROs vendors or other external technology partners.
• A track record of improving workflows implementing new technologies and increasing throughput reproducibility material quality or operational efficiency.
• Strong resource-planning and prioritization skills including the ability to manage competing program needs internal capacity timelines external partnerships and approved spending plans.
• Demonstrated ability to apply advanced judgment to highly complex scientific and operational problems assess incomplete or conflicting information and make sound decisions with meaningful program impact.

About Generate:Biomedicines

We are a clinical-stage generative biology company pioneering the AI revolution in drug design and development. We are advancing a new approach to drug creationone grounded in the ability to design proteins with defined biological intent. By integrating machine learning with large-scale experimentation this approach aims to reduce the uncertainty time and cost associated with developing protein-based medicines.

Founded in 2018 we are advancing a growing pipeline of clinical and preclinical programs across multiple disease areas and protein modalities. By unifying computational design and clinical development within a single operating model we translate this approach into clinical-stage programs and are leading a shift from traditional drug discovery toward systematic drug generation.

At Generate:Biomedicines we collaborate across disciplines in new ways to invent and innovate. We bring diverse perspectives to a shared goal of delivering better medicines to patients in need faster guided by our values and leadership behaviors.

Generate:Biomedicines is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or Veteran status.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies : Generate:Biomedicines does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Generate:Biomedicines or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by the Companys internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Generate:Biomedicines and the Company will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.

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Compensation: The base salary range provided reflects our current estimate of what we anticipate paying for this position. Your actual base salary will be based on several factors including job-related skills experience internal equity relevant education or training and market addition you will be eligible for an annual bonus equity compensation and a competitive benefits package.

Per Year Salary Range

$160000 - $210000 USD

Required Experience:

Director