Director, CMC Product Lead (Biotechnology)

Location: Norwood, Massachusetts, United States; hybrid 70/30 work model with significant in-office collaboration.

Salary: $183,800–$330,300 per year, with potential annual bonus, incentive compensation, or equity award.

Company

Develops an mRNA technology platform and medicines intended to transform how treatments are created and delivered.

What you will do

• Define and communicate strategic CMC development plans for multiple products across therapeutic areas.
• Translate platform and program strategies into actionable CMC tasks, milestones, and technical roadmaps.
• Represent CMC on program teams and serve as the primary accountable owner for CMC plans.
• Lead technical discussions and contribute to CMC sections of global regulatory submissions.
• Identify cross-functional gaps and risks, escalate issues, and drive progress with R&D, leadership, and governance stakeholders.
• Manage team resources and finances, including budgeting, allocation, cost management, delegation, and development of team members.

Requirements

• PhD with 10+ years, MS with 12+ years, or BS/BA with 15+ years of relevant experience.
• Leadership experience in CMC or product development within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong knowledge of technical development, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, process development, and CMC regulatory activities.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and complex projects with strategic and operational impact.
• Technical depth in drug development, executive influence, stakeholder management, negotiation, and decision-making.
• Employment is subject to U.S. export-control requirements; access to controlled information may require U.S. person status or an export license.

Nice to have

• PhD in biochemistry, chemistry, biology, pharmaceutical sciences, or a related field.
• Experience operating through ambiguity and leading change in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person collaboration supported by a 70/30 office-based working model.
• Healthcare and voluntary benefits, plus fitness, mindfulness, and mental health resources.
• Family planning support, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• Paid vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and discretionary year-end shutdown.
• Savings and investment programs, with location-specific perks.