Deputy Director Manufacturing Operations (Biopharma)

Location: Pearl River, New York, United States; onsite manufacturing operations

Salary: $133,500–$192,833 per year

Company

hirify.global is an R&D-driven biopharmaceutical company developing medicines and vaccines through science, technology, data, and AI.

What you will do

• Lead manufacturing teams supporting upstream and downstream Flublok drug substance operations.
• Oversee cell culture, protein production, clarification, purification, and related manufacturing unit operations.
• Maintain production readiness across equipment, materials, documentation, personnel, and schedules.
• Ensure manufacturing activities meet GMP and GDP requirements and support inspections, audits, and regulatory submissions.
• Lead deviation investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, Lean initiatives, and +QDCI performance routines.
• Partner with Process Development, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering on technology transfers, process improvements, capacity planning, budgets, and risk escalation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Life Sciences, Business, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical manufacturing experience, including 5+ years of progressive hands-on leadership in a GMP manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of GMP and GDP regulations and their application in manufacturing.
• Expertise in Lean manufacturing, including 5S, Gemba problem solving, daily capacity management, and defect reduction.
• Experience with manufacturing deviation investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, performance management, conflict management, and stakeholder coordination.
• Understanding of cell growth and propagation principles in biopharmaceutical drug substance manufacturing.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related technical field.
• Hands-on experience with single-use systems, chromatography, tangential flow filtration, stainless steel systems, fermenters, or bioreactors.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive, future-focused environment with opportunities for promotion, lateral moves, and international career development.
• Health and wellbeing benefits, including healthcare, prevention and wellness programs.
• At least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
• Opportunity to contribute to medicine and vaccine delivery through digital, data, and AI-driven innovation.