Director, Operations - Drug Product (Biologics)

Location: Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America; US and Puerto Rico residents only. Onsite role with 10% travel; domestic relocation is listed as an option.

Base salary: $173,200–$272,600 per year, plus potential annual bonus and long-term incentive.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures medicines, including biologics, through its global manufacturing network.

What you will do

• Lead drug product operations for commercial manufacturing and new product introductions at the Wilmington Biotech facility.
• Support facility start-up and manufacturing of high-potent products, including antibody-drug conjugates.
• Lead technology transfers, commercial approvals, cross-functional alignment, and operations-team development.
• Drive Lean manufacturing, process optimization, operational and technical excellence, and resource planning.
• Maintain compliance with the Manufacturing Division Quality Management System and permanent inspection readiness.
• Manage departmental financial forecasts, cost improvements, sustainability initiatives, and KPIs covering hiring, uptime, training, change controls, investigations, CAPAs, yield, volume, production cadence, and operational availability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Technical, or another relevant field plus 12 years of industry experience; or a Master’s degree plus 10 years; or a PhD plus 8 years.
• At least 6 years of demonstrated leadership experience managing, coaching, and mentoring high-performing cross-functional teams.
• Experience in a biotech, vaccines, or pharmaceutical manufacturing site, project, or related role, specifically in sterile drug product manufacturing.
• Experience manufacturing both clinical and commercial products.
• Understanding of cGMP requirements for commercial high-potent ADC drug product manufacturing.

Nice to have

• Leadership experience in sterile manufacturing and operations, preferably in a multiproduct environment.
• Experience inspiring, coaching, and developing high-performance organizations.
• Innovative thinking with strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Experience leading effective cross-functional teams and building relationships across organizational levels and with external partners.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employee position with medical, dental, vision, insurance, retirement, 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate leave, and sick days.
• Inclusive environment focused on diverse perspectives, collective problem-solving, continuous learning, and development.
• Visa sponsorship is available.
• Flexible work arrangements are not applicable; travel requirements are 10%.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted through the hirify.global careers site; current employees and contingent workers use the designated internal application routes.
• The posting is effective until 11:59:59 PM on November 15, 2026, one day before the listed end date of November 16, 2026.