Manager, Contract Manufacturing (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: Fully remote; can be performed from anywhere. Occasional team travel and frequent global travel of up to 50% to CDMO sites in the US and EU are expected.

Salary: $124,000–$161,000 annual.

Company

hirify.global is a global biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for patients with serious and rare diseases.

What you will do

• Provide real-time, on-site oversight of contract manufacturing organizations during routine manufacturing, technology transfer, equipment installation, optimization, and process validation.
• Design, develop, optimize, and scale pharmaceutical API and formulation manufacturing processes, with an emphasis on spray drying and low-fill-weight powder encapsulation.
• Transfer spray drying and other drug product processes from pilot to commercial scale at primary and secondary CMOs.
• Troubleshoot drug product process equipment and ensure efficient, GMP-compliant operations.
• Develop and execute IQ, OQ, and PQ validation protocols and prepare processes for registration, validation, and commercial readiness.
• Analyze process data, identify critical process parameters, prepare technical reports, and collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, quality, regulatory CMC, and formulation teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of experience in pharmaceutical process engineering or manufacturing.
• Experience with late-phase clinical and commercial CMO operations.
• Strong pharmaceutical spray-drying experience, plus experience with GMP manufacturing, technology transfer, process scale-up, and validation.
• Working knowledge of quality systems, validation principles, engineering design, statistical process control, and DOE.
• Ability to conduct root-cause analysis, solve problems, and document compliant investigations and outcomes.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment and collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary setting.

Nice to have

• Experience with capsule filling and blister primary packaging.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with connection to the hirify.global community and purposeful in-person collaboration.
• Medical, dental, vision, and mental health support, plus annual wellbeing reimbursement and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid time off, fertility and family-forming benefits, caregiver support, and flexible work schedules.
• 401(k) with company match, annual equity awards, ESPP, and company-paid life and disability insurance.
• Learning programs, mentorship, employee resource groups, service programs, and volunteer opportunities.