(Senior) VP CMC (m/f/d)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Planegg-Martinsried

Your mission
The selected candidate will play a pivotal role within CatalYm, developing and executing the CMC strategy in accordance with CatalYms development programs by ensuring timely supply of all clinical trial material and product quality required for non-clinical and clinical development.
In this role the selected candidate will lead and develop the CMC and supply team and provide operational excellence to the development program team. The (Senior) VP CMC will report to the Sr. VP Product Development
 
Your responsibilities
 
  • Developing and executing the technical development and manufacturing strategy for the visugromab program, ensuring all CMC-related activities within agreed timelines/milestones, budget, quality and commercially viable COGS are achieved
  • Ensuring GMP-compliant technical development of drug substance and drug product, resulting in robust and high yielding (low COGS) processes and a well-characterized high-quality product
  • Ensuring the manufacturing and release of drug substance and drug product for non-clinical and clinical activities according to the agreed timelines. Managing and monitoring the clinical supply chain and ensuring in-time availability of clinical trial material according to the program plan
  • Managing external service partners CDMOs: Defining requirements and criteria, building strong relationships/partnerships with CDMOs, leading negotiations together with COO, coordinating and monitoring external technical development and manufacturing.
  • Ensuring that the CMC and supply department is represented in the cross-functional program team and fully supports it achieving corporate goals
 
Your profile
  • Minimum of 15 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, with end-to-end responsibility for technical development and manufacturing of products for late-stage development and/or commercial use
  • Strong expertise in technical and analytical development and regulatory CMC expertise and experience with Health Authorities interactions (FDA, EMA) of biological drug substances and drug products – early and late-stage development as well as commercial phase, including the setup of validation procedures and stability studies according to the ICH guidelines
  • Excellent knowledge and strong experience in GMP manufacturing of biologics
  • In-depth understanding and knowledge of the CDMO space in biotech development and manufacturing
  • Experience in compiling the CMC part of the CTA / IND
  • Strong leadership skills in leading and developing teams. Applicant will be report into the Sr. VP Program Development and will be responsible for a small team.
Why us?
  • The opportunity to contribute to the development of a successful clinical program in oncology.
  • A role in a pioneering environment as part of a dynamic and goal-oriented biotech company on the rise.
  • A collegial atmosphere characterized by a driven and supportive international team.
  • Flexible work schedules with the option to work partially remote.
About us
CatalYm is a biotech company based in Martinsried near Munich, developing innovative immunotherapies to transform cancer patients’ lives by effectively engaging their own immune systems to combat this malignant disease. We are now advancing to Phase 2b studies to confirm visugromab, our lead antibody, that has demonstrated durable anti-tumor efficacy with long-lasting objective responses in relapsed and refractory metastatic solid tumor patients in combination with anti-PD-1 treatment. Our mission is to rapidly bring our next-generation immuno-oncology products to patients in need. Are you ready to board the fast-accelerating visugromab train in Martinsried? Then join us!

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