About the role
Job Description Summary
Location: Morrisville, NC
Step into a pivotal role where your expertise drives the successful launch of life-changing medicines. As a Technical Transfer Lead, you will own and lead complex technology transfer initiatives, shaping how innovative therapies move from development to commercial manufacturing. Working at the heart of a highly collaborative environment, you will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, compliant, and efficient processes—ensuring patients receive high-quality treatments, on time and at scale.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end technical transfer projects, ensuring timelines, scope, and quality objectives are achieved
- Act as site point of contact for transfer activities, aligning stakeholders across Technical Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, HSE, and other sites
- Develop and execute transfer and validation strategies, including process, cleaning, packaging and supportive studies.
- Coordinate technical, regulatory, and validation batches, ensuring documentation readiness and compliance
- Establish and lead cross-functional project teams, driving execution, risk mitigation, and decision-making
- Ensure compliance with cGMP and readiness for inspections and pre-approval audits
- Drive process improvements and optimization to support successful product launches and ongoing manufacturing excellence
Essential Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemistry, or equivalent scientific degree
- Minimum 5 years of experience in oral solid dosage pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Demonstrated experience in technical transfer, process scale-up, and validation activities
- Strong knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices and regulatory requirements
- Proven project management skills with ability to lead cross-functional teams
- Strong technical expertise in pharmaceutical processes, with ability to solve complex manufacturing challenges
Desirable Requirements
- Master of Science or equivalent experience