Senior Director, Cell Line Development

Senior Director, Cell Line Development
United States - California - Oceanside

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Gilead has an opportunity for a highly motivated team leader in our Biologics Development group at our Oceanside facility in Southern California. We are seeking a leader with significant experience leading Cell Line Development teams for generating mammalian cell lines producing monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins. This leader will work in a collaborative, high-performing, fast-paced environment to develop cell lines for Gilead's biologics pipeline projects.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead team of scientists to conduct cell line development for monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins.

Lead end-to-end Cell Line Development for pipeline projects, including activities from vector design and construction to clonal cell lines ready for Master Cell Bank generation.

Drive process improvements for increased speed and efficiency in order to generate highly productive, high quality, robust cell lines that meet all regulatory requirements with high quality documentation.

Develop and motivate team, and develop careers of direct and indirect reports.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

• 14+ years of industry experience with a PhD degree in chemical engineering or related discipline is required. Candidates with BS or MS degree may be considered with Biologics and Cell Line Development experience.
• Demonstrated excellence and experience in cell line development is required, including:

• Experience in mammalian gene expression systems and productivity enhancing technologies
• Experience with automation and high-throughput technologies as applied to mammalian cell line generation and process optimization
• Experience in a range of cell line selection and screening methodologies
• Experience with controlling product quality by cell engineering and/or cell line selection

• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly collaborative environment and adhere to timelines
• Ability to think critically, and demonstrated troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills are required
• Flexibility and a willingness to expand skill set and responsibilities is a must
• Experience with the preparation of regulatory submissions is required
• Experience and knowledge in GMP cell banking operations is preferred

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