Director, Technical Development

Role Summary

The Director of Technical Development, Vaccines leads and directs a team of scientists in supporting process development activities for vaccine development projects. This includes personnel management, fostering cross-functional alignment, providing scientific guidance, and overseeing team members' career development.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical leadership, motivation, and open communication to ensure team success.
• Supports employee growth through guidance and development opportunities.
• Coordinates, assigns, and reviews work within Vaccine Technical Development to ensure adherence to project timelines.
• Collaborates with partnering teams (e.g., QA, QC, TSMS) to address technical inquiries, gain alignment, and remove barriers to project completion.
• Manages resources, optimizes internal processes, and ensures adherence to relevant Elanco policies and requirements (e.g., GxP, HSE, QA).

Qualifications

• Required: Education: PhD with 2-5 years experience, MS with 5-10 years experience, BS with 10+ years of experience
• Required: Experience: Minimum of 2-5 years of experience managing 3-10 reports with laboratory setting preferred.
• Preferred: Understands the biologics regulatory environment (USDA).
• Preferred: Possesses a thorough understanding of Technical Development/CMC experimental design and execution.
• Preferred: Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills and proven experience working effectively in teams.
• Preferred: Exhibits good presentation and scientific/technical writing skills.
• Preferred: Offers proven leadership experience in dynamic, fast-paced environments, including matrix organizations.

Skills

• Technical leadership
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Scientific/technical writing
• Presentation and communication

Education

• PhD with 2-5 years experience; MS with 5-10 years experience; BS with 10+ years of experience

Additional Requirements

• Location: Fort Dodge, Iowa, fixed site worker