Associate Director, External Operations, Cell Therapy – External Supply Management

Job description

The Associate Director, External Operations, Cell Therapy – External Supply Management , leads external manufacturing partner operations. These operations span a network of CDMOs and external partners supporting cell therapy across autologous, allogeneic, in vivo, and new platforms. You will create operational governance, tech transfer, batch execution, investigations, and risk management to meet supply, quality, and cost targets. You will support programs across development, clinical, scale-up, validations, launch readiness and commercialization as portfolio evolves. You will partner cross‑functionally with CMC Product Leadership, Process Development, Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, and Finance to ensure external supply. The role is based in Gaithersburg, MD and report to the Head of External Supply - Cell Therapy Products You will: - Lead daily operational management of assigned CDMOs/external manufacturing partners to ensure performance against supply, quality, and cost targets. - Guide execution across tech transfer, manufacturing, release, delivery, issue resolution, deviations, investigations. - Be a primary operational interface across technical operations, Quality, Supply...