Manager, Manufacturing Science and Technology

BIOVECTRA, now a part of Agilent, is recognized as a leader in the contract development and manufacturing space of active pharmaceutical ingredients specializing in clinical-to-commercial scale production for microbial fermentation, synthetic small molecules including ADC, HPAPI, plasmid DNA, mRNA, LNP and sterile filling capabilities. With over 650 employees at both the Windsor, NS and Charlottetown, PEI sites, BIOVECTRA supports over 100 clients, including over 20 top pharma and biotech companies.

BIOVECTRA joined Agilent in 2024 and is part of Agilent’s Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships Division (AMPD), which also contains Agilent’s Nucleic Acid Solutions Division. With BIOVECTRA, Agilent aims to align advanced manufacturing capabilities, expertise, and resources to foster greater innovation and operational excellence. Within AMPD, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with a team of dedicated professionals committed to revolutionizing advanced manufacturing, making a significant impact in the industry and, most importantly, improving patient care through the manufacture of better therapeutics. 

• Leading process design from bench to scale up, determining appropriate and available process equipment, process flows and ensuring end of view to product life cycle to meet client needs

• Leading and enforcing best practices for technology transfer

• Performing process engineering analysis to determine cycle time, equipment fit, required technologies, scale up risk, etc

• Ensuring detailed review of the process science/CMC for incoming projects and coordinating with Process Science and process transfer team for the technology transfer plan

• Ensuring robust systems are used throughout the technology transfer exercise to ensure all risks are identified and mitigated

• Technical evaluating and modelling of alternative manufacturing plans related to new scales, flows, costs and risks

• Showcasing BIOVECTRA’s technical expertise in Business Development interactions

• Participating as a member of the evaluation team for new projects and products

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify, scale, and qualify Critical Process Parameters, Critical Quality Attributes, Critical Aspects and Control strategies so that robust commercial processes are achieved. (Contributor to the validation protocols)

• Partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure technical feasibility

• Prioritizing and executing assigned project deliverables

• Managing and/or assisting with the procurement and delivery of new pharmaceutical applications and technologies

• Selecting, hiring, evaluating, and motivating department personnel.

• Providing guidance and training to employees and ensuring adherence to SOPs

• Developing and monitoring performance objectives for direct reports

• Bachelor of Science

• Two years of leadership experience

• Experience with drug substance projects (Biologics)

• ​Six years’ experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing or similar regulated environment

• Project management experience

• Demonstrated experience with the start-up and commissioning of facilities, process equipment and instrumentation

• Possesses financial acumen, understands business metrics, and how to impact results

• Basic understanding of applicable codes and quality/regulatory standards