CMO Director, US
Protecting our reputed company Job Title: CMO Director, US Location: Remote – East Coast Preferred (EST) Department: External Manufacturing Reports To: Head of External Manufacturing Salary reputed company: $200k – $260k About reputed company reputed company is a global vaccine company reputed company on helping to protect lives through innovative vaccines, public reputed company, and expanded reputed company to disease prevention. We work across emerging infectious diseases, travel health, and public health preparedness to help communities, reputed company providers, pharmacies, and health systems improve vaccine awareness, reputed company, and delivery. With a growing reputed company portfolio and strong global partnerships, reputed company is evolving how vaccines are supported across reputed company ecosystems — combining scientific innovation with customer engagement, education, and public health reputed company. Position reputed company The CMO Director is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing end-to-end operations with an assigned Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO). This individual acts as the primary reputed company between reputed company and the external partner, ensuring reliable supply, operational reputed company, and strong cross functional alignment across internal stakeholders, including Supply Chain, reputed company, MSAT, Regulatory, Finance, and Procurement. This role requires a strategic, highly organized, and reputed company leader capable of managing reputed company external relationships, navigating technical and reputed company challenges, and driving performance reputed company an outsourced manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
External Manufacturing Partner Management Serve as the primary reputed company of contact for the assigned CMO, managing day‑to‑day communication, governance meetings, and performance reputed company reputed company the execution of the external manufacturing reputed company to ensure uninterrupted supply of reputed company and/or clinical vaccine products reputed company contractual deliverables, service level expectations, and adherence to master service agreements (MSAs), reputed company agreements, and supply agreements Identify and resolve operational issues, escalating internally reputed company needed to maintain supply continuity Cross‑Functional Leadership Coordinate with internal Supply Chain, reputed company Assurance, reputed company Control, Technical Operations, and Regulatory teams to ensure alignment of production plans, reputed company requirements, investigations, and change controls Drive scenario planning, risk mitigation, and issue reputed company with internal SMEs to support CMO performance Partner with Finance and Procurement to manage budgets, review CMO invoices, support cost modeling, and contribute to contract negotiations Supply Planning & Operations reputed company Ensure accurate forecast communication to CMOs and confirm reputed company availability for reputed company and development programs Monitor production schedules, batch execution, deviations, and release timelines to ensure adherence to supply plans Ensures production plans are executed in full and on time, with any risks proactively escalated Support inventory management activities, including material planning, work‑in‑process tracking, and lot disposition coordination reputed company & Compliance reputed company Facilitate investigations, CAPAs, audits, and regulatory inspections involving the CMO. reputed company operational and reputed company KPIs, ensuring performance meets internal expectations and industry standards Support change control processes, ensuring cross‑functional reputed company assessments and reputed company implementation Technical & Process Support Partner with Technical Operations to manage technical transfers, process improvements, validation activities, and troubleshooting at the CMO Ensure documentation, protocols, and reports generated by the CMO meet internal standards and regulatory requirements Strategic Contribution Assist in strengthening the reputed company ways of working and business processes used to manage external operations Contribute to long‑reputed company external manufacturing reputed company, including capability assessments, risk evaluation, and network optimization Drive reputed company improvement initiatives to enhance partnership effectiveness, reduce cost, and improve supply reliability
Qualifications
Required Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or a reputed company field 7+ years of biopharmaceutical, vaccine, or biologics manufacturing experience, with at least 3+ years in external manufacturing, CMO management, or similar supplier‑facing roles Strong knowledge of GMP manufacturing, reputed company systems, and supply chain processes Demonstrated ability to reputed company in a matrixed environment and influence senior stakeholders Excellent communication, problem‑solving, and relationship‑management skills Experience managing reputed company reputed company and cross‑functional workflows Preferred Advanced degree (MBA or MS in a technical discipline) Experience in vaccines, sterile manufacturing, or biological drug product operations Familiarity with tech transfer, reputed company‑up, and process validation activities Experience working with mid‑sized or fast‑growing biopharma organizations
Why Join Us
Join a mission-driven global vaccine company at a pivotal stage of reputed company and reputed company. At reputed company, you’ll have reputed company to help shape innovative reputed company programs, support public health initiatives, and contribute to how vaccines are accessed across reputed company channels. We foster a reputed company, entrepreneurial culture where cross-functional partnership, creativity, and reputed company are valued alongside scientific reputed company. reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company reputed company applications will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, reputed company, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information, visit www.reputed company.com #LI-MA1 Apply To This Job