Director, Biopharmaceutical Operations Leader

4 weeks ago


Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Danaher Full time
Be part of something altogether life-changingWorking at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.At Cytiva, you will be able to improve yourself and us continuously. You will work on challenges that truly matter with people who care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40+ countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.As a component of Danaher's Biotechnology segment, we unite specialized technical expertise and talent to forge the future of life-altering therapeutics.The Director of Biopharmaceutical Operations is responsible for operational aspects of Cytiva's rapidly growing Nanomedicine CDMO, including opening and qualifying a new GMP facility and developing and introducing new services.This position is part of the Nanomedicine business in Vancouver, Canada, and will be onsite. At Cytiva, our vision is to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

What you will do:

  • Led the team in delivering client projects from early discovery and pre-clinical development to scale-up and into GMP suite and batch production.
  • Manage all operational aspects of a pre-clinical and clinical services business, including on-time delivery, productivity, quality control, cost, planning, and daily business processes to meet company objectives.
  • Oversee completion, commissioning, and qualification of a new GMP suite, ensuring all operational aspects are aligned to successfully manufacture batches on time and comply with all regulatory requirements.
  • Work with QARA colleagues to foster and maintain a culture of quality, compliance, and continuous improvement with GMP regulations and standards. Following regulatory expectations, act as the leader of a clinical manufacturing organization.
  • Support the development and drive implementation of strategic plans that will grow the business with existing and potential new customers.
  • Manage operational enhancements by identifying continuous improvement opportunities and adopting emergent relevant methodologies, tools, and applications to ensure fit-for-purpose, simplified, and effective processes.
  • Implement and drive operational mechanisms for resource and production planning, daily management and operational reviews, business continuity, risk assessment, etc.

Who you are:

  • Minimum Bachelor's Degree with relevant business growth experience.
  • 10+ years of industry drug product manufacturing experience at an operational leadership level.
  • Demonstrated competency working with pre-clinical and clinical development programs and successful transfer into clinical GMP manufacturing (Phase I and II).
  • Expertise in delivering strong operational results, effective communication, and continuous improvement in changing environments.
  • Demonstrated success in hiring talent, building resilient teams, scaling, and achieving operational results.
The base salary range for this role is 150, ,000 CAD. This is the range that we, in good faith, believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and this range may be modified in the future.This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off, health insurance, and retirement planning benefits, to eligible employees.Note: No pay amount is considered wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

At Danaher we bring together science, technology and operational capabilities to accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. Our global teams are pioneering what's next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.



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