Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical
Last
update on 5/7/2009
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THE
CONSULTANT
Linda A. Boisselle,
AN
INVITATION:
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of potential opportunities, many times, in advance of public knowledge.
SALES
Are you looking to get to your top of your field without
leaving it. Looking
for Life Science individual of high energy & fast learning capability to
join our successful team.
Prior experience in the above industry is helpful.
Please call and learn more about our exciting
opportunity.
Contact: Paul J. Sartori, President (781) 489-6422
Our Current Biotech Positions
BS Microbiology
with 2-3yrs exp in a manufacturing environment (
Contact:
Linda A. Boisselle,
PhD or MS Analytical Chemist
with 5 yrs pharma industry exp. (small
Molecule solid/parenteral product development
Contact:
Linda A. Boisselle,
PhD in Pharmacokinetics
with at least 4 yrs ind. exp. The
expertise should be in clinical pharmakinetics/ PK-PD
modeling: Clinical Pharmacology study Design. (small
molecule drugs)
Contact:
Linda A. Boisselle,
Clinical QA Auditor
5+yrs in clinical or regulatory environment within a Pharma, Biotech or CRO, to include two years in clinical
site monitoring.
Contact:
Linda A. Boisselle,
Project Manager
My client is a privately held
biotechnology company.
They are looking for a talented and energetic individual to join their
specialty chemicals business unit team.
Specialty Chemicals business Unit
Their vision is for a future where
one can replace a barrel of crude in the manufacture of everything from the
fabrics in our clothes to the fibers and plastics we use in our everyday
lives. The company has developed
proprietary technology to produce commodity and specialty chemicals.
Project manager
§ Manage the company’s xxxxx project, including fermentation, separation, pilot
plant and commercial design, construction and production activities.
§ Manage the project team including project schedules, activities
and resources to ensure that objectives are met according to the schedule and
within the budget.
§ Interact with Marketing, R&D and Operations to establish an
over-all picture of the commercialization requirements and foresee potential
project improvements and/or pitfalls.
§ Manage and support relationships with commercial and technology
joint development and joint venture partners.
§ Prepare project update reports and keep management informed
about project progress. Participate in Steering Committee meetings.
§ Approximately 15% domestic and international travel.
§ This position reports to the Director of the Specialty Chemicals
Business Unit.
Requirements
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B.S. or M.S. in engineering, MBA a
plus.
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5-10 yrs experience in the biotechnology (fermentation)
or chemical industry.
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Strong project management background.
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Experience in product commercialization projects, from
R&D through Operations and to the market.
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Able to drive projects and activities individually and in
a team setting.
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Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Contact:
Linda A. Boisselle,
Manufacturing Manager / Sr Manager
Key activities include technology transfer, scale-up, project management, process
characterization and validation, for both upstream (cell culture) and
downstream (purification/formulation) processing operations.
Responsibilities for this position:
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Management and prioritization of day-to day activities to
support in-house and out sourced manufacturing operations
·
Effectively communicate with quality control, process
development, and quality assurance groups
·
Co-ordinate process technology transfer and scale-up at
manufacturing site(s)
·
Project management of external contract manufacturing
sites
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Assist with analysis of process data, interpretation of
results, and providing recommendations from process related experiments and studies
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Generation, review, and approval of SOP’s, batch records, protocols, reports
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Assist with compilation of regulatory submissions
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Participate in expansion of in-house manufacturing
platform and CM&C strategy to support all pipeline products
Qualifications of the ideal candidate:
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Minimum of 3-5 years supervisory experience at an
in-house or external
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Experience with manufacturing of recombinant proteins
essential – preference given to monoclonal antibody experience
·
Experience with both upstream and downstream processing
operations ideal –
preference given to downstream processing/process development experience
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Strong familiarity with current regulations (FDA, EU,
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B.S. or M.S. in life sciences or other biologics-related
discipline required.
Contact:
Linda A. Boisselle,
Principal Scientist - Discovery Biology
Description:
My client is seeking a scientist
with a strong background in cancer cell metabolism and/or targeted therapies
for cancer to help lead our drug discovery program. The successful candidate
will help direct our efforts to identify promising drug targets and oversee
in-house target validation and drug screening programs based around them. As
such you will play a key role in developing our pipeline of oncology drugs.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee a group of biologists and liaise with
chemistry and informatics groups to develop an efficient drug discovery
operation with the overall responsibility of producing a steady flow of
oncology drug candidates
- Targets of interest include kinases and enzymes involved in cancer cell metabolism
and signaling
- The group you oversee will be responsible
for:
- Conducting a broad array of studies to
validate promising cancer targets
- Developing and carrying out in vitro and
cellular screening assays to identify potent inhibitors
- Conducting studies to determine the
mechanism of action of compounds with promising anti-cancer activity,
leading to nomination of compounds for clinical development
Job Requirements:
- PhD in Genetics, Molecular Biology or a
related field with a minimum of 9 years of additional research experience;
- A minimum of 2 years’ industry experience is absolutely required.
Candidates without industry experience will not be considered.
- Strong background in oncology/cancer
research, with advanced understanding of signaling pathways implicated in
disease, including pathways involved in cancer cell metabolism
- Experience using a broad range of
technologies to study disease targets, including RNAi,
proteomic and genomic approaches
- A very high level of motivation and a proven
record of accomplishment (e.g. a strong publication record in top-tier
journals)
- Excellent managerial skills and the ability
to work effectively as part of a team
- Outstanding written and oral communication
skills
Contact:
Linda A. Boisselle,
REGULATORY
AFFAIRS
High Growth! Biopharm Company-globally integrated…here you will be able to make a
positive impact…you’ll be able to make a difference! It’s an
exciting time to be working in this division of a major Pharmaceutical Co. It’s products are enzyme replacement therapies for genetic
diseases.
I have been given the responsibility
for filling several senior positions in their Regulatory (biologic) department:
MANAGER LEVEL: 90k-100k
Handle Global Regulatory
Projects right through post approval and life cycle management. Keep track of program plans, timelines and
report status. Be proactive identifying
issues, provide solutions and interact with project teams and senior
management. BS/MS with
5-8 years exp. in regulatory affairs in biotech/pharma
industry.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR LEVEL: 120K-140K
- You will need experience with Labeling
submissions (global) including post marketing. You will develop and maintain the global
core data sheets. Use your
regulatory expertise to guide the labeling team. You must have a minimum of 5 yrs
labeling experience in a Biotech/Pharma
environment along with a BA/BS, PharmD or MBA.
- Develop and implement the
MEDICAL DIRECTORS-Boston area
Several positions/levels of experience for MDs, board certified in
internal medicine with backgrounds in clinical research and min of two years
drug development.
Skills required could include but
not be limited to protocol development, study initiation/follow-up, IRB/EC
submissions, medical writing, data analysis, exp with regulatory agencies,
managing CROs, vendors, preparing reports etc.
Linda A. Boisselle,
Positions Inc
lboisselle@positionsinc.com
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