Associate Director, Manufacturing
AstraZeneca · Santa Monica, California, United States of America · Global
Other
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Dentist
Demand72
Career growth66
Healthcare fit34
Remote potential5
5-year outlook
Likely a senior pharmaceutical manufacturing leadership role with competitive compensation, but exact salary is not stated and will depend on location, scale, and cell therapy manufacturing experience.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-28
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Side income
- Classified as side-income friendly
- Engagement type
- Project
- Hours
- Variable hours
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- Dentist
- Rate period
- Per project
Why this was classified this way
- project-based
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering only if you already have strong GMP manufacturing, cell therapy operations, and people-leadership experience. Most clinicians without pharma/biotech manufacturing leadership will not be competitive.
Who should apply
Pharmacists or healthcare professionals with substantial pharma/biotech GMP manufacturing, cell therapy production, quality compliance, and operations leadership experience; manufacturing managers seeking Associate Director progression.
CV angle
Frame real GMP, quality systems, CAPA/deviation/change control, inspection readiness, cross-functional leadership, and operational excellence experience without overstating manufacturing ownership. Emphasize measurable improvements in compliance, right-first-time, cycle time, capacity readiness, and team development.
Skills to highlight
- cGMP manufacturing operations
- Cell therapy production
- Deviation, CAPA, and change control management
- Cross-functional leadership with Quality, MSAT, Supply Chain, and Engineering
- Capacity planning and technology transfer support
- Operational excellence and continuous improvement
- Inspection readiness and quality compliance
- People leadership and team development
Role summary
A senior manufacturing operations leadership role at AstraZeneca overseeing cell therapy GMP production teams, compliance, capacity planning, continuous improvement, inspection readiness, and cross-functional execution in a clinical/commercial manufacturing environment.
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