Late-Stage Process Development Director (Contract)

Adverum is a clinical-stage company that aims to establish gene therapy as a new standard of care for highly prevalent ocular diseases with the aspiration of developing functional cures to restore vision and prevent blindness. Leveraging the capabilities of its proprietary intravitreal platform, Adverum is developing durable, single-administration therapies, designed to be delivered in physicians’ offices, to eliminate the need for frequent ocular injections to treat these diseases. Adverum is evaluating its novel gene therapy candidate, ixoberogene soroparvovec (Ixo-vec), as a one-time, IVT injection for patients with neovascular or wet age-related macular degeneration. Additionally, by overcoming the challenges associated with current treatment paradigms for debilitating ocular diseases, Adverum aspires to transform the standard of care, preserve vision, and create a profound societal impact around the globe.

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Adverum is looking for a Director, Process Development (Late-Stage Development) to join Adverum at our Redwood City, CA office. This position will play a key leadership role to help advance Adverum’s lead program, Ixo-Vec, to commercial launch. The incumbent will be responsible for developing, implementing, and then executing upon the operational vision for the PD group.

In this role, the incumbent will be responsible for organizing and developing the PD team, which handles Adverum’s late-stage product. The role requires a strong technical background in upstream and downstream unit operations, including bioreactors, filtration, chromatographic operations, buffer chemistry, in-process pool formulation, and stability. The role also demands strong leadership skills, a collaborative team focus, the ability to juggle immediate needs with long-term goals, and the ability to implement organizational structure in a dynamic, growing environment. The incumbent should be well-versed in purification technologies for biologic therapeutics and experienced in managing groups in a development setting.

What you'll do

About you

This is a contract role, starting at 6 months. Hourly rate will depend on experience and location.

The hourly range for this position is $96.00/hr to $105.00/hr USD. This hourly range is an estimate, and the actual range may vary based on a candidate’s qualifications, including education, length of experience, location, and market data.

Additional Information

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