Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please see below our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.

Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please use the above link to see our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.

Director of Biologics

Directors of Biologics lead scientific and operational strategy for the development and manufacturing of biologic drugs, such as monoclonal antibodies, recombinant proteins, or biosimilars.

Responsibilities include:

  • Overseeing early- and late-stage biologics development – Directing teams in cell line development, upstream/downstream processing, and analytical characterization.

  • Driving regulatory and quality strategy – Ensuring readiness for IND/IMPD and managing responses to regulatory queries.

  • Establishing partnerships with CROs/CDMOs – Leading outsourcing strategy for tech transfer, scale-up, and production.

  • Managing departmental budgets and resourcing – Forecasting project needs, hiring, and developing internal capability.

  • Representing biologics programs at executive level – Reporting to C-suite stakeholders and aligning with commercial strategy.

Ideal candidates have extensive leadership experience and scientific depth in bioprocessing, CMC, and regulatory submissions for biologics.​

Maidenhead

Maidenhead is a large town in the county of Berkshire in the South-East region of England approximately 30 miles from London, 13 from Reading and 32 from Oxford.  Other major towns within easy reach of Maidenhead include Slough, Marlow, Henley on Thames and Windsor.  Maidenhead enjoys excellent transport connections, being located on the A4 and M4 and having regular trains services into London which means that many residents commute into London, Slough, Reading and other towns. 

The three main industries in Maidenhead and surrounding areas are pharmaceuticals & life science, visitor economy and digital technologies.  Pharmaceutical and Life Science companies in the Maidenhead area include Abbvie, GSK and Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Laboratories, Biogen Idec, Covance, Inventiv Health, Sanofi Pasteur and Seqirus. Maidenhead lies on the “Silicon Corridor” which is home to numerous digital and other technology companies Telecommunications, Cyber Security, Data Centres and Cloud Computing, Big Data companies include Adobe, Hitachi, 3, LexMark and Fujitsu.   The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is home to many famous attractions including Windsor Castle, Legoland, Royal Ascot and Eton College. It also boasts many high-quality hotels and four restaurants with 3 Michelin stars.  As a result, the visitor economy is a major employer in the area.

Famous people from Maidenhead:  Geraldine James, actress and Hugh Lofting, author and creator of Dr Dolittle.