Director of Biologics Surbiton

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.​

Surbiton

Surbiton is a commuter town on the River Thames in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, one of only four Royal Boroughs in the UK.   The town is approximately 10 miles south east of the centre of London and has excellent road and public transport links into London the rest of the UK. Surbiton is viewed as archetypal suburb, rejoicing in the nickname “Suburbiton”.   In addition to its convenient location for commuting, Surbiton is great place to live or visit thanks to its attractive riverside location, 500 shops and easy access to popular tourist attractions including Hampton Court, Kew Gardens, Richmond Park and Chessington World of Adventures.    The popular TV series “The Good Life” was set in Surbiton.

Famous people born in Surbiton: John McCririck, racing journalist and Julian Clary, comedian