Senior Director, Drug Product
Akebia Therapeutics | |
United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge | |
245 First Street (Show on map) | |
Sep 17, 2024 | |
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24R-23 * Full-Time/Regular Nearly 37 million Americans are currently affected by Chronic Kidney Disease. 37 million. At Akebia we take that number very seriously and every day we come to work, with the purpose of bettering the lives of each person impacted by kidney disease and the renal community that serves them. This is life-changing work, and we are all in, are you? Reporting to the Vice President of Technical Operations, the Senior Director, Drug Product will provide operational and strategic leadership to the Drug Product organization within Technical Operations to support the development and optimization of Akebia's clinical and commercial programs. Utilizing sound scientific principles, the Senior Director will assist in the development of program strategy and lead the activities for pre-formulation characterization, formulation and manufacturing processes development, identification of critical process parameters, process scale-up and technical transfers, validation, ongoing commercial support, and the oversight of contract drug product manufacturing sites. The Senior Director will directly support and be accountable for Akebia's pipeline of clinical and commercial programs to ensure timely delivery of clinical and commercial drug product inventory. The incumbent will support internal and external deviations/investigations, change controls, and authoring/review/approval of protocols, reports and relevant sections of clinical and commercial regulatory submissions (IND/IMPD, NDA/MAA) as well as the completion of commercial Annual Product Quality Reviews.
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Compensation: Targeted Base: $229,834 - $283,913* *Base Compensation for this role will depend on a number of factors including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience, and may fall outside of the range shown. Base pay is only one component of the company's total rewards package, all regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or the incentive compensation program (if applicable), as well as equity. Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, etc. Are you an Akebian? An Akebian is curious, empathetic, and values making connections to people and ideas. Akebian's aren't afraid of diving in and owning a process or a problem, because we all want to deliver a great solution. Akebian's believe that we are better together because we are all working toward a common purpose - to better the life of each person impacted by kidney disease. Want to learn more about what it means to be an Akebian? Visit our website: www.akebia.com COVID 19 Vaccination: All Akebia new hires will be required to provide documentation that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or, if not, that they are legally entitled to an accommodation due to a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and Akebia will consider, among other things whether a proposed accommodation would create an undue hardship. Please note that it is unlikely that accommodations can be granted for customer-facing positions. Akebia is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all job applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law. |