Tech Transfer Lead ( Drug Substance)

About PSC Biotech

Who are we?

PSC Biotech is a leading Biotech Consultancy firm founded in 1996, headquartered in Pomona, California, USA, with Global operations in Ireland, India, Singapore, Australia and the US, serving 350 clients in more than 23 countries worldwide. We provide cloud-based software solutions for Quality Management and Regulatory Inspections, pharmaceuticals contract manufacturing professionals, and metrology services to our clients.

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PSC Biotech disrupts the conventional consultancy model by aligning our EVP as one of the unique selling point which includes the opportunity to work with the most talented cohort of like-minded professionals operating in the Pharma/ Biotech Industry. We offer a permanent contract of employment giving exposure of working in Top Pharmaceutical client sites in a diverse-cultural work setting.

Employee Value Proposition

Employees are the “heartbeat” of PSC Biotech, we provide unparalleled empowering career development though Learning & Development in-house training mentorship through constant guidance to facilitate career progression. We believe in creating high performing teams that can exceed our client’s expectations with regards to quality of all scalable and business unit deliverables, staying under budget and ensuring timelines for our deliverables are being met.

Position Summary:

The Tech Transfer Lead, Drug Substance Biotech, is responsible for leading the transfer of drug substance manufacturing processes from process development or sending unit into GMP manufacturing, including internal sites and external manufacturing partners. This role with the MS&T team ensures robust technical transfer, process understanding, and operational readiness for clinical and commercial production of biologics. The position serves as a key cross-functional interface among Process Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Analytical, Supply Chain, MSAT, Regulatory, and CDMOs to deliver successful, compliant, and timely transfers.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end technology transfer activities for drug substance biologics processes, including cell culture, upstream, downstream operations and analytical methods
  
• Develop and execute transfer strategies, project plans, timelines, risk assessments, and readiness assessments
  
• Partner with process development teams to transfer process knowledge, critical process parameters, control strategy, and material attributes into manufacturing
  
• Coordinate creation, review, and approval of transfer documentation, including process descriptions, sample plans, bill of materials, protocols, reports, and technical summaries
  
• Lead cross-functional transfer teams and facilitate regular governance meetings to ensure alignment on scope, milestones, and risks
  
• Support process scale-up, characterization, comparability, and process validation activities as required
  
• Ensure analytical methods, sampling plans, raw materials, equipment, and facility requirements are aligned to support successful transfer
  
• Identify technical and operational risks and drive mitigation plans to resolution
  
• Partner with Quality and Regulatory functions to ensure compliance with cGMP, internal procedures, and applicable regulatory expectations
  
• Support deviation investigations, change controls, and CAPA activities related to transfer execution
  
• Provide technical oversight during engineering batches, PPQ, or process verification campaigns
  
• Support training and knowledge transfer to manufacturing and quality teams at the receiving site
  
• Monitor post-transfer performance and lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve process robustness and transfer effectiveness
  
• Manage communication with internal & above site/sending unit stakeholders to ensure accountability and timely issue resolution
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, or related scientific/engineering discipline
  
• Typically 5–8+ years of experience in biologics process development, MSAT, manufacturing, or technology transfer
  
• Strong understanding of drug substance manufacturing for biologics, including upstream and downstream processing
  
• Knowledge of cGMP regulations, process validation, and quality systems in a regulated biotech environment
  
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional projects and technical teams
  
• Excellent communication, organization, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
  
• Ability to travel as needed to support site-to-site or partner transfers
  
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Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant discipline
  
• Experience with monoclonal antibodies, recombinant proteins, or other biologic modalities
  
• Experience with external manufacturing partners, CMOs, or CDMOs
  
• Familiarity with process characterization, scale-down models, and comparability assessments
  
• Experience supporting clinical and/or commercial tech transfers
  
• Project management experience or certification
  

Additional Info:

• Hybrid Working Requirement: The successful candidate must work onsite 3 days per week, with at least one of those days being either Monday or Friday.
  
• Fixed Start Date: The position is scheduled to commence on 4 January 2027. Alternative start dates will not be considered.
  
• New Tech Transfer Project: This role will support a new Technology Transfer (Tech Transfer) project. Candidates with New Product Introduction (NPI) and/or Biopharma industry experience will be given preference during the shortlisting process.