Associate Director, Technology Transfer

Your New Role

As Associate Director, Technology Transfer (TT), you will lead a high-performing, senior team at the heart of FDBD’s growth. Your mission is to set direction, remove obstacles, and ensure flawless execution as we introduce new programs and customers into our large-scale manufacturing facilities.

You will own the strategy, planning and execution of the tech transfer projects from clients or internal sites into FDBDs large scale manufacturing facility ensuring robustness, compliance and on time delivery. You will be a visible leader with internal stakeholders and customers. You’ll shape and standardize best practices for TT, strengthen governance, and build a psychologically safe, high-trust environment where expert leads do their best work.

Main responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of experienced TT Leads and workstream leads; ensure role clarity, delivery discipline, and psychological safety.
• Build and maintain the TT portfolio overview, including capacity planning, resource allocation, and prioritization across programs.
• Drive effective governance: stage gates, risk/issue escalation, and milestone tracking with clear, timely communication.
• Ensure cross-functional alignment with relevant TT stakeholders- Manufacturing, MSAT/Process Development, QA/Regulatory, Supply Chain, QC - and customers.
• Oversee integrated project plans and support CMC activities, including inputs to regulatory filings and inspection readiness.

Your impact

You will oversee a portfolio of technology transfers that accelerates time-to-plant while safeguarding quality and compliance. Through proactive risk management and data-driven decision-making, you’ll elevate program outcomes and remove barriers for technical teams. Your leadership will harmonize TT best practices across sites, standardizing ways of working while enabling effective local execution. By delivering crisp reporting and predictable outcomes, you’ll strengthen confidence with customers and senior stakeholders.

You will define and track KPIs for TT performance and program/product health, translating insights into continuous improvement. Above all, you’ll build future-ready capabilities by hiring, mentoring, and developing a senior, high-impact team.

Skills & Knowledge we hope you possess

• Master’s degree in Biochemical/Chemical Engineering or a relevant scientific field (PhD is an advantage).
• 12+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech experience in CMC process development and/or GMP manufacturing, including late-stage/commercial exposure.
• 10+ years of people leadership managing senior technical leaders and cross-functional program delivery.
• Proven success in technology transfer leadership, PPQ strategy and execution, and CPV/continued process validation.
• Deep understanding of biologics manufacturing and GMP; experience in Cell Culture and/or Protein Purification is an advantage.
• Strong program/portfolio management skills with stage-gate governance, risk management, and change control expertise.
• Comfortable engaging with customers and senior stakeholders; skilled at influencing and decision-making in complex environments.
• Working knowledge of QbD, statistics for process control/trending, and regulatory expectations for filings and inspections.

We hope you are

• A servant leader who elevates others, sets a clear vision, and builds trust through transparency and follow-through.
• Able to zoom between details and the big picture, balancing speed of execution with quality and compliance.
• Pragmatic, data-driven, and crisp in communication—especially under pressure or when navigating ambiguity.
• Passionate about building high-performing teams and scalable systems that make it easier to do great work, every time.

Your New Department & Team

TT is a core function within FDBD. You will lead a team of highly experienced TT Leads with deep backgrounds in development and large-scale DS manufacturing. The team provides scientific and program leadership for new product introductions as well as clinical, PPQ, and commercial processes.

We work cross-functionally and closely with our customers to manage TT progress, support CMC activities, and maintain compliance to filings. We continuously improve systems and practices across manufacturing and technical development and play a key role in shaping global best practices and PPQ strategies.

Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies is expanding globally with large-scale Cell Culture facilities in both Denmark and the US. The standards and strategies developed by the TT team in Hillerød have global impact and visibility.

Our environment is international and informal. We move fast, value life balance, and have fun. Psychological safety, trust, and empowerment are non-negotiables for us—we hope that resonates with you.

Questions

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions to Director, Technology Transfer, Eugenia Pagans Lista, +45 25662990.

We urge you to send an updated CV and cover letter as soon as possible. We will continuously invite relevant candidates for job interviews and will close the position as soon as we have found the right candidate.

Deadline is Thursday the 2nd of July

Working at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies

We offer a competitive compensation package in a site/company growing rapidly, with many opportunities for individual growth, we also offer access to fitness and an attractive canteen.

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is an industry-leading Biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations in Hillerød, Denmark, Teesside, UK, RTP, North Carolina and College Station, Texas, USA. We use our skills, dedication and ambition to enable impact for the world’s most innovative biotech and biopharma companies reimagining healthcare’s potential. We work across the entire lifecycle of our customers’ products – enabling success throughout. Every cure, vaccine, biologic, and advancement we contribute to starts with our people and our passion. We fuel one another’s passion, help accelerate progress, expand capabilities, strengthen innovation, and improve processes to improve lives.

Our Manufacturing site in Hillerød, Denmark, brings together a complete range of expertise, capabilities and technologies to manufacture advanced biologics. As we continue to enhance and expand our capabilities, we are looking for people who share our passion, drive, and energy – what we call Genki – to join our team.

We offer the chance to be part of a global workplace where passion, drive and commitment are met with opportunities for professional and personal development. Deeply committed to diversity and inclusion, we ensure that everyone no matter their background or gender has an opportunity to develop. We take pride in enriching our communities, caring for our environment, and cultivating a world of opportunity for future generations.

We aim to foster a collaborative, innovative and rewarding environment, where diverse perspectives and people come together united by a common purpose and shared values. We pursue our fullest potential as individual contributors and team members. We strive to be the employer of choice and offer a competitive compensation and benefit package.

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies Denmark (FDBD) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identify or any other protected class.

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