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Director, VP, Facilities & Engineering

Job Summary

The Director, VP, Facilities & Engineering provides executive leadership and strategic direction for all facilities, utilities, and engineering functions at NJBio, supporting multiple US locations. This role is accountable for the design, operation, reliability, compliance, and continuous improvement of critical utilities and clinical manufacturing infrastructure, including GLP and GMP operations. The Director, VP leads cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure facilities and engineering systems are designed and built to enable safe, compliant, efficient, and scalable biopharmaceutical manufacturing operations. This role partners closely with internal departments (Manufacturing, Technical Services, Quality, EHS, Materials Management, and Finance) to align infrastructure strategy with business objectives, regulatory expectations, and long-term growth plans, and manages direct reports. The Director, VP ensures adherence to relevant regulatory requirements and company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as appropriate.

Job Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Establish and execute the facilities and engineering strategy aligned with company growth, clinical manufacturing capacity, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide executive oversight for GLP and GMP utilities, facilities operations, engineering lifecycle management, and capital projects.
• Serve as a member of site and/or corporate leadership, advising senior executives on infrastructure risks, opportunities, and investments.
• Define governance models, engineering standards, policies, and best practices across facilities and utilities.

Facilities, Utilities & Engineering Oversight

• Provide executive oversight for the design, construction, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of GMP/GLP manufacturing facilities, cleanrooms, process suites, utilities, solvent storage, laboratories, and support infrastructure.
• Serve as subject matter expert for clean room and site utilities, including HVAC, WFI, purified water, clean steam, clean gases, autoclaves, boilers, chilled water, cooling towers, and process chillers.
• Ensure utility and facility systems meet performance, reliability, capacity, and compliance expectations for 24×7 GMP/GLP operations.
• Lead development and execution of long-term capacity planning, asset lifecycle management, and site master planning.

Capital Projects & Engineering Execution

• Provide leadership for capital projects, including new facilities, expansions, renovations, and system upgrades.
• Oversee engineering design, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
• Ensure delivery of projects on time, within budget, and in compliance with safety and applicable GMP and GLP requirements.
• Approve engineering strategies, specifications, P&IDs, design standards, and other documents.

Compliance, Quality & Risk Management

• Ensure full compliance with FDA, EMA, cGMP, OSHA, EHS, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Quality to support inspections, audits, deviation investigations, change control, CAPAs, and regulatory commitments.
• Provide executive oversight of risk management, reliability engineering, and business continuity planning related to facilities and utilities.

Operations, Reliability & Continuous Improvement

• Drive operational excellence through preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, reliability engineering, and performance monitoring.
• Leverage data analytics and KPIs to improve system availability, energy efficiency, sustainability, and cost effectiveness.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives, digitalization, and modernization of facilities and utility systems.
• Ensure robust strategies to support operational transparency and decision-making.

People Leadership & Organizational Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing Facilities & Engineering team, including managers, engineers, and technicians.
• Build succession plans and ensure the organization has the technical capability and leadership depth to support future growth.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, compliance, and collaboration across all engineering and facilities teams.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Serve as the primary executive liaison with external engineering firms, contractors, OEMs, and service providers.
• Negotiate and manage strategic vendor relationships, service contracts, and capital expenditures.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Technical Services, Quality, Regulatory, EHS, Finance, and Materials Management leadership.
• Perform other tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Executive-level expertise in GLP and GMP facilities and clean utility systems, including WFI, PW, clean steam, clean gases, HVAC, and plant utilities.
• Deep understanding of FDA, EMEA, cGMP, OSHA, and international regulatory standards.
• Proven leadership in capital project delivery, facility lifecycle management, and engineering governance.
• Strong understanding of engineering design, commissioning, and operational best practices.
• Ability to translate technical complexity into business-focused recommendations for senior leadership.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, financial acumen, and risk management skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and executive presentation abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Analytical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent planning, organization, and time management skills including the ability to support and prioritize multiple projects.
• Ability to work outside of normal business hours, including occasional nights, weekends, or holidays, as required to fulfill business needs.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Biochemical, or Engineering Technology, or related field.
• 15+ years of relevant engineering or facilities experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of GMP experience preferred, including leadership of teams and capital projects.
• Prior experience at Director, Senior Director, or Vice President level strongly preferred.

Physical Demands

Ability to access manufacturing, utility, and mechanical spaces as required.

Working Conditions

• Mechanical spaces including close proximity to boilers and HVAC systems.
• Laboratory/manufacturing environment including areas with high potent materials.

Certificates & Licenses Required

N/A

Compensation

$150,000 to $250,000 per annum.

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Biophysics Strategic Manager

Job Summary

The Biophysics Strategic Manager has a background in life sciences and plays a crucial role in driving a company’s growth and profitability via the expansion of NJ Bio’s offerings to include biophysics and related technical capabilities. The candidate will conduct and/or manage laboratory experiments, build molecular models, and use advanced techniques to develop medicines and improve biotechnologies. They will help grow biophysics capabilities by seeking, managing and overseeing client relationships relating to their expertise. They will also oversee laboratory personnel, maintain safety standards, and ensure adherence to relevant regulatory requirements and Company Standard Operating Procedures as appropriate.

Job Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities:

• Develop and manage a Biophysics-focused CDMO unit and facilitate its integration and collaboration within the existing NJ Bio business infrastructure.
• Seek and build clientele for Biophysics and other NJ Bio offerings.
• Provide strategic and technical oversite to all aspects of the new capability: initial client engagement, project strategy and literature review, experimental design and execution, data analysis and interpretation, and reporting.
• Create workflows for extensive biophysical characterization of multiple therapeutic modalities including small molecules, peptides, fragments, biologics, and antibody-based molecules (antibodies, ADCs, bispecific antibodies, VHH nanobodies, etc).
• Identify new opportunities: Exploration of markets, trends, clients and partnerships to find business growth opportunities.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and partners.
• Support Business Development (Proposal Management) with the preparation of quotes and proposals.

Secondary responsibilities:

• Prepare scientific documents, presentations, and business development materials for trade shows and conferences.
• Support Business Development team members with contracting, confidentiality, and related legal agreements, as needed.
• Performs other related tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of protein expression, purification, QC, biophysics, structural biology, with proficiency in assessing protein folding, size, oligomerization, activity, thermal stability and developability profiling.
• Demonstrated expertise in the use of biophysical methods (SPR, MST/SpS, DSF/nDSF, GCI, CD, DSC, NMR for characterization of biomolecular interactions of various therapeutic modalities (protein-small molecule conjugates, protein-protein, etc).
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop long-term business strategies.
• Negotiation: Skilled in negotiating contracts and proposals with clients and service providers.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal and effective communication skills for interacting with site personnel, clients, customers, and prospects.
• Ability to perform work with high level accuracy and keen attention to detail.
• Demonstrated willingness to learn and grow technical and business skills and abilities.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, as required, in a team environment consisting of internal and external team members.
• Analytical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent planning, organization and time management skills including the ability to support and prioritize multiple projects.

Education and Experience Requirements

• PhD in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, biophysics, structural biology or related life science discipline.
• Minimum of 3+ years prior work experience, preferably in a CRO/CDMO or biotech/biopharma.

Physical Demands

• Could require lifting 40 lbs and standing up for long stretches of time.

Working Conditions

• Occasional business travel to trade shows, conferences, or client meetings (≤ 25%).
• General laboratory environment, office environment or home office.

Certificates & Licenses Required

N/A

Compensation

$110,000-$130,000 per annum

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Scientist/ Senior Scientist, In vitro & Preclinical Translational Research

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Scientist/ Senior Scientist to lead and support in vitro and translational biology studies for preclinical and IND-enabling research programs. This role is ideal for a PhD-level/ Masters level scientist with strong hands-on laboratory experience and a working understanding of animal research supported translational studies, particularly in oncology, biologics, or antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). The incumbent works cross-functionally with internal departments and external resources on in vitro and translational research related issues. The Scientist/ Senior Scientist supports adherence to relevant regulatory requirements and company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as appropriate.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and interpret in vitro and translational assays supporting preclinical decision-making
• Lead cell-based assays including cytotoxicity, viability, binding, internalization, and mechanism-of-action studies
• Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot in vitro assays
• Collaborate with in vivo/animal research teams to align in vitro and in vivo findings
• Support sample strategy, tissue handling, and downstream biomarker analyses
• Analyze data and prepare study summaries, reports, and sponsor-facing presentations
• Ensure work follows GLP-like practices, SOPs, and data integrity standards
• Mentor junior scientists and contribute to SOP development
• Perform other tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proven ability to design experiments, analyze data, and communicate results clearly
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, as required, in a team environment consisting of internal and external team members.
• Analytical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines
• Excellent planning, organization and time management skills including the ability to support and prioritize multiple projects

Education and Experience Requirements

Required:

• PhD in Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacology, or related field
  OR
• Master’s/ Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacology, or related field with equivalent experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with cell culture and in vitro assays.
• Experience in a preclinical, translational, CRO, biotech, or pharmaceutical environment.
• Experience:
  Scientist: 2–4 years of experience
  Senior Scientist: Minimum 8 years of experience

Preferred:

• Experience supporting or collaborating on animal (rodent) studies.
• Background in oncology, biologics, or antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).
• Experience with flow cytometry, ELISA/Luminex, or imaging-based assays.
• Prior involvement in IND-enabling or regulatory-facing studies.
• CRO or sponsor-facing experience.

Physical Demands

N/A

Working Conditions

Laboratory and office environment

Certificates & Licenses Required

N/A

Compensation

Scientist-$55,000 to 75,000 per annum

Senior Scientist-$88,000 to 110,000 per annum

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Vivarium, Animal Care Technician

Job Summary

We are seeking a motivated Vivarium, Animal Care Technician to support preclinical and translational research studies. This role involves hands-on animal care, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring clean animal facilities. The incumbent works cross-functionally with internal departments and external resources on related issues. The Vivarium, Animal Care Technician supports adherence to relevant regulatory requirements and company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as appropriate.

Job Responsibilities

• Daily husbandry of laboratory rodents (primarily mice and rats), including feeding, watering, cage changing, and sanitation.
• Maintain accurate animal care and vivarium records.
• Clean and maintain animal rooms, equipment, and work areas.
• Follow all IACUC, institutional, and safety protocols.
• Perform other tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to follow SOPs and regulatory requirements.
• Comfortable handling mice and rats.
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to follow strict protocols.
• Reliable, punctual, and responsible.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment consisting of internal and external team members.
• Analytical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent planning, organization, and time management skills including the ability to support and prioritize multiple projects.

Education and Experience Requirements

Required:

• High school diploma.
• 1 to 2 years of experience in laboratory animal care (rodents required).

Preferred:

• Experience working in an academic or research vivarium.
• Familiarity with basic animal health indicators.
• IACUC or institutional animal care training (or willingness to complete training).

Physical Demands

N/A

Working Conditions

Laboratory and office environment.

Certificates & Licenses Required

N/A

Compensation

$28 to $30 per hour.

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