JobFrame · MANUFA.BIOPROCE4427.M5
Manufacturing Operations · Bioprocess Manufacturing (Upstream/Downstream)
M5 · M5 — Senior Director · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$188,371
$147,981 – $239,784 · USD · annual · national base (function pricing in review)
Level position
M5 · 5 of 5 in track
Median pay
$188,371
$147,981–$239,784
Level
M5
M5 · 5 of 5 in track
Super-function
operations
Demand-heat
hot
1.2% growth
Summary
Management of GMP bioprocess manufacturing operations spanning upstream (cell culture AND fermentation, inoculation, cell-line expansion/maintenance, bioreactor and fermenter operation, media/buffer prep) and downstream (chromatography, UF/DF, viral filtration, purification, CIP/SIP). Distinct from sibling Quality Assurance, MSAT/Process Development, and Facilities/Engineering focuses: this focus owns shop-floor batch execution, manufacturing personnel, equipment readiness, and aseptic/regulatory compliance for commercial and clinical production, operating through MES, DeltaV, LIMS, INFOR, and SAP/ERP shop-floor systems. Process-design, scale-up engineering, and equipment-specification authorship reside primarily in the MSAT/Process-Development technical track; manufacturing management partners with that track rather than owning it.
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Leads multiple functions or a large department; drives multi-year strategy.
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