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Executive Director, Small Molecule CMC Lead

BeOne Medicines237 open roles

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$274,800 – $354,800 a year
Where
Hopewell
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7.8% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. BeOne Medicines postings stay open a median of 29 days.

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  5. 34.1%30 days
This job: posted 7 days ago

BeOne Medicines median: 29 days open

The posting

BeOne continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

The CMC Lead is a strategic and cross-functional leader responsible for driving the CMC development strategy and execution for assigned drug programs from clinical development through regulatory submission, approval, and commercialization. The CMC Lead serves as the single point of accountability for CMC program strategy, ensuring alignment of technical development, manufacturing readiness, regulatory requirements, quality expectations, and business objectives.

The successful candidate will provide strong scientific and operational leadership, integrate internal and external CMC capabilities, proactively identify technical risks, and enable efficient delivery of high-quality drug substance and drug product to support clinical and commercial success.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute comprehensive CMC strategies aligned with overall development objectives and corporate goals.
  • Lead CMC planning and execution across development stages, including pivotal clinical development, registration submission, commercial manufacturing readiness, post-approval lifecycle management.
  • Define critical CMC milestones, deliverables, timelines, resource needs, and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Provide strategic oversight of drug substance and drug product development activities. Ensure processes are scientifically sound, robust, scalable, and suitable for GMP manufacturing. Partner with CDMOs and manufacturing sites to ensure successful execution of clinical and commercial supply.
  • Ensure appropriate analytical strategies are established to support product development and regulatory requirements. Ensure analytical packages support regulatory submissions and lifecycle management.
  • Partner with Regulatory Affairs to develop high-quality CMC regulatory strategies. Support preparation of regulatory briefing packages, responses to agency questions, and commitments.
  • Establish effective governance mechanisms for CMC decision-making. Lead technical assessments and trade-off decisions balancing quality, speed, cost, regulatory expectations, and long-term commercial needs.
  • Identify CMC risks and establish mitigation plans throughout development.
  • Provide strategic oversight of CDMOs and external vendors. Ensure external partners deliver against agreed scope, timelines, quality standards, and budgets. Lead escalation management when needed.
  • Support transition from development to commercial manufacturing. Ensure CMC readiness for PPQ campaigns, Regulatory submission/inspections, launch supply, and post-approval changes.
  • Develop lifecycle strategies to improve product robustness, cost, capacity, and supply reliability.
  • Serve as the primary CMC representative on cross-functional development teams.
  • Lead collaboration among all CMC technical functions, commercial manufacturing, QA/QC, regulatory CMC, clinical development, supply chain, external CDMO partners, etc.
  • Ensure effective communication, alignment, and decision-making across functions.
  • Drive resolution of complex technical and operational challenges.

Required Qualifications

  • Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, or related discipline preferred.
  • Advanced degree (MS/PharmD) with extensive pharmaceutical industry experience may be considered.
  • 8+ years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience in CMC development.
  • Demonstrated experience leading CMC activities for NCE through clinical development and regulatory approval.
  • Experience supporting successful IND and NDA submissions.
  • Strong understanding of CMC development, GMP manufacturing, and regulatory CMC expectations.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
  • Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capability.
  • Ability to make data-driven decisions under uncertainty.
  • Excellent communication skills with technical, executive, and regulatory stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience leading multiple pipeline programs simultaneously.
  • Experience managing both internal and outsourced development/manufacturing models.
  • Experience with global regulatory agencies (FDA, EMA, NMPA).
  • Experience with commercialization, technology transfer, PPQ, and post-approval lifecycle management.
  • Experience building CMC organizations or implementing CMC governance models.

Key Success Metrics

  • Delivery of CMC milestones according to program timelines.
  • Successful IND/NDA submissions and regulatory interactions.
  • Robust clinical and commercial supply readiness.
  • Effective management of CMC risks and external partners.
  • Strong collaboration across development functions.
  • Development of scalable, cost-effective, and compliant manufacturing processes.

Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Driving Excellence, Bold Ingenuity and Collaborative Spirit, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

  • Fosters Teamwork
  • Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
  • Self-Awareness
  • Acts Inclusively
  • Demonstrates Initiative
  • Entrepreneurial Mindset
  • Continuous Learning
  • Embraces Change
  • Results-Oriented
  • Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
  • Financial Excellence
  • Communicates with Clarity

Salary Range: $274,800.00 - $354,800.00 annually

BeOne is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation packages are determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location. Packages may vary by location due to differences in the cost of labor. The recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for a preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the listed range reflects the base salary or hourly range only. Non-Commercial roles are eligible to participate in the annual bonus plan, and Commercial roles are eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan. All Company employees have the opportunity to own shares of BeOne Medicines Ltd. stock because all employees are eligible for discretionary equity awards and to voluntarily participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company has a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. BeOne does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and any other applicable federal, state or local laws, applicants who require reasonable accommodation in the job application process may contact [email protected].

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