Platform Development Specialist - Gene Therapy - Remote, West Coast
About The Position
Sartorius is seeking a driven and collaborative Platform Development Specialist – Gene Therapy to join our dynamic team and help position Sartorius as the partner of choice for early-stage biopharma companies. As a Platform Development Specialist, you’ll play a pivotal role in enabling the adoption of Sartorius technologies in early-phase gene therapy development. You’ll collaborate closely with Sales Representatives and Application Specialists to identify customer pain points and deliver tailored solutions that create measurable value. Location: Western, US (CA, WA, OR, CO) Territory: Western U.S., western Canada and part of central U.S. Sartorius is seeking a driven and collaborative Platform Development Specialist – Gene Therapy to join our dynamic team and help position Sartorius as the partner of choice for early-stage biopharma companies. As a Platform Development Specialist, you’ll play a pivotal role in enabling the adoption of Sartorius technologies in early-phase gene therapy development. You’ll collaborate closely with Sales Representatives and Application Specialists to identify customer pain points and deliver tailored solutions that create measurable value. What you will accomplish together with us: Partner with the sales team to build customer pipelines and assess strategic opportunities through process mapping. Explore technology options in early development phases and deliver comprehensive solutions to maximize business impact. Provide expert consultancy on scale-up and scale-down strategies to accelerate development timelines. Serve as the technical lead on critical opportunities to drive platform adoption. Foster strong relationships with internal teams and external customers to promote advanced bioprocessing solutions. Develop visual tools and concepts that simplify technical communication and enhance customer engagement. Author and publish application notes and platform-related papers. Support marketing initiatives for new product launches, with a focus on targeted market segments. Collaborate with product application teams to evaluate new demos and platforms. Establish regular communication channels between sales and application teams to align on business opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in life sciences with 5+ years of industry experience, or a graduate degree with 2+ years of experience.
- Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience in gene therapy process development or production.
- Deep understanding of biologics drug development from both domestic and international perspectives.
- Practical experience in pilot and production-scale process development.
- Strong knowledge of cGMP bioprocessing operations and regulatory frameworks.
- Familiarity with global and regional cGMP regulations.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Self-motivated, ambitious, and aligned with Sartorius’ core values: Sustainability, Openness, Enjoyment.
- Travel: up to 50% domestic travel and potential for up to 10% international travel
Responsibilities
- Partner with the sales team to build customer pipelines and assess strategic opportunities through process mapping.
- Explore technology options in early development phases and deliver comprehensive solutions to maximize business impact.
- Provide expert consultancy on scale-up and scale-down strategies to accelerate development timelines.
- Serve as the technical lead on critical opportunities to drive platform adoption.
- Foster strong relationships with internal teams and external customers to promote advanced bioprocessing solutions.
- Develop visual tools and concepts that simplify technical communication and enhance customer engagement.
- Author and publish application notes and platform-related papers.
- Support marketing initiatives for new product launches, with a focus on targeted market segments.
- Collaborate with product application teams to evaluate new demos and platforms.
- Establish regular communication channels between sales and application teams to align on business opportunities.
Benefits
- Personal and Professional Development: Mentoring, leadership programs, internal seminar offerings
- Worklife Balance: Paid vacation, sick time, corporate holidays and community service day; as well as flexible work schedules
- Making an Impact Right from the Start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform
- Welcoming Culture: Mutual support, team spirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics such as “Coaching”, “Agile Working” and a “Businesswomen’s Network”
- Health & Well Being: Wide selection of health and well-being support such as a variety of medical plans to choose from, dental, vision, EAP, and other wellness programs.
- Intelligent Working Environment: Working in smart buildings with the latest technology and equipment.
- Retirement Savings Plan: 401 k (with generous company match)
- Flexible Spending: HSA, FSA (dependent care & healthcare spending), Transportation Commuter Account
- Company Paid Benefits: Basic Life Insurance, AD&D, EAP, Family Planning & Women’s Health, Health Advocate
- Additional/Optional: Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse & dependents), Legal Services, LTD & STD, Critical Illness Insurance, Student Loan Tuition Refinance Service
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
