About The Position
At OXB, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re on a mission to enable life-changing therapies to reach patients around the world—and we’re looking for passionate individuals who embody our core values every day: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, and Respectful. We are currently recruiting for a Head of Global Technical Leader. The purpose of the role is to lead and develop OXB’s Global Technical Leaders team to ensure world‑class technical capability, introduce strategic technologies, and drive an innovation‑led service offering for our global viral vector CDMO business, playing a key part in advancing our mission and making a real difference. This role can be located close by one of our global locations in Oxford, UK, Bedford, MA or Durham, NC, US, or Strasbourg or Lyon in France.
Requirements
- Degree in a relevant scientific discipline; a postgraduate degree or PhD is strongly preferred.
- Experience working in a global CDMO or biopharma environment.
- Strong technical expertise in viral vector technologies, including process operations, analytics, equipment and gene delivery approaches.
- Comprehensive understanding of regulatory frameworks such as cGMP and ICH.
- Proven ability to deliver new technical capabilities and drive innovation.
- Strong strategic, analytical and commercial thinking skills.
- Experience in client‑facing roles and use of CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce).
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing high‑performing technical teams
Responsibilities
- Lead, develop and manage the Global Technical Leader (TechLead) team to ensure high performance and technical capability.
- Provide global oversight of OXB’s technology platforms across process and analytics.
- Drive the introduction of new technologies by partnering with Innovation, Process Development, Strategy and Global MSAT.
- Chair and manage the Technology Platforms Committee to ensure alignment and effective decision‑making.
- Define, communicate and maintain the company’s services portfolio and ensure it evolves with platform developments.
- Collaborate with Strategy to evaluate new modality opportunities.
- Act as CMC Lead for late‑phase programs, ensuring phase-appropriate readiness for clinical and future commercial use.
- Integrate customer feedback to optimise technology platforms and enhance service offerings.
Benefits
- health insurance
- 401k contributions
- paid time off (PTO)
- tuition reimbursement
- Competitive total reward packages
- Wellbeing programs that support your mental and physical health
- Career development opportunities to help you grow and thrive
- Supportive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
- State-of-the-art labs and manufacturing facilities
- A company that lives its values: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, Respect
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
