Generate Biomedicines
Associate Director, Biotherapeutic Production and Characterization
$160K–$210K
Somerville, MA +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- Somerville, MA
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States - Experience
- 8 years of relevant industry experience with a PhD, or 10 years with an M.S.
- Education
- PhD in biochemistry, molecular biology, chemical engineering, bioengineering, protein sciences, or a related discipline; or an M.S. in a related discipline.
About the job
Leads a scientific team delivering protein production, purification, and characterization workflows and assay-ready reagents to support discovery and early-development decisions.
What you'll do
- Oversee end-to-end protein production, purification, characterization, quality control, and assay-ready handoff across multiple expression systems.
- Set scientific and operational priorities, manage resources and external partners, and represent the function on cross-functional teams.
- Develop the team and advance automation, data practices, AI/ML-enabled tools, and production capabilities.
What they ask for
- PhD in a related discipline and 8 years of relevant industry experience, or an M.S. in a related discipline and 10 years of relevant industry experience.
- Demonstrated success leading and developing scientific teams in biotechnology or pharmaceuticals.
- Experience producing or characterizing complex biologics, including multispecific antibodies.
- Expertise in protein expression, purification, and characterization, including construct design and optimization.
Nice to have
- Experience with cell-free or other specialized expression systems.
- Experience establishing relationships with CROs, vendors, or external technology partners.
Pay
$160,000 — $210,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
mammalian, bacterial, cell-free, affinity capture, size-exclusion chromatography, automation, AI/ML-enabled tools
AI focus
Adopts AI/ML-enabled tools and agentic workflows to support protein design, production, characterization, and scientific learning at scale.
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