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cell therapy manufacturing · Cell Shuttle platform

Director, GMP Systems

San Francisco Bay Area · Onsite$90k–$250k/yrPosted 5 months ago
InfrastructureStaff+Full Time
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Operational ownership and execution oversight for business-critical and GMP-impacting systems such as: ERP, Manufacturing Execution & Automation Interfaces, Quality Management Systems (QMS), PLM, Integration & Workflow Platforms, Data & Analytics

Define and execute the GMP systems strategy aligned with manufacturing scale and commercial readiness

Act as the primary systems partner to Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Finance leadership

Translate evolving operational needs into practical, compliant system solutions

Ensure systems support operational execution, compliance, and unit economics

Ensure manufacturing execution data, inventory, and quality events flow accurately across systems

Enable reliable WIP visibility, inventory valuation, and cost capture early to avoid pre-commercial rework

Support manufacturing readiness without over-engineering controls prematurely

Partner closely with the Integration Architecture & Data Foundation teams to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and long-term data strategy.

Provide business and GMP requirements for integrations across ERP, MES, QMS, and automation platforms.

Ensure data integrity, traceability, and auditability across manufacturing, quality, and finance processes

Drive root cause resolution for cross-system issues (data, integration, configuration, or process)

Establish operational discipline for transports, releases, documentation, and validation support

Improve business confidence that GMP systems are stable, predictable, and audit-ready

Provide hands-on leadership to drive execution of critical GMP system initiatives

Establish clear priorities, milestones, and operational accountability for internal teams and vendors

Provide day-to-day direction to system integrators and support partners

Partner with IT leadership and Procurement on vendor strategy and performance management

Actively intervene to stabilize, course-correct, or accelerate initiatives as business priorities evolve

Introduce lightweight governance, release discipline, and decision clarity

Improve confidence from QA, Manufacturing, and leadership that systems “just work”

Position IT and systems as business enablers rather than bottlenecks

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