Director, Platform Technology & Operations

Piper Companies is looking for a Director, Platform Technology and Operations to join a large pharma biotechnology organization. This is a full-time position and onsite in Gaithersburg, MD.

Essential Duties of the Director, Platform Technology and Operations:

• Set standard for vison of platform, standards of engineering, and define a multi-year roadmap.
• Create engineering templates and playbooks for platform process descriptions, P&ID standards, utility requirements, and manufacturing technology standards.
• Set the design principles for facility interfaces (cleanroom and HVAC for example) that enable platform technologies.
• Set enterprise standards and adoption plans for end‑to‑end processing, including facility design requirements and utility infrastructure.
• Collaborate with CMC, Clinical, Regulatory, QA, Facilities Engineering, Project Engineering, and site leaders on process risk, equipment selection, facility design, and lifecycle strategies.
• Lead site technology transfers, facility‑fit assessments, utility definition, equipment installation and qualification protocols, and adoption of digital monitoring/decision tools.

Qualifications of the Director, Platform Technology and Operations:

• 10-13+ years in biologics manufacturing
• Strong background in process engineering or facilities engineering
• B.S. or M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years in Process Engineering/Development with facility design exposure; late stage and commercial Pharma experience.
• Demonstrated experience in process scale up, equipment specification and selection, P&ID development, mass/energy balance calculations, and facility design for biologics manufacturing.
• Experience with cleanroom design, utility systems (WFI, clean steam, HVAC), material flow optimization, and equipment layout for GMP.

Compensation for the Director, Platform Technology and Operations:

• $175,000 - $250,000 (based on experience)
• Comprehensive benefit package; Cigna Medical, Cigna Dental, Vision, 401k w/ ADP, PTO, paid holidays, Sick Leave as required by law, paid holidays

This job opens for applications on 5/28/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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