Team leader Mammalian Downstream

at  AGC Biologics

Our purpose is to bring hope to life by enabling life-changing therapies for patients around the globe, creating a healthier and happier tomorrow. Our mission is to work side by side with our customers in order to improve patients’ lives by bringing new biopharmaceuticals to market.
Team leader for our Mammalian Downstream process
Are you ready to take on a team leader role with complex challenges? Do you want to be part of a company helping customers bring new biological products to market?
Then join a dynamic and international company where everyone is responsible for delivering right on time as one team!
With AGC Biologics increasing activities, we are looking for a new Team leader with experience preferably within API production or other areas within the pharmaceutical industry.
AGC Biologics is a Contract Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with facilities in Denmark, Italy, Germany, Japan and USA and with customers from all over the world. We have more than 30 nationalities employed and the daily language is English.
The Downstream Technician Team
The team is part of the Mammalian Manufacturing Department responsible for our state of the art fed batch and perfusion processes for cultivation, seed train and recovery. We use Single-use equipment and run production activities on 3 different production lines.
The Mammalian Manufacturing Department consists of Upstream and Downstream Operations, 15 team leaders and 3 managers referring to the Sr. Director responsible for the production of drug substance for pre-clinical, clinical and commercial use.
The position
As the team leader for the Downstream team you will be the direct leader for a number of technicians and a scientist working 24/7. Most with a technical or academic background. Some shift work will be required.

You will be responsible for:

• Safe work environment of the team
• GMP compliance
• Planning- and coordination of work, board meetings and shift plans
• People management, hiring and developing people, conducting mid- and end year appraisals
• Secure prober training is in place and conducting process confirmations on the shopfloor
• Problem solving, optimization and standardization of work processes
• Being part of a leadership team making sure the department improves

You will together with the other leaders and the head of department be part of the leadership team where operation, reliability and optimization of the entire department will be key.
Experience and competencies

The ideal candidate holds a Technical or Academic degree within downstream/purification bioprocessing, or similar and have previous been a leader preferably within the pharmaceutical industry. The ideal candidate for the position has several of the below competencies/experiences.

• Several years of experience from the biopharmaceutical industry working in a GMP environment.
• Leadership experience, preferably in manufacturing.
• Scientific understanding of mammalian Downstream Purification
• Strong communication skills (English)
• Structured and analytical oriented
• Advanced problem solving skills

AGC offers
AGC offers a dynamic working place with good opportunities of working with a varied array of tasks and challenges. You will get insight into and experience with the way the various departments throughout a contract manufacturing organization interact in order to achieve success. Exciting and challenging assignments will constantly come your way, and you will to a large extent be able to plan your daily work yourself. AGC offers an informal working environment, where humor is part of the daily work life. We respect each other and our individual differences. AGC’s employees have a flexible attitude and we help each other to reach deadlines together as one team.
For further information, please contact Anders Pedersen, Senior manager, Mammalian Downstream operations, phone +45 27 61 52 16.
Our culture at AGC Biologics is defined by the six core values: Knowledge, Trust, Quality, Ingenuity, Accountability and Teamwork. Our core values stem from our team members and are embedded into our DNA. They provide a common language and understanding of how we as an organization are connected across three continents. Our core values serve as a compass and reminder of how we achieve our purpose of bringing hope to life for patients around the globe.
AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners, every step of the way. We provide world-class development and manufacture of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells. Our global network spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with cGMP-compliant facilities in Seattle, Washington; Boulder and Longmont, Colorado; Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba, Japan. We currently employ more than 2,500 employees worldwide. Our commitment to continuous innovation fosters the technical creativity to solve our clients’ most complex challenges, including specialization in fast-track projects and rare diseases. AGC Biologics is the partner of choice. To learn more, visit www.agcbio.com. Want to keep posted about our growth and learn more about our company? Follow us on
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AGC Biologics offers a highly competitive compensation package and a friendly, collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievement. AGC Biologics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances

• Safe work environment of the team
• GMP compliance
• Planning- and coordination of work, board meetings and shift plans
• People management, hiring and developing people, conducting mid- and end year appraisals
• Secure prober training is in place and conducting process confirmations on the shopfloor
• Problem solving, optimization and standardization of work processes
• Being part of a leadership team making sure the department improve