GMU CMC Operations Lead

Location: Waltham, MA

Duration: Contract is till Jan 2026

Shift: 1st Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 8:00 am - 4:00 pm EST

Specific Responsibilities:

• Lead by example to promote an inclusive, motivating work environment that encourages participation, creativity, learning, and accountability.

• Lead/support the champions teams for CMC and Research within GMU in Waltham.

• Support information sharing (via share site and meetings) between support functions and champions team & functions heads.

• Facilitate cross functional interactions within the 225 site and provide support between champion teams as required.

• Work with champions and functional leads to develop solutions for bottlenecks to enable science.

• Organize and relay feedback on managed services to various support functions to support adherence and compliance.

• Support project teams, functional heads, and departments on establishing internal workflows and operations.

• Collaborate with support functions such as HSE, Real Estate, Workspace Experience, Scientific services, etc. to support lab operations.

• Facilitate coordination of disruptive activities required by workplace experience, real estate, or other initiatives coordinate to ensure science continuation.

• Manage office and lab basic consumables including issuing PO's, tracking and invoice approvals, receiving, handling, & stocking.

Basic Qualifications

• BS required in Life Science discipline or engineering.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in research and development environment operations

• Minimum of 2 years of management experience.

• Experience working with GXP integrated commissioning and qualification practices.

• Experience working within a regulated environment.

• Experience with coordinating invasive operations form managing large capital projects/investments.

• Solid understanding of Health, Safety, Environmental and Legal requirements for operations.

• Clear operational experience in R&D and development laboratories.

• Excellent communication and technical writing skills.

• Demonstrated problem solving / trouble shooting skills.

• Direct experience working in regulated environments, i.e., cGMP, OSHA, EPA, etc.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, working knowledge of common intranet communication tools and business tools such as Concur, eBuy, EasyInvoice, and Workday.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Life Science discipline.

• Biologics/Pharmaceutical facility startup and management experience.

• In depth knowledge of biotechnology processes/concepts/techniques and principles.

• Technical knowledge of biologics manufacturing systems and processes.

• Excellent people leadership and change leadership skills.

Special Working Conditions

• Ability to gown and gain entry to laboratory, manufacturing, and mechanical areas.

• Ability to handle materials, receive deliveries, push or operate pallet jacks according to HSE requirement.

Please contact me if you are interested. Thank you.

Thank You,

Gurpreet Kaur

Aequor Technologies LLC

377 Hoes Lane, Suite 300

Piscataway, NJ 08854

(732) 993-7304