Revolution Medicines

Director, Drug Product

Revolution Medicines • $211K — $264K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/MS/PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, Chemistry or related field.
  • 8+ years of drug product development experience in both small molecules and biologics.
  • Expertise in leading both early and late-stage development programs.
  • Strong background in dosage form development including solid, liquid, and aseptic products.
  • Experience managing external manufacturing and development partners.
  • Comprehensive understanding of regulatory requirements and pharmaceutical risk management principles.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement drug product strategies for development.
  • Lead formulation and process development for various drug products.
  • Oversee clinical manufacturing and supply throughout trials.
  • Manage late-stage development activities including scale-up and process validation.
  • Establish quality attributes and control strategies using QbD principles.
  • Select and manage external partners to achieve project objectives.
  • Prepare and review regulatory submissions and responses.

Benefits

  • Competitive cash compensation
  • Robust equity awards
  • Strong benefits package
  • Significant learning and development opportunities
  • Hybrid work environment options
Full Job Description
The Opportunity:

The Director, Drug Product, will lead formulation and process development activities for small-molecule and biologic drug products within the Pharmaceutical Development & Manufacturing (PDM).

The role will oversee development of portfolio programs from candidate assessment, preformulation, and IND-enabling studies through clinical development, registration, technology transfer, process validation, commercialization, and lifecycle management.

Responsibilities include phase-appropriate dosage form and formulation selection, process development and scale-up, clinical supply manufacturing, primary packaging and delivery systems, control strategy development, regulatory support, and oversight of external development and manufacturing partners.

The role may have people-management responsibilities and will provide technical guidance across programs while partnering cross-functionally to deliver robust, scalable, patient-centered drug products that meet quality, regulatory, clinical, and commercial requirements.

Key Responsibilities
  • Define and execute phase-appropriate drug product strategies for small-molecule and biologic programs across early- and late-stage development.
  • Provide drug product input into candidate selection, developability assessment, pre-formulation, and dosage form selection.
  • Lead formulation and process development for small-molecule and biologic drug products, including oral solid and liquid dosage forms, injectable liquids, and lyophilized products, and aseptic fill-finish processes for sterile products. Address relevant product risks such as solubility, bioavailability, manufacturability, and stability.
  • Oversee clinical drug product manufacturing and supply from early clinical studies through pivotal trials and registration campaigns.
  • Lead late-stage scale-up, process optimization, technology transfer, process validation, PPQ execution, commercial readiness, and lifecycle management activities.
  • Establish quality target product profiles, critical quality attributes, critical material attributes, critical process parameters, specifications, and control strategies using QbD and risk-management principles.
  • Select and manage CROs, CDMOs, and external manufacturing partners to meet quality, timeline, budget, and supply objectives.
  • Author, review, and approve drug product sections of INDs, CTAs, IMPDs, NDAs, BLAs, MAAs, and responses to health authority questions.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Drug Substance, Analytical Development and Quality Control, Clinical Supply, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
  • Manage and coach drug product scientists and engineers.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:
  • BS/MS/PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical or Biochemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biophysics, or related scientific/engineering discipline.
  • 8+ years of experience in drug product development and manufacturing across small molecules and biologics, with deep technical expertise in at least one modality and demonstrated ability to lead programs in the other.
  • Experience spanning early development and late-stage development, including candidate assessment or IND-enabling work, clinical development, registration, process validation, and commercial readiness.
  • Strong knowledge of small-molecule dosage form development and biologic formulation, aseptic fill-finish, primary packaging, scale-up, and technology transfer.
  • Experience managing CROs, CDMOs, and external manufacturing partners across development and GMP manufacturing activities.
  • Strong knowledge of cGMP, QbD, pharmaceutical risk management, process validation, and applicable FDA, EMA, and ICH requirements.
  • Strong technical judgment, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to support multiple programs and influence cross-functional teams in a matrix organization.

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The base pay salary range for this full-time position for candidates working onsite at our headquarters in Redwood City, CA is listed below. The range displayed on each job posting is intended to be the base pay salary range for an individual working onsite in Redwood City and will be adjusted for the local market a candidate is based in. Our base pay salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual base pay salary is determined by multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, market dynamics, and relevant education or training.

Please note that base pay salary range is one part of the overall total rewards program at RevMed, which includes competitive cash compensation, robust equity awards, strong benefits, and significant learning and development opportunities.

Base Pay Salary Range

$211,000-$264,000 USD

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About Revolution Medicines

Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing targeted therapies to inhibit elusive frontier targets within notorious growth and survival pathways, with particular emphasis on RAS and mTOR signaling pathways. The company's proprietary platform enables the discovery and development of small molecules that bind covalently to proteins. Revolution Medicines was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Revolution Medicines
Size
201 employees
Market Cap
$2.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$108.1 million
Revenue
$42.9 million
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