JobFrame · MANUFA.BIOPROCE4427.M4
Manufacturing Operations · Bioprocess Manufacturing (Upstream/Downstream)
M4 · M4 — Director · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$167,689
$131,734 – $213,457 · USD · annual · national base (function pricing in review)
Level position
M4 · 4 of 5 in track
Median pay
$167,689
$131,734–$213,457
Level
M4
M4 · 4 of 5 in track
Super-function
operations
Demand-heat
hot
1.2% growth
Summary
Management of GMP bioprocess manufacturing operations spanning upstream (cell culture AND fermentation, inoculation, cell-line expansion/maintenance, bioreactor and fermenter operation, media/buffer prep) and downstream (chromatography, UF/DF, viral filtration, purification, CIP/SIP). Distinct from sibling Quality Assurance, MSAT/Process Development, and Facilities/Engineering focuses: this focus owns shop-floor batch execution, manufacturing personnel, equipment readiness, and aseptic/regulatory compliance for commercial and clinical production, operating through MES, DeltaV, LIMS, INFOR, and SAP/ERP shop-floor systems. Process-design, scale-up engineering, and equipment-specification authorship reside primarily in the MSAT/Process-Development technical track; manufacturing management partners with that track rather than owning it.
This level — M4 M4 — Director
Leads a function or department; owns strategy, budget, and outcomes for the area.