Head of Department – Upstream Development (m/w/d)

Your tasks in our team:

• Professional and disciplinary management of the USP department
• Development and optimization of bioprocesses for the production of various biologics or biosimilars within the framework of international customer projects
• Working closely and coordinating with other departments—project management, cell line development, downstream development, analytics, and quality management
• Independent planning and coordination of cell culture experiments in different cultivation systems (from 10 mL to 5 L) and process strategies (batch, fed batch, or perfusion)
• Continuous development of our technologies and workflows by contributing your own ideas and conducting literature research
• Providing technical guidance and support to associate scientists and technical assistants
• Independently drafting SOPs, records, and customer reports and maintaining regulatory standards

What we expect from you:

• Completed degree in biotechnology/biology (diploma/master’s/PhD)
• At least 5 years of professional experience, preferably with experience in personnel management
• Experience with cell cultures, ideally with CHO cells and different bioreactor systems
• Experience in a GMP-regulated environment and large-scale manufacturing (e.g., 2,000 L scale) is a plus
• Business fluent in German and English
• Solution-oriented, independent way of thinking and working
• Proactive communication and organizational skills
• High level of commitment, sense of responsibility, and ability to work in a team

What you can expect from us:

• Close cooperation beyond your own department in an open and communicative working atmosphere
• Involvement in the development of new products and applications, from the initial idea to the marketable product
• Participation in tech-transfers to partner companies or CDMO´s and support in process development activities there
• Contact with international customers and cooperation partners
• Flexibility in organizing your daily work routine thanks to a flexible working hours policy
• A perfect start thanks to structured and thorough training
• Appreciation for the work you do
• Participation in further education and training
• Employer-financed company pension plan
• Company health promotion program
• 30 days of annual leave (plus December 24 and 31 off)
• Subsidy for BVG ticket

Further Information:

• Start date: immediately
• Employment duration: permanent
• Workload: full-time (40 hours)
• Application deadline: 31.07.2026

At UGA Biopharma, you will find an employer that values innovation, committed cooperation between all departments, open and cross-hierarchical communication, and family-friendly personnel policies.

Does this appeal to you? Then we would like to get to know you!
Please send us your application by email as a single PDF file to: Sylwia Naamane (naamane@ugabiopharma.com )

Please also include the above reference number, your earliest possible start date, and your salary expectations.