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INTRODUCTION

This position is responsible for leading key Pharmaceutical Development activities that enable effective execution of Alkermes drug development programs. Core responsibilities include business oversight of contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) involved in development activities and manufacturing of Alkermes drug development candidates through the end of Stage 1 process validation, with appropriate transition of responsibilities to Technical Operations as programs progress toward Stage 2 process validation. The role also provides operational leadership for monthly scheduling of the Waltham Clinical Manufacturing Facility to ensure alignment of development, manufacturing, clinical supply, and program priorities. This individual will support Pharmaceutical Development operations by tracking project progress and deliverables, onboarding new CDMOs, managing contracts, coordinating resource and facility planning, and working with CMC Project Managers to monitor budgets, timelines, and operational risks. These responsibilities require strong cross-functional collaboration with Pharmaceutical Development SMEs, CMC Teams, Clinical Supply, Strategic Sourcing, Finance, EHSS, Quality, Technical Operations, Project Management and other key stakeholders. The candidate will have strong scientific and operational skills, excellent communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a matrixed, cross-functional team environment.

Why join Team Alkermes?

Alkermes applies its decades of deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we seek to make a meaningful difference in the way people manage their diseases. We have a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder and narcolepsy, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various psychiatric and neurological disorders.

We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations. In 2024 and 2025, we were certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. and named one of Massachusetts’ Top Places to Work by the Boston Globe, a Best Place to Work in Greater Cincinnati by the Cincinnati Business Courier and recognized as a Best Place to Work in BioPharma by Fortune Magazine.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree Level: Master's Degree

Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.