Principal Engineer, Process Development

Why Sarepta? Why Now? The promise of genetic medicine has arrived, and Sarepta is at the forefront. We hold a leadership position in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne) and are building a robust portfolio of programs across muscle, central nervous system, and cardiac diseases. In 2023, we launched our fourth therapy and the first ever gene therapy to treat Duchenne.  We’re looking for people who see unlimited potential in themselves and who are motivated by an unwavering commitment to patients. What Sarepta Offers At Sarepta, we care deeply about all the people in our community and believe in the importance of supporting them in all aspects of their lives. We aspire to maintain a culture that acknowledges people bring their whole selves to work, and we will strive to help everyone in our community integrate their work and personal lives while maintaining productivity. We are committed to offering a range of benefits and work-life resources designed to support people in the following areas: Physical and Emotional Wellness ​Financial Wellness Support for Caregivers   For a full list of our comprehensive benefits, see our website: https://www.sarepta.com/join-us   The Importance of the Role The Principal Engineer will support development, scale-up, technology transfer, and external manufacturing oversight for Sarepta’s antibody-oligonucleotide conjugate (AOC) and adeno-associated virus (AAV) drug substance programs. This role will provide technical leadership across internal process development and CDMO/CMO manufacturing activities, with responsibility for process robustness, product quality, GMP readiness, technical documentation, and CMC regulatory support. The Opportunity to Make a Difference The Principal Engineer, Process Development role is responsible for providing technical leadership across Sarepta’s AOC and AAV drug substance programs, with a focus on process development, scale-up, technology transfer, external manufacturing oversight, and GMP readiness. The position will support internal and CDMO/CMO activities by driving process robustness, product quality, control strategy development, troubleshooting, technical documentation, and CMC regulatory deliverables. The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in complex biologics or bioconjugate manufacturing, hands-on analytical capability such as HPLC, strong knowledge of cGMP and CMC expectations, and the communication and cross-functional leadership skills needed to advance programs from development through late-stage clinical or commercial production. More about You Primary Responsibilities include: Lead process development and optimization for AOC and AAV drug substance manufacturing, including conjugation, purification, UF/DF, concentration, harvest, clarification, capture, polishing, and bulk DS handling. Design and execute studies to improve yield, robustness, impurity clearance, and product quality attributes. Provide technical oversight of CDMO/CMO process transfer, engineering runs, GMP batch execution, batch record review, deviations, change assessments, and issue resolution. Execute hands-on HPLC methods to support process development, impurity profiling, in-process testing, and product quality assessment. Develop and maintain drug substance control strategies, including critical process parameters, in-process controls, hold times, raw material controls, and links to critical quality attributes. Support scale-up, technology transfer, process comparability, and manufacturing readiness from development through late-stage clinical or commercial production. Prepare and review technical protocols, development reports, manufacturing summaries, batch record sections, comparability assessments, and CMC regulatory source documents. Troubleshoot development and manufacturing issues related to conjugation, purification, filtration, recovery, AAV productivity, empty/full capsid enrichment, and impurity clearance. Partner with internal functions and