Job Details

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Chief Technical Operations Officer in United States. This is a unique opportunity to lead and shape the technical operations of a fast-growing, clinical-stage veterinary medicine company focused on extending the lifespan and healthspan of dogs. The Chief Technical Operations Officer will oversee the end-to-end manufacturing, analytical, and formulation processes for small molecule drug candidates, ensuring smooth transitions from R&D to commercial scale. This role involves strategic planning, risk management, and hands-on oversight while building high-performing teams and scalable operational systems. You will work cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners, ensuring regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and seamless delivery of products. This role is ideal for a resourceful, strategic leader with deep technical expertise and experience scaling operations in startups or established companies.

Accountabilities

• Provide strategic oversight of all drug program manufacturing and fulfillment from discovery through commercialization
• Lead risk management and contingency planning for high-impact scenarios
• Direct day-to-day operations across analytical, drug substance, and drug formulation functions
• Serve as the primary technical liaison with external CDMO partners, ensuring smooth R&D-to-commercial transitions
• Maintain operational readiness for regulatory inspections and ensure full compliance with national and local regulations
• Design and scale the technical operations organizational structure to support growth
• Build and sustain a high-performing culture emphasizing efficient execution, ethics, continuous improvement, and transparency

Requirements

• Extensive experience in small molecule drug development, from R&D through scale-up and commercial launch
• Proven leadership in technical operations with experience building and managing high-performing teams
• Comfort with ambiguity, extreme ownership, and resource-constrained problem solving
• Track record of successful FDA interactions, dossier approvals, and regulatory compliance
• Experience managing external manufacturing partnerships and CDMO models
• Strong strategic thinking, aligning manufacturing strategy with broader business goals
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex technical topics clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience with both startup and established company environments, including scaling operations effectively
• Deep alignment with the company mission of extending healthy lifespan in dogs and ultimately humans

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: $300,000 $400,000
• Full coverage health insurance medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
• $1,000 home office equipment stipend
• $1,200 annual learning budget for books, courses, etc
• $250 monthly wellness stipend for gym, spa, cleaning, food, etc
• 4-day weekends for all 3-day holiday weekends
• Unlimited vacation and paid holidays
• Paw-ternity leave for new pet adoptions
• Equity options grant for new hires
• Opportunity to lead a mission-driven, innovative team in a high-growth startup environment

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Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.

It compares your profile to the jobs core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.

Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.

When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias focusing solely on your fit for the role.

Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!