Automated cell therapy manufacturing platform with FDA-validated Smart Factories
Cellares operates an integrated development and manufacturing platform for cell therapies, with fully automated production (Cell Shuttle) and quality control (Cell Q) deployed across factories in New Jersey, the Netherlands, and Japan. The tech stack reveals a manufacturing-heavy operation—SAP S/4HANA, MES, LIMS, PLC controllers (Beckhoff, Siemens, Allen-Bradley), and automation design tools (AutoCAD Electrical, Solidworks, EPLAN)—now adopting MuleSoft and Workato for data integration while replacing legacy CMMS and LabVantage. Active hiring is concentrated in manufacturing and engineering roles, with a supply chain director appointment, signaling aggressive capacity expansion.
Notable leadership hires: Supply Chain Director
Cellares is an Integrated Development and Manufacturing Organization (IDMO) that designs and operates automated facilities for cell therapy production. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in South San Francisco, the company has achieved FDA Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) designation for the Cell Shuttle platform, demonstrating 100% automation success across validated manufacturing processes. The company operates three Smart Factories globally and enables drug sponsors to develop, scale, and commercialize cell therapies at significantly higher batch volumes than traditional CDMOs. Current operational priorities center on GMP compliance, regulatory validation across multiple jurisdictions, process translation onto the automated platforms, and margin improvement as the company scales manufacturing.
Cellares deploys SAP S/4HANA for enterprise resource planning, MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), LIMS for lab data, and PLC controllers from Beckhoff, Siemens, and Allen-Bradley for factory automation. Design tools include SolidWorks, AutoCAD Electrical, and EPLAN for process engineering.
Yes. Manufacturing roles (8 open) and engineering roles (7 open) represent the largest hiring categories. Supply Chain Director was a recent leadership appointment, with senior and director-level positions active across both functions.
Cellares operates Smart Factories in Bridgewater, New Jersey; Leiden, the Netherlands; and Kashiwa City, Japan. The company is actively hiring in the United States and Netherlands.
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