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Director – Oral Formulation Sciences

Director – Oral Formulation Sciences

CompanyMerck
LocationLinden, NJ, USA
Salary$169700 – $267200
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s, PhD
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related scientific field with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, or B.S. or M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related scientific field with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience
  • Knowledge of oral drug product formulation and process development
  • Experience with cGMP manufacturing
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Excellent organizational skills to handle multiple priorities
  • Track record of independent problem-solving
  • Experience with leading complex teams / matrix management

Responsibilities

  • Drives development of new, innovative approaches for product development, experimental designs, execution of experimental plans and data analysis to impact pipeline development and set strategic direction
  • Manages, develops, and grows a team of scientists and engineers, tasked with developing and commercializing the company’s oral product pipeline
  • Collaborates effectively within and across functional areas and possesses advanced knowledge or experience in oral drug product development
  • Maintains awareness of relevant new and current technologies, capabilities, and effectively shares this knowledge with others
  • Drives internal capability development by evaluating new drug product technologies and deploying new technologies to develop pipeline assets
  • Establishes and manages expense and capital expenditure financial budgets and forecasts
  • Recruits and develops staff, through objective setting, rewards and recognition, stretch leadership and/or technical assignments, and learning opportunities that broaden experience
  • Sponsors and drives a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organization

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience leading development projects at an enterprise level
  • Experience with leading organizational change
  • Strong mentoring capabilities to build individuals and teams
  • Demonstrated ability to apply the principles of physical/organic chemistry, physical pharmacy, and materials science to solve practical pharmaceutical development problems
  • Recognized as a subject matter expert in drug delivery and/or manufacturing technology
  • Demonstrated ability to identify, characterize, and solve development challenges
  • Desire to build new capabilities through the evaluation of new technologies and optimization of existing technologies
  • Ability to engage others to build a strong scientific community and address drug delivery challenges
  • Demonstrated understanding of connectivity between clinical development, chemistry, manufacturing and control (CMC) and commercial marketing, balancing the needs of patients and ensuring successful launch and stable supply of product
  • Encourages others to explore alternative ways to view and solve problems in innovative ways to achieve results