Director – Oral Formulation Sciences

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

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

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