Associate Manager, Pharmaceutical Development in London

Nanopharm, an Aptar Pharma Company, is a world leading specialist contract research and development organization offering product development services for orally inhaled and nasal drug products (OINDPs). Nanopharm operates a fee-for-service model, helping its clients navigate the scientific, technical and regulatory challenges in developing nasal and respiratory drug products from discovery through to clinical investigations (‘IND’).

Its service offerings provide the most efficient path to success for its clients by providing an integrated product development service covering:

• Advanced materials characterization
• Analytical method development
• Formulation development and testing
• Inhaled biopharmaceutics

These early phase services aid successful product development by understanding how material properties and processing conditions influence product functionality and therefore reduce risks and expedite drug development timelines. Nanopharm’s proprietary technology and analytical platforms for advanced materials characterization, formulation & device development and in-silico modelling of in vivo behaviour, have provided Nanopharm a technical competitive edge, helping it become an international market leader.

You should work here because we:

• Attract and develop high performing people.
• Promote a diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Allow for failure by allowing people to make mistakes through an open and trusting environment.
• Invest in the development of employees through local, regional and global career opportunities.
• Contribute to the communities where we reside.

Role Overview:

• To lead and manage a team of Senior Scientists and Pharmaceutical Analysts.
• To provide scientific and technical leadership to project teams and clients.
• Recognised point of contact within Nanopharm for problem solving in field of technical expertise.

Job Details / Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the management and leadership of Senior Scientists and Pharmaceutical Analysts.
• Accountable for organising and planning project activities with your group utilising the most effective use of equipment, resources and skills dependent upon customer requirements.
• Ensuring the scientific team working on projects within the group/project team are sufficiently trained and competent to perform the requested tasks.
• Lead objective setting, performance evaluations and the generation of personal development plans for your team.
• Participate in the recruitment process of new team members.
• Provide support and supervision, as required to team members to ensure experimental tasks are carried out with scientific rigour and in accordance with appropriate SOPs.
• Support and deputise for the Head of Department as required, representing your team and presenting a broad overview of progress, successes and challenges as requested.
• Accountable for identifying and training needs for the team and notifying your Head of Department to ensure robust training plans are put in place.
• Ensuring absences are logged and tracked in the system and diligently approved in a reasonable amount of time.
• Creating a work environment that ensures good retention of staff, with low levels of turnover, within areas of your control.
• Accountable for the on-time completion of annual/periodic appraisals for your direct reports.

Science & Research:

• Providing scientific and technical leadership to project teams and clients.
• Provide training (either externally or internally) in specialist or scientific skills.
• Technical expert in data analysis/manipulation and assessment/interpretation in specialist area.
• Make comprehensive records of all work and write/review formal reports.
• Author and review material intended for publication including peer reviewed journals.
• Build and maintain awareness of external experts, new technologies within specialist area and make recommendations for use within Nanopharm.
• Perform research and development activities, delivering new technologies, processes or knowledge as agreed.

Continuous Improvement:

• Participate and lead continuous improvement programs throughout Nanopharm.
• To identify inefficiencies and improvements in workflows, processes and systems honestly and promptly.
• To complete improvement projects on-time, to-track and in-full, where assigned.

Customer Service:

• Identify and deploy efficiency gains in core areas of expertise and group that facilitate project delivery.
• Attend project team meetings as area expert supporting the team members and the clients fully.
• Lead by example, treating our customers ethically, with respect and demonstrating exemplar levels of honesty and integrity with the work we do.
• Ensuring reports and data are presented to the highest levels of quality with the minimum of errors and changes required.

Basics:

• Always promote Nanopharm & Aptar’s best interests by the positive and effective way you perform your duties modelling our Core Values and Rules of Leadership.
• Always comply and proactively engage with Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability policies, procedures and instructions.
• Maintain an up-to-date training record and submit to your line manager at least annually for review.
• Ensure confidential information pertaining to the company is not divulged to 3rd parties without the appropriate permission.

EDUCATION, Experience & RELEVANT Skills:

• Preferably a first degree in a science, pharmacy or relevant discipline of grade 2.1 or above.
• Experience in Inhalation/respiratory product development or research.
• Proven track record on successfully managing a team in a fast pace results orientated environment.
• Demonstrable knowledge and expertise within specialist field.
• Excellent influencing skills to ensure full team alignment.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate complex scientific concepts and data sets.

What we offer:

• An exciting, diverse and value based working environment.
• Award-winning corporate university offering personal development and training opportunities.
• Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus plan.
• Innovative benefits plan, which includes: medical, life, disability and wellness.