Description
The Associate Director, MSAT is a recognised functional specialist, and will use expert scientific knowledge, technical skills and mature project management capability to enhance and shape the value proposition of Essential Pharma’s product portfolio. The Associate Director, MSAT will lead the strategy and delivery of technical transfers, select the right CMO partners and drive lifecycle improvements that maximise product value. Working with our contract partners, they will resolve manufacturing, quality and testing issues to ensure a resilient, continuous supply of vital medicines to patients. If you are keen to join a patient centric, high-growth company, then read on and apply today!
Requirements
Qualifications
- Required: Life Sciences degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences or Chemistry.
- Desirable: Project management certification e.g. Agile, Prince2, PMP or other.
Experience
- Significant experience and proven track record of personally delivering successful site to site small molecule Tech Transfers including wide exposure to pharmaceutical manufacturing, analytics / QC testing, cleaning validation and packaging practices including serialization.
- Extensive experience across small molecule formats including sterile products, capsules, creams, gels, ointments and solid dose.
- Proven track record of successfully leading and delivering multiple complex site Tech Transfers, including cross-functional and multi-site programmes, with accountability for business outcomes
- Extensive, independent experience of manufacturing, registering and distributing pharmaceuticals across multiple regions, having led activity across several markets simultaneously. In depth experience of Quality Management Systems, including Change Control and Deviation management, leading Investigations, document creation, review and approval.
- Proven track record of independently leading and embedding continuous improvement programmes and lean management practices across multiple sites or functions.
- Proven track record of independently owning operational and programme-level budgets, including forecasting, risk-adjusted planning and spend governance across multiple projects. High levels of experience of successfully establishing and utilizing Technical Project Management tools and templates including timelines, trackers, Gap Analysis, risk registers, managing cross functional team meetings, charters and lessons learned.
- Demonstratable experience of managing financial/COGS implications when selecting CMOs. Including leading commercial negotiations and advising senior stakeholders on cost strategy.
Core Competencies
- Operates with full autonomy across the technical portfolio, setting direction for others.
- Possesses expert technical knowledge, applying deep subject matter expertise to shape decisions and influence outcomes.
- Strong Agile thinker who can adapt to situations of high-speed change.
- Problem solver who can work through complex issues and assimilate data from a wide range of scientific areas.
- Employee must demonstrate a Growth mindset and willingness to learn.
- Employee must demonstrate integrity and high ethical standards.
- Employee must have a dynamic and positive outlook. Actively demonstrating effective working as part of team with strong collaboration.
- Demonstrates a willingness to achieve goals together and respect the view of others.
- Results orientated and accountable for actions.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with a keen eye to detail.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
- An established and confident technical leader, freely provides coaching and positively influences business outcomes across borders and boundaries.
- Demonstrates strategic thinking in successfully delivering outcomes.
