Talentmark is recruiting for a Head ofMS&T to join a leading specialist pharmaceutical company at its manufacturing site in North Yorkshire.
This is a senior site leadership role, responsible for providing technical leadership across Manufacturing Science &Technology (MS&T), including product and process development and validation activities.
Head of MS&T Role:
- Act as the MS&T leader for the manufacturing site and the accountable decision maker for technical matters.
- Provide technical leadership and direct line management to the site MS&T team, ensuring technical direction is delivered effectively across the organisation.
- Become a key member of the Site Leadership Team, contributing technical expertise to site-wide decision making.
- Lead product and technology transfers into the site from contract manufacturing organisations, other manufacturing sites or between production lines.
- Provide technical leadership for the industrialisation of new products, working closely with wider development and technical teams.
- Lead technical aspects of manufacturing optimisation and transfer projects for existing commercial products.
- Provide technical leadership for manufacturing troubleshooting, process evaluation and the introduction of new manufacturing equipment and technologies.
- Identify and implement formulation and process optimisation opportunities to improve product quality, process capability and robustness.
- Provide technical support to manufacturing operations and lead the resolution of production-related issues affecting commercial products.
- Evaluate and qualify alternative raw material sources where required to support process and product improvements.
- Proactively identify and resolve formulation and process-related issues within manufacturing operations.
- Lead, develop and motivate the site MS&T team, supporting employee performance, development and engagement.
- Promote collaboration, knowledge sharing and consistent technical practices across the wider organisation and sister sites.
Your Background:
- Hold a BSc, MSc or PhD in life sciences, engineering, pharmaceutics, chemistry or a related scientific discipline.
- Strong industrial experience within the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical or related industry, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Practical knowledge and experience of pharmaceutical manufacturing science and technology (MS&T).
- Experience in the development and scale-up of drug products.
- Practical, hands-on knowledge of small molecule and/or biological pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.
- Proven experience providing technical leadership within a manufacturing or pharmaceutical environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing a scientific or technical team.
- Strong problem-solving and technical assessment skills, with the ability to lead the resolution of complex manufacturing and process-related issues.
- Experience with technology transfer, manufacturing optimisation, process improvement and/or product industrialisation would be highly beneficial.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to provide clear technical direction to both specialist teams and the wider site organisation.
Company:
Our client is a global specialist pharmaceutical organisation focused on the development, manufacture and supply of high-quality products. The business operates internationally and is committed to improving health and wellbeing through specialist pharmaceutical products and innovative manufacturing capabilities.
The organisation places a strong emphasis on collaboration, professional development, technical excellence and an inclusive working culture.
It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK
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