Merck · 16 hours ago
Director, Oral Formulation Sciences
Rahway, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$173K/yr - $273K/yr
8+ years expMerck is a leading company in the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on translating molecules into medicines. The Director of Oral Formulation Sciences will lead a team responsible for the formulation and process development of oral products, driving program strategy and ensuring effective execution from discovery to commercial processes.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
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. The desired individual is someone who will bring knowledge and creativity to the position as well as have the discipline to drive results
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
Qualification
Required
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
Sponsors and drives a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organization
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
Adjuvants
Animal Vaccination
Chemical Engineering
Data Analysis
Drug Delivery
Executive Presence
Financial Acumen
Financial Research
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
Immunochemistry
Innovation
Manufacturing Processes
Medicinal Chemistry
Mentoring Staff
Operating Models
People Leadership
Pharmaceutical Development
Phytochemistry
Process Manufacturing
Product Development
Regulatory CMC
Stakeholder Management
Statistical Design of Experiments (DOE)
Technology Transfer
Preferred
Experience leading development projects at an enterprise level
Experience with leading complex teams / matrix management
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
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
Paid holidays
Vacation
Compassionate and sick days
Company
Merck
Merck is a biopharmaceutical company that offers medicines and vaccines for various diseases.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.59MKey Investors
Private Capital Advisors"Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance"
2018-11-25Post Ipo Equity· $0.59M
2016-01-21Series Unknown· $5M
1980-12-19IPO
Leadership Team
Betty Larson
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Dean Li
Executive Vice President and President, Merck Research Laboratories
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