Innovation Tech Lead: Scale Breakthrough Health Solutions

Opella; Virginia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Opella is seeking an Innovation Technical Manager to provide technical leadership across innovation initiatives involving external manufacturing partners. You will evaluate manufacturing opportunities, manage risks and drive projects from concept to launch, collaborating with internal teams to meet quality, compliance, supply and commercial goals.

Based in Virginia with Brisbane collaboration, you will help deliver self-care solutions at scale, mentor talent and embed sustainability and social

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical projects within regulated manufacturing environments such as pharmaceutical, consumer health, OTC or nutraceuticals.
• Strong ability to assess manufacturing capabilities, conduct technical due diligence and manage complex project risks.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Regulatory, Quality and Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical assessment, planning and execution of innovation projects involving external manufacturing partners, from feasibility to launch and post-launch review.
• Evaluate new and existing manufacturing partners through technical visits and due diligence, identifying opportunities and risks.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, governance deliverables and risk mitigation strategies for successful execution.
• Collaborate with Innovation, R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Packaging and Finance to align priorities and decisions.
• Drive technology transfer and manufacturing readiness activities, including process scale-up, validation, packaging qualification and launch preparation.
• Lead sourcing assessments for innovation projects and influence partner selection based on capability, supply resilience and cost considerations.
• Capture lessons learned and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, sustainability, cost performance and ways of working across external manufacturing networks.

Skills

Technical leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulated manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in a science-related discipline

Job description

Opella is seeking an Innovation Technical Manager to provide technical leadership across innovation initiatives involving external manufacturing partners. You will evaluate manufacturing opportunities, manage risks and drive projects from concept to launch, collaborating with internal teams to meet quality, compliance, supply and commercial goals.

Based in Virginia with Brisbane collaboration, you will help deliver self-care solutions at scale, mentor talent and embed sustainability and social