Director of Formulation & Process Development

Evonik; Nanaimo; Hybrid; CAD 128,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of pharmaceutical innovation! This dynamic role offers the opportunity to lead the Formulation & Process Development group, ensuring compliance and efficiency while managing key customer relationships. With a strong focus on strategic direction and continuous improvement, you will play a vital role in shaping the future of drug delivery solutions. Collaborate with a talented team and enjoy a comprehensive rewards program, including competitive compensation and flexible working arrangements. If you are ready to make a significant impact in the pharmaceutical industry, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Competitive base compensation & bonus

Employer paid health & dental benefits

Financial planning resources & savings plans

Generous vacation and paid time off

Financial assistance for fitness memberships

Comprehensive Health Promotion program

Ongoing training and development resources

Qualifications

• Advanced degree with 10+ years in the CDMO industry.
• Strong leadership and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the Formulation & Process Development group.
• Manage technical relationships with CDMO customers and lead projects.

Skills

Leadership

Customer-Centric Mindset

Project Management

Strategic Planning

Communication

Relationship Management

Education

Postgraduate Degree in Engineering or Pharmaceutics

Job description

Target Salary Range:
$128,200 – $170,900 per year (salary to be determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data)

EVONIK Vancouver Laboratories (VAN), the operating drug delivery service site of Evonik Canada Inc., is a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) that provides CMC services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies engaged in the development and manufacture of complex delivery-based drug formulations.

EVONIK has a successful track record of helping Customers move their programs forward. Evonik’s Vancouver business operations is a development partner to the world’s pharmaceutical companies for parenteral lipid nanoparticle drug products. As an enabling contract development manufacturing organization (CDMO) partner, we offer drug formulation design, process development, scale-up, and clinical production.

EVONIK’s range of services extends from initial formulation prototype identification, manufacturing process development & scale-up, analytical method development & validation to support raw material, in-process, release and stability testing, all the way through to sterile product manufacturing under GMP for Phase I-II clinical trials. Products include the LIPEX line of Extruders, which are designed to enable small-scale to commercial scale manufacturing of liposomal drug products. With over 25 years of experience and having transacted business in about 50 different countries.

WHY EVONIK? Evonik offers an excellent Total Rewards Program including:

• Competitive base compensation & bonus
• Employer paid health & dental benefits complimented with wellness education sessions
• Financial planning resources & savings plans including RRSP & Defined Contribution pension plans
• Generous vacation and paid time off to support Community Volunteer activities
• Financial assistant for fitness memberships
• Access to a Comprehensive Health Promotion program and Regional and Global resources for ongoing training and development

Are you looking to join a dynamic company with an exciting and expanding future in the pharmaceutical industry? Then Evonik is the next step in your career. Grow with us!

What we offer

Explore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Among attractive career paths and high-quality development programs, we not only offer performance-based remuneration and occupational health benefits but also hybrid and flexible working environments with #SmartWork. Bring your fresh perspective, develop your strengths, break out your mold, and find a career that fits your dreams with us.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversees the daily operation of the Formulation & Process Development (FPD) group at VAN. Establishes and promotes departmental operations to meet customer expectations, business requirements, operational budgets and ensures that all activities are compliant with Evonik EHS rules.
• The role will serve as the senior technical relationship manager for CDMO customers and manages communications as appropriate for product development topics to customers and senior management.
• Provides the strategic direction of the FPD department, setting the plan for CAPEX, processes and influences interdepartmental relationships to increase efficiency and profitability.
• Supervises the FPD group with the support of an Associate Director and Manager as appropriate to ensure all staff can perform the duties to deliver complex customer projects.
• Effectively communicates direction, objectives and business results as needed to the department, site, or Evonik leadership
• Collaborates with Sales and Marketing to win new programs
• Evaluates technical aspects of new programs, discusses projects with potential clients, and supports the preparation of project proposals/budgets
• Proposes and develops continuous improvement initiatives to optimize processes for enhanced safety, efficiency, or to improve the level of control and performance.
• Represent VAN at regional, national, and international conferences, committees and working groups acting as an ambassador for the organization.
• Operates as an independent subject matter expert for FPD maintaining a business partnership with managers from other departments to ensure the creation and alignment of customer project proposals and statement of works
• Effectively communicates with client technical or product outsourcing counterparts to ensure full support of customer requirements.
• Identify new scientific trends, technologies, and opportunities to expand the company’s CDMO business offerings.
• Maintain current scientific knowledge relevant to lipid-based drug-product formulations and processing.

REQUIREMENTS

• An advanced postgraduate degree preferably in engineering, pharmaceutics, or basic science with a sufficiently demonstrated level of performance and capability.
• Credible scientific background preferably with 10+ years’ experience in the fast-paced CDMO industry and/or with significant experience, in a lead role, in the successful translation of a lipid-based drug delivery formulation from development to clinic
• A customer-centric mindset with proven experience in successfully leading cultural transformations across multifunctional groups.
• Excellent leadership skills with an understanding of how best to utilize, deploy and manage staff.
• Capable of creating strong relationships across a multifunctional business and effective at connecting sites, departments, and people together.
• Ability to nurture relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Great understanding of operations across various functions, including Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Production, Supply Chain and Engineering.
• Emotionally intelligent with a mind-set to work within a chaotic and fast-paced CDMO.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement business strategies, i.e., organizational structure, change management, budget development, project management and strategic staffing plan.
• Knowledge and experience with regulations related to safety and environmental compliance.
• Knowledge of the use of PPE, safety protocols and practices related to working with or exposure to hazardous chemicals that could potentially affect the health of the employees

Your Application
To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal . Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at https://careers.evonik.com .

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:
Robin Rose

Company: Evonik Canada Inc.