Head of Orals Drug Product Development

The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany; Darmstadt; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Join a global leader in healthcare as you lead the development of innovative drug products. This role requires significant experience in drug formulation and a passion for fostering high-performing teams. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the success of investigational and commercial products, making a lasting impact on patient care.

Qualifikationen

• Expertise in developing orally administered drugs, particularly New Chemical Entities.
• Experience in leading digital and data-driven tools for drug development.
• Strong knowledge of sustainable practices in technical drug product development.

Aufgaben

• Lead development of orally administered drugs through scientific excellence.
• Drive innovation and technology for agile product development.
• Ensure compliance for regulatory filings of investigational products.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Innovation

Regulatory Knowledge

Collaboration

Jobbeschreibung

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Global Drug Product Development (GDPD) develops all dosage forms, devices and connected health solutions through advanced scientific, technical and engineering knowledge and expertise. We are part of the Global Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control Development (GCD) which develops the drug substance, drug product and analytical methods, launches the products and transfers them to commercial manufacturing. We also carry out life cycle management activities on our products. GCD is part of the Global Healthcare Operations (GHO), in Healthcare.

Your role

• Lead the development of all our orally administered drugs (drug product) through scientific and technical excellence
• Develop formulations, processes and drug delivery solutions that meet the needs of the molecule and the users
  Enable the development of advanced data & digital soluctions to enable and complete the transformation into predictive development and manufacturing
• Drive innovation and technology development that supports competitive and agile product development and manufacturing processes
• Ensure implementation of phase-appropriate quality our development and manufacturing, and readiness and compliance for regulatory filings of our commercial and investigational products
• Share responsibility, ownership and oversight of the clinical manufacturing of investigational drug products
• Transfer products to late stage clinical, launch and/or commercial manufacturing sites including process validation
• Ensure safe, environmentally safe products and processes and further evolve our sustainable approach
• Foster the health and well-being of your team and help create an open, innovative and progressive environment for all

Who you are

• Significant expertise and experience in developing orally administered drugs, (especially New Chemical Entities) including enabling technologies and advanced manufacturing technologies
• Proven success with establishing and developing high performing teams in the technical development area
• Previous experience for leadership of digital and data-driven tools and system assisting predictive development of oral drugs and manufacturing processes is a plus
• Close familiarity and experience of quality, regulatory, EHS, sustainable practices related to technical drug product development
• A track record of establishing and driving interactions and collaborations in a complex environment, and in managing various stakeholders
• Shown leadership in establishing innovation and new practices to drive competitiveness, product differentiation and simplification, and fostering this in your teams
• Strong knowledge of broader business goals and acumen in creating value for patients and the business

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!