Drug Developer with chemistry experience

Leads To Development; Paris; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing scheme

Job summary

Leads To Development in Paris, France, seeks a drug developer to lead multiple development programmes. The role is office-based and requires MSc or PhD in Chemistry or Pharmacy, with 1–5 years in drug development.

Excellent English communication is essential, along with proactive, analytical problem-solving and teamwork. You will oversee development projects, liaise with clients and regulators, prepare plans, and write regulatory documents for clinical trial applications as part of a dynamic

Qualifications

• Excellent English oral, written and presentation skills.
• Strong scientific background in chemistry/pharmacy or related field.
• Confident and effective communicator with ability to manage multiple activities to deadlines.
• Team player with proactive and analytical mindset.
• Willingness to grow and take on responsibility in drug development.

Responsibilities

• Project leadership and management of preclinical and clinical development programmes.
• Client liaison and interaction with regulatory authorities.
• Preparing development plans and regulatory documents.
• Writing RFIs/RFPs and selecting/negotiating with outsourced manufacturing and lab providers.
• Managing and monitoring outsourced activities, including drug substance/product manufacturing.
• Critical review and analysis of scientific data.
• Writing regulatory documents for clinical trial applications and other filings.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

MSc or PhD in Chemistry/Pharmacy

Job description

As a drug developer at Leads To Development you will benefit from a unique opportunity to use your scientific expertise to contribute to/and run multiple drug development projects for a wide range of innovative therapies across many different disease indications. Working as part of a young dynamic team, you will interact with clients, service providers and regulatory authorities nationally and internationally to plan and manage drug development projects. You will also play a key role in writing regulatory documents such as clinical trial applications. We are particularly seeking candidates with a background in chemistry and an interest in managing CMC (manufacture) aspects of drug development.

This is an office-based role requiring scientific insight and regulatory rigour as well as outstanding problem-solving and communication skills.

Key duties and responsibilities:

The duties will be varied and dependent on the level of experience of the successful candidate, but will principally comprise:

• Project leadership and management of preclinical and clinical development programmes

• Client liaison

• Preparing development plans

• Writing Requests For Proposals, selecting and negotiating with service providers for out-sourced manufacturing and laboratory-based activities

• Management and monitoring of out-sourced activities, including drug substance and drug product manufacturing

• Critical review and analysis of scientific data

• Writing regulatory documents for clinical trial applications and other regulatory filings

You hold an MSc or a PhD or equivalent in Chemistry, Pharmacy or another appropriate scientific discipline.

You have 1-5 years experience in a drug development environment.

You have excellent English oral, written and presentation skills.

You are a confident and effective communicator, able to manage multiple activities to agreed deadlines.

You collate and process information in an intuitive, analytical, meticulous and conceptual manner; your problem-solving skills are outstanding.

You are motivated by teamwork, and responsibility, and enjoy gaining new skills and knowledge.

You are dynamic, proactive, determined, and objective.

This will be a permanent position with excellent opportunities for growth and promotion. It is based in Paris (France), with a competitive salary and a performance-based profit-sharing scheme.