Biopharma Development & Applications Lead
Kerry
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Job summary
Kerry is a global leader in taste and nutrition, seeking a Pharma Manager – Development & Applications to guide the strategic vision for its pharmaceutical portfolio. You will partner with RD&A and cross‑functional teams to drive innovation, commercialization and growth across global markets.
The role requires deep biopharma expertise and strong business acumen to translate science into commercial value and successful market launches.
Qualifications
- Master's degree or PhD in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related scientific discipline.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in Biopharmaceutical development, Drug product development, Biologics, Vaccines, CGT.
- Strong understanding of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes, including biologics, vaccines, CGT, sterile injectables.
- Experience supporting formulation development, process development, technical applications or customer-facing scientific activities.
- Demonstrated ability to connect scientific and commercial perspectives to drive business growth.
- Strong strategic thinking, analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
- Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills with diverse technical and commercial audiences.
Responsibilities
- Support the development and execution of the strategic vision, innovation roadmap, and growth strategy for Kerry’s pharmaceutical portfolio.
- Lead long-term product and technology roadmaps for assigned biopharma platforms.
- Evaluate market trends, customer needs, competitive intelligence and emerging technologies to identify growth opportunities.
- Support strategic business planning through market assessments, partnership evaluations and M&A opportunity analysis.
- Partner with R&D/QA to prioritize innovation programmes and product enhancement initiatives.
- Develop business cases and commercialization plans for new product development projects.
- Guide innovation pipelines by identifying unmet customer needs and future platform opportunities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to accelerate product development and successful market launches.
- Serve as the biopharma subject matter expert and technical escalation resource for complex customer and application challenges.
- Provide scientific and technical guidance related to biologics, vaccines, CGT, sterile injectables and formulation challenges.
- Support customer meetings, technical presentations and strategic discussions as a trusted advisor.
- Translate complex technical capabilities into clear customer benefits and differentiated value propositions.
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Job description
Kerry is a global leader in taste and nutrition, seeking a Pharma Manager – Development & Applications to guide the strategic vision for its pharmaceutical portfolio. You will partner with RD&A and cross‑functional teams to drive innovation, commercialization and growth across global markets.
The role requires deep biopharma expertise and strong business acumen to translate science into commercial value and successful market launches.
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