Global Director, Pharma Commercialization Tech & Supply

Merck & Co.; West Point (PA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 273,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking a Director of Pharmaceutical Commercialization Technology to lead a department of engineers and scientists in Rahway, NJ and West Point, PA.

You will shape program strategies for development pipelines, champion talent development, drive operational excellence, and collaborate across global technical, quality, and manufacturing networks to bring medicines to market. The role emphasizes safety, quality, inclusion, and Sponsorship of high-performing teams, with a focus

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related scientific field with a minimum of twelve (12) years of required experience; OR Master of Science (M.S.) with a minimum of ten (10) years; OR Ph.D. degree with a minimum of eight (8) years.
• Possesses deep technical and subject matter expertise with the function.
• Knowledge of oral drug product formulation and process development, proven track record in small molecule commercial process development, scale-up, and technology transfer to supply.
• Applies a deep understanding of new product development and commercialization.
• Experienced in the end-to-end development of drug products from commercialization through to supply.
• Experience with authoring regulatory submissions and responding to regulatory questions.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Effective delegation skills and demonstrated ability to drive improvement priorities in addition to driving the portfolio.
• Demonstrated ability in leading and sponsoring cross-functional teams.
• Strength in delivering results on firm deadlines.
• Experience with leading organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Drive development of product portfolio including overall plan for control strategy development, experimental designs across scales, execution of experimental plans, and data analysis with the goal of creating robust control strategies that will lead to reliable supply.
• Drive results and executional excellence within the department's portfolio, impacting multiple layers of the organization and other lines within PCT.
• Drive operational excellence by clarifying and translating priorities into actionable steps and holding teams accountable to deliver against priorities.
• Recognize gaps in systems and drive improvement in process and department function, sponsoring and driving a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• Develop critical partner relationships and create sponsorship frameworks with peers to ensure the success of highly cross-functional teams.
• Actively sponsor the creation of high-performing teams with peers and ensure necessary technical reviews are occurring proactively with the right cross-section of peer partner groups.
• Utilize a sophisticated employee development toolkit across many levels within the organization, including people managers, senior scientific staff, and new hires.
• Help teams drive programmatic strategy including regulatory, siting, and tech transfer, and assist in creating financial forecasts.
• Lead change throughout the organization with a well-developed change leadership toolkit.
• Oversee the department's core functions including PCT Source (clinical supply stewardship), the APEX (Applied Pharmaceutical Engineering & eXperimentation) supply-support facility, safety teams, digital strategy, compliance, modeling, risk assessment platforms, diversity and inclusion, due diligence, and capital projects.

Skills

Adaptability

Change Agility

Consulting

GMP

Key Client Relationships

Manufacturing Scale-Up

People Leadership

Pharmaceutical Process Development

Process Characterization

Regulatory Experience

Results-Oriented

Teamwork

Technical Transfer

Writing Technical Documents

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related field

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking a Director of Pharmaceutical Commercialization Technology to lead a department of engineers and scientists in Rahway, NJ and West Point, PA.

You will shape program strategies for development pipelines, champion talent development, drive operational excellence, and collaborate across global technical, quality, and manufacturing networks to bring medicines to market. The role emphasizes safety, quality, inclusion, and Sponsorship of high-performing teams, with a focus