Senior Industrialization Manager- Spray Drying

Ourjobs; Belgique; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading European CDMO is seeking a Senior Industrialization Manager specialized in spray drying technology. This role involves technical leadership, project management, and optimization of manufacturing processes. Candidates should possess a Master’s or PhD in relevant fields with proven experience in senior management. Key responsibilities include bridging R&D and manufacturing, leading cross-functional teams, and managing international client relations. The position offers smart working options, promoting autonomy and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related scientific disciplines.
• Proven experience in senior management roles focused on spray drying technology.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex R&D and industrialization projects.
• Strong capability to lead cross-functional teams and promote innovation.
• Full professional proficiency in English and fluent Italian.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a strategic interface for Engineering, Manufacturing, and international Key Clients.
• Contributes to technology upgrade projects and new manufacturing assets development.
• Supports growth strategy by performing technical screening for acquisitions.
• Collaborates with experts to optimize spray drying processes.
• Manages relationships with technical teams of major international customers.
• Leads the transition of processes from R&D to commercial manufacturing.
• Defines and executes action plans for new spray drying processes.

Skills

Spray drying technology

Project management

Leadership skills

Operational excellence

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Business acumen

Education

Master’s Degree or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry

Job description

FIS Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici is one of the leading CDMO in Europe, located in Italy with three different production sites, with around 2200 employees of which more than 250 within the R&D function. It is a global player facing a strong growth into the development and production of API and advanced intermediates for the custom manufacturing and generics business.

F €100 million in technological upgrades and capacity expansion, and is currently strengthening its Operations function hiring the:

Senior Industrialization Manager- Spray Drying3>Main responsibilities

The role serves as a global technical reference, bridging R&D, engineering, manufacturing, and international customers, while ensuring operational excellence in full compliance with cGMP standards.

Technical Leadership and Strategic Management

• < of Reference: Acts as a strategic interface for Engineering, Manufacturing, and international Key Clients, ensuring operational excellence in full compliance with cGMP standards.
• Innovation and Project Management: Contributes to the evaluation of technology upgrade projects and the development of new manufacturing assets, overseeing the entire lifecycle of new spray dryer installations from concept through commissioning.
• M&A and Technical Due Diligence: Actively supports the company’s growth strategy by performing technical screening of target manufacturing sites and evaluating potential acquisitions through global technology due diligence activities.
• Networking and Advanced R&D: Collaborates with international experts in engineering, thermodynamics, and theoretical modeling to optimize spray drying processes, driving the adoption of state-of-the-art solutions.
• Technology Transfer and Partnerships: Manages relationships with technical teams of major international customers and scouts emerging technologies in the market to integrate industry’s best practices into internal processes.
• Scale-Up and Technology Transfer: Leads the transition of processes from R&D to commercial manufacturing, ensuring efficiency and quality. Develops methodologies to effectively transfer commercial processes across similar spray dryer units.
• Process Optimization: Defines and executes action plans to develop new spray drying processes in close collaboration with leading global Big Pharma clients, working on some of the most innovative and advanced pharmaceutical categories worldwide.
• Advanced Modeling: Applies Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) approaches and particle dynamics models to simulate and optimize droplet behavior within spray dryers. Works closely with R&D teams to scale processes from small-scale development to industrial production.

Candidate profile

• Master’s Degree or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related scientific disciplines, combined with solid experience in the field.
• Technical and Strategic Expertise: Proven experience in senior management roles with a strong and specific focus on spray drying technology.
• Project & Operations Management: Demonstrated ability to lead complex R&D and industrialization projects, optimizing timelines, costs, and resources during scale-up.
• Leadership and People Management: Strong capability to lead cross-functional teams and promote innovation and continuous improvement.
• International Mindset: Full professional proficiency in English for global stakeholder management and technical negotiations; fluent Italian required for effective interaction with local technical teams.
• Business Acumen: Results-driven approach with the ability to define and implement operational excellence standards aligned with corporate business objectives.

The company offers an environment where decision-making autonomy and technical excellence are recognized and supported through structured senior and executive-level career development pathways.

Location

Vicenza, the position is smart working eligle