Director, Scientific Product Development

Description

• Develop and communicate a compelling vision and strategy for the Product Development function aligned with site and divisional goals.
• Provide the strategic roadmap for the scientific services at the Nottingham Facility.
• Provide scientific guidance to the Product Development team; act as the mentor and coach for key Product Development talent, ensuring that Team Leaders, Technical Managers & Technical Specialists receive support in Continued Professional Development
• Setting challenging goals to drive robust scientific solutions to satisfy the client needs whilst improving the overall internal development life cycle management activities
• Support cross-functional collaboration with the Project Management, Manufacturing, QA, and QC to translate scientific concepts into an executable plan.
• Manage the operational budget and expenses for the Scientific Product Development function effectively.
• Constantly strive to develop and support a culture of continuous improvement to improve operations, streamline work processes, maximise effectiveness in regard to development cycle times and improve overall development quality.
• Lead the Catalent Nottingham technical and scientific capabilities on the Site Leadership Team.

Qualifications

• Education to degree level or higher in pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry or physical sciences
• Greater than 10 years’ experience in pharmaceutical product design, development and manufacturing
• In-depth understanding of the formulation development of simple and complex oral dosage forms and the supporting analytical methodologies and characterisation techniques.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to facilitate problem-solving
• Risk management skills
• Understanding of regulatory and quality requirements in the markets and the application of ICH guidelines.