HEAD OF R&D
--All Life Sciences--
Job Description
The role reports directly to the Head of Malta Operations as part of the local organisation, and to the Chief Scientific Officer, as a member of the global R&D organisation.
Main responsibilities
As the Head of R&D, you will play a pivotal role in orchestrating all R&D functions within both of our API and FDF sites in Malta.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Coordinating process technology transfer and process validation efforts of manufacturing processes of generic APIs and solid oral dosage forms that are transferred from other R&D centres within the group or from third party sites.
- Overseeing development projects with internal and external clients, from initial development to launch.
- Providing scientific guidance, knowledge and support to other operational units and processes within plants.
- Leading a diverse team of scientists within both sites and ensuring that they have the best atmosphere and infrastructure within which to perform and excel.
- Being the overall responsible for R&D areas within the Malta sites such as the R&D Lab, GMP Kilo-Lab and HPAPI Unit.
- Evaluating and preparing proposals for contract manufacturing opportunities.
- Collaborating with the other R&D sites within Medichem to reach the organisation’s R&D goals.
- Contributing to the general operations of the local enterprises, as a member of the sites’ leadership team.
- Controlling the department’s budget and contributing to proposals for capital investments and initiatives to improve, streamline and expand the local operations.
As the ideal candidate, you will possess:
- Bachelor and Master degrees in science, most preferably in chemistry or pharmacy; a Doctorate degree will be considered an asset.
- Proven experience in process development and validation within the pharmaceutical sector. Experience in both API and FDF sectors will be desirable.
- Demonstrated project management skills.
- Excellent organization, management, and communication skills.
- Proactive problem-solving capabilities and project planning skills.
- Leadership qualities and the ability to work both independently and as part of a management team.
What we offer you:
- Continuous opportunities for professional growth and training.
- Competitive salary and performance bonus.
- Private vehicle and mobile phone plan.
- Comprehensive health insurance and medical check-ups.
- Positive working environment with a priority on teamwork.
- Job security.
Responsibilities
- Lead the entire sales cycle
- Achieve monthly sales objectives
- Qualify the customer needs
- Negotiate and contract
- Master demos of our software
Must Have
- Bachelor Degree or Higher
- Passion for software products
- Perfect written English
- Highly creative and autonomous
- Valid work permit for Belgium
Nice to have
- Experience in writing online content
- Additional languages
- Google Adwords experience
- Strong analytical skills