Scientific Area Leader - Formulation and Drug Delivery
RCPE - Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering
Graz, Austria
Duties and responsibilities
- Lead and manage a scientific team of up to 15 Hcs, including experts in fields of oral formulation, pulmonary drug delivery, long acting and modified release dosage forms, solubilization and bioavailability enhancing technologies;
- Joint responsibility with the Business and Operations Area Leader to ensure overall successful Area leadership;
- Responsible for the Area´s scientific strategy, visibility, quality and output (e.g. publications, scientific content for proposals and project reports);
- Develop & implement a strategy to translate science into business opportunities;
- Responsible for:
- Scientific team;
- Cross-disciplinary collaborations with internal team including modeling group, material science and manufacturing research group;
- Liaising external collaborations with industrial and academic partners and participating/leading partnerships/consortia.
- Expected to understand and lead the science of preformulation, formulations, stability, biopharmaceutics and clinical and translational aspects of product development and drug research;
- Close cooperation with key scientists from other Areas and the CEOs.
Requirements
- PhD degree in pharmaceutical science, drug delivery, physical chemistry or a related discipline and industrial and/or research experience in the field of formulation, product development or delivery of small or large molecule drugs;
- Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research, solve scientific problems and lead other professionals in a highly collaborative environment;
- Proven scientific track record;
- Networker in science and industry;
- Good organization and communication skills, able to handle complex projects and manage teams;
- English – fluent.
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