Manager, R&D Hard Capsules

Manager, R&D Hard Capsules

Lonza

Colmar, France

Main responsibilities:

Management responsibilities:

• Manage a team of engineers, scientists and technicians in the development and implementation of new capsules, new capsules applications or related programs/projects in line with the R&D strategy and timelines;
• Define roadmap for the innovation projects in the scope of R&D, plan and coordinate projects execution while proactively managing uncertainties;
• Develop short-to-mid term plans and priorities to enable optimal lab functioning, ensure follow up and coordinate execution of actions;
• Suggest budget needs for lab functioning and continuous improvement initiatives to the line manager;
• Identify development opportunities and training requirements for direct reports and submit requests for internal, external resources as required to the line manager;
• Ensure work environment and working conditions are appropriate for optimal performance and for achieving results, and if improvements or streamlining is needed, develop and implement solutions.

Technical expertise:

• Apply expert knowledge to identify opportunities for improvement in existing processes/technologies and drives towards solutions implementation;
• Find and execute on openings to utilize new materials to improve the existing or develop new products and/or expand capsule applications;
• Act as subject matter expert with internal stakeholders and in communication with customers and suppliers;
• Act as technical R&D expert lead in complex, strategic, new hard empty capsules development projects through the different phases of the Stage Gate process.

Work practices:

• Maintain accurate and timely records to appropriate quality standard for self and team, prepare high quality technical analyses and reports for internal or external use;
• Apply and promote the relevant safety, quality and data integrity principles in his work and inspires the same in team members;
• Promote right-the-first-time principle;
• Apply expertise to identify key challenges and opportunities in relevant area of expertise and propose innovative solutions to address the same;
• Take ownership in implementing good lab practice within the HC R&D group and with other teams and coordinates continuous improvement initiatives.

Main Requirements:

• Required degree: Master; PhD (preferred);
• Field of study: Materials science, Chemical engineering, Food sciences, Pharmaceutical sciences, Polymer sciences, Chemistry;
• Industrial experience in an R&D environment;
• Pharmaceutical Excipients industry and/or Food industry preferred;
• Languages: English (business fluent); French (business fluent preferred);
• Effective communicator and collaborator, ability to work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders;
• First people management experience.

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