Summary
About the Role
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
· Leading and facilitating operational excellence in the External Partner Management (EPM) unit of Chemical and Analytical development (CHAD) in their new group in Hyderabad/Genome Valley.
· Owning and leading process improvement activities related to externalized process R&D incl. analytical services and supplies of chem. intermediates and APIs.
· Managing data and readouts related to externalized activities (business, KQI, KPI, etc.)
· Facilitating regular Portfolio and Business Review meeting and other frequent business activities.
· Supporting/leading set up of data bases and document flow process within the EPM unit.
· Supporting documentation/workflows related to externalized business (non-GMP/GMP).
· Contributing to evaluation, selection and onboarding process of new external partners.
· Actively managing interactions between internal and external partners to ensure a constructive and well-functioning collaboration.
· Participating in scientific/technical exchange with internal stakeholders and external partners.
· Reviewing technical and GPM-relevant documents.
· Owning, developing and maintaining team SharePoint.
What you’ll bring to the role:
· Desirable: PhD/MSc in chemistry, chemical engineering or equivalent and a minimum 3 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry in chemical development and/or commercial.
· Successfully demonstrated expertise in a specific scientific/technical area.
· Experience in operational excellence and Six Sigma certification is a plus.
· Excellent knowledge of data management and software/tools such as Office package (e.g. Excel, SharePoint, MSTeams), SAP, planning tools etc.
Personal inclination for IT solutions and data management is a plus.
· Proven experience in a GMP environment (equipment/facilities, manufacturing, analytics, deviation handling, change control, documentation etc.)
· Successfully demonstrated expertise in a specific scientific/technical area
· Fluent English (oral and written).
· Strong coordination and communication skills, collaborative spirit, self-driven attitude, high level of learning agility are key attitudes.
· Experience and knowledge in procurement of API, intermediates, raw materials and services incl. management of RFPs and RFIs is a plus.
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