Dir II Health, Science, Ethics Program; USAN

Dir II HSE Program

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

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We have an opportunity at our corporate offices in Chicago for a Dir II HSE Program (USAN) on our Health, Science, and Ethics team. This is a hybrid position reporting into our Chicago, IL office, requiring 3 days a week in the office.

As a Dir II HSE Program, you will direct the operations of the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Program and serve as Secretary to the USAN Council. Serve as an International Nonproprietary Names (INN) expert for the World Health Organization’s INN Program.

• Oversee day‑to‑day operations of the USAN Team including managing USAN and INN applications and the negotiation, approval, and payment process for all generic drug names in the United States.
• Provide operational and governance guidance and oversight to USAN Program staff by ensuring adherence to USAN policies.
• Serve as a liaison with the FDA and WHO.
• Responsible for managing USAN’s operating budget, ensuring timely revenue recognition to meet financial targets.
• Responsible for establishing USAN‑specific goals and providing input to help shape and implement BU‑level processes.

• Conduct negotiations for nonproprietary names for drugs, both small molecules and biologics, pharmaceutical aids, and veterinary drugs marketed in the United States between drug manufacturers, the USAN Council, and the World Health Organization (WHO)
• Serve as single point of contact with pharmaceutical clients throughout the drug naming lifecycle.
• Conduct extensive research on the availability and appropriateness of the suggested names and stems.
• Prepare and review analysis of related agents for applications.
• Ensure established nomenclature and chemical format standards are followed.
• Read and report on drug nomenclature and medical literature to maintain skills for this position including monitoring and interpreting advances in the field of nomenclature.

• Conduct biannual USAN Council meetings. Responsible for the agenda, organization and content of USAN Council meetings. Present USAN requests and new policies for review by the USAN Council at these meetings.
• Act as primary contact and spokesperson for the USAN Council; provide nomenclature guidance to manufacturers by directly communicating and explaining USAN rules and processes.
• Conduct reviews of all INN applications and make recommendations to the INN Secretariat.
• Attend INN Expert Consultation meetings twice per year to approve USAN and INN requests submitted to the INN Program.

• Lead, mentor, and provide management oversight for staff.
• Responsible for setting objectives, evaluating employee performance, and fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Responsible for developing staff knowledge and skills to support career development.

May include other responsibilities as assigned

• Master’s Degree required.
• Ph.D. or Pharm
  
  D desirable.
• 10+ years of experience in a health‑related setting that includes deep expertise in drug classification and activity is required.
• 5+ years’ experience in people management required; able to attract and develop talent.
• Substantive knowledge, training, and background in biochemistry, pharmacy, pharmacology and / or the biological sciences is…