Senior Technical Manager

Description

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world’s leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high‑quality medicines worldwide.

At USP, we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship, professional development, and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships, standards, and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger, more impactful outcomes for global health.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair, merit‑based selection processes that enable the best scientific minds—regardless of background—to contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

The Senior Technical Manager will serve as a technical lead for donor‑and program‑funded initiatives across supply chain technical assessment and lab‑based advanced manufacturing. This role will support execution through route scouting, process development, scale‑up, technology transfer support, technical assessment, workstream coordination, and high‑quality project deliverables. The position is suited for a technically strong, execution‑oriented professional who can translate complex manufacturing, process chemistry, and supply chain questions into practical workplans, laboratory activities, technical assessments, and clear deliverables.

As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high‑quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory excellence, and evidence‑based decision‑making to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant quality standards.

Additionally, USP’s People and Culture division, in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high‑performing, inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged, collaborative, and results‑driven work environments.

• Lead technical implementation work streams for supply chain technical assessment and lab‑based advanced manufacturing projects.
• Plan and coordinate laboratory‑based activities, including route assessment, process development, scale‑up, troubleshooting, purification, characterization, and technology evaluation.
• Apply process chemistry, API development, CMC, and advanced manufacturing expertise to practical project challenges.
• Develop and review technical plans, protocols, reports, briefing materials, and project documentation to support high‑quality execution and decision‑making.