Director, Oral Formulation Sciences

Job Description

Our company's Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Supply (PSCS) organization translates molecules to medicines, working from the discovery interface through registry stability manufacturing by designing, developing, and scaling‑up formulation, device, and manufacturing processes.

The Director of Oral Formulation Sciences will lead a team of scientists and engineers responsible for the formulation and process development of our oral product pipeline. The individual will be accountable for driving program strategy and translating it into effective execution from discovery exit through commercial process definition. They will support a culture of perpetual safety and compliance, foster an entrepreneurial environment, and promote continuous improvement.

• Drive development of innovative approaches for product development, experimental design, execution of experimental plans, and data analysis to impact pipeline development and set strategic direction.
• Manage, develop, and grow a team of scientists and engineers tasked with developing and commercializing the company’s oral product pipeline.
• Collaborate effectively within and across functional areas, bringing advanced knowledge of oral drug product development to the position and applying discipline to drive results.
• Maintain awareness of relevant new and current technologies, capabilities, and effectively share this knowledge on teams.
• Drive internal capability development by evaluating new drug product technologies and deploying them to develop pipeline assets.
• Establish and manage expense and capital expenditure financial budgets and forecasts.
• Recruit and develop staff through objective setting, rewards and recognition, stretch leadership, or technical assignments, and learning opportunities that broaden experience.
• Sponsor and drive a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organization.

• Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related scientific field with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• OR B.S. or M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related scientific field with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience.

• Knowledge of oral drug product formulation and process development.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent organizational skills to handle multiple priorities.
• Track record of independent problem‑solving.
• Experience with leading complex teams and matrix management.
• Strong mentoring capabilities to build individuals and teams.
• Demonstrated application of physical/organic chemistry, physical pharmacy, and materials science to solve practical pharmaceutical development problems.
• Subject matter expertise in drug delivery and/or manufacturing technology.
• Ability to identify, characterize, and solve development challenges.
• Driven to evaluate new technologies and optimize existing ones to build capabilities.
• Ability to engage others to build a strong scientific community and address drug delivery challenges.
• Understanding of connectivity between clinical development, chemistry, manufacturing and control (CMC), and commercial marketing to balance patient needs and ensure successful launch.
• Encourages exploration of alternative approaches to problem solving.

• Experience leading enterprise‑level development projects.
• Experience with leading complex teams and matrix management.
• Strong mentoring capabilities to build individuals and teams.
• Demonstrated ability to apply physical/organic chemistry, physical pharmacy, and materials science to solve practical pharmaceutical development problems.
• Recognized as a subject matter expert in drug delivery and/or manufacturing technology.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, characterize, and solve development challenges.
• Desire to build new capabilities through evaluation of new technologies and optimization of existing technologies.
• Ability to engage others to build a strong scientific community and address drug delivery challenges.
• Demonstrated understanding of…