Associate Director, Technical Project Leader Drug Product

Job title:

Associate Director, Technical Project Leader Drug Product

Company

Idorsia

Job description

The purpose of Idorsia is to discover, develop, and commercialize innovative medicines to help more patients.Headquartered in Switzerland – a biotech-hub of Europe – Idorsia is a high-potential biopharmaceutical company, specialized in the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative small molecules, with the aim of transforming the horizon of therapeutic options.We are looking for a Technical Project Leader – Drug Product to join our Drug Product Development & Manufacturing (DPDM) team to lead the drug product development. Idorsia is currently running development programs for numerous oral products at all clinical phases (I, II & III) as well as managing commercial assets.Job ResponsibilitiesThe Technical Project Leader Drug Product will lead the technical development of several oral solid dosage forms, from early phase to late phase development activities, including formulation development and production scale up with external partners.
Main responsibilities are as follows:

• Lead and manage development, analysis and production of solid dosage forms, including clinical and market forms
• Lead the technical drug product development activities (in house or external): plan, organize and administer the different aspects of the technical activities required for development, scale-up, validation and manufacturing of a drug from development up to commercial supplies
• Lead the collaboration with external development partners with special emphasis on cost efficiency, timelines and scientific quality
• Support the development, communication and execution of the overall CMC strategy
• Act as Subject Matter Expert for Drug product manufacturing activities, focusing on technologies required for the selected development programs.
• Ensure sufficient and timely supplies for development projects based on input from the CMC, Project and/or Life Cycle management and Global Supply Chain functions
• Ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines

Candidate’s Requirements

• Pharmacist or Equivalent with PhD Minimum of 10 years job relevant working experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Minimum of 5 years of leading of an interdisciplinary drug product team
• Scientific expertise in small molecule formulation development
• Scientific expertise in oral solid dosage forms (conventional dosage forms), experience in Lipid Based Formulations and/or Amorphous Solid Dispersions is a plus
• Profound knowledge of GMP, quality control and pharmaceutical development and/or production processes, based on current guidelines
• Profound knowledge in QbD, DOE and QRM
• Ability to negotiate, plan, and coordinate technical development and manufacturing activities
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt effectively to rapidly changing organization issues, structures and dynamics
• Excellent English required (oral and written)

Work Location: Basel AreaCountry: SwitzerlandBusiness Area: Product Development and ManufacturingSchedule: FulltimeJob Type: PermanentJob Id :4598At Idorsia, we harness the power of difference, authenticity and inclusion to achieve business success. We are committed to fostering respect, fairness and equal opportunities for all job applicants and all our employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.Please be informed that if you are selected for this position, your employment will be subject to a pre-employment background screening process, of which you will be informed in greater detail in due course.Idorsia operates a strictly controlled list of preferred recruitment partners. For those partners who have no valid, signed Master Service Agreement in place with Idorsia, please note that all unsolicited resumes, CVs, anonymous profiles, or any other candidate details submitted through our website or to personal e-mail accounts of employees of Idorsia Pharmaceuticals (including any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or related companies) are considered the property of Idorsia Pharmaceuticals and are not subject to payment of any form of introduction, placement or referral fees.

Expected salary

Location

Bâle

Job date

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 02:57:50 GMT

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