Director of Chemistry, Small Molecule Process Development and Manufacturing
Core
Lead and mentor scientific and engineering teams to design, optimize, and characterize robust manufacturing processes for small molecule drug candidates from early-phase through late-phase development.
Role type
Senior management process chemistry director
Builds
Robust, safe, and economical manufacturing processes for clinical and commercial small molecule therapeutics
Domain
Pharmaceutical process chemistry and engineering
Required skills
Pharmaceutical process chemistry, synthetic strategies, impurity controls, analytical techniques, purification and isolation, process characterization, process safety, tech transfer protocols, team leadership, project management
Preferred skills
External partner engagement, regulatory requirements knowledge, CMC activities
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Lead collaborative development and manufacturing teams to optimize processes; Design and execute experimental plans to advance drug candidates; Manage scientific colleagues and mentor future leaders; Develop fundamental process knowledge for scale-up; Collaborate with cross-functional teams for clinical material supply; Author CMC sections of INDs; Interact with CROs; Initiate innovative research projects; Represent the organization externally at consortia and conferences