Director, Material Design unit, Oral Product Development

2 weeks ago

Macclesfield, United Kingdom Workday Full time

Director, Material Design unit, Oral Product Development

Are you ready for an opportunity to join Oral Product Development in a manager role with a focus on leading a team that characterize drug products, develop digital tools for characterization techniques and develop understanding of material properties?

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working as an Associate Director means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person. 

In Pharmaceutical Technology and Development (PT&D) we are the bridge between brilliant science and innovative medicines that help millions of people. We work across the entire value chain, designing and delivering active ingredients, formulations and devices required to support new medicines – from supplies for use in early toxicology studies and clinical trials to developing the technology to ensure drugs can be scaled up for commercial manufacture.

The role

We are currently looking for a person that would like to take on the Director (Team Lead) within the Material Design unit. We believe that you have significant scientific project-based experience preferably with a materials characterisation / solid state / digital science focus and want to strengthen our team and join us in the Oral Product Development function

In this role, you will lead a team of material, solid state and data scientists based in Macclesfield. You'll be responsible for coaching and supervising these individuals, fostering a great working environment, driving value-based harmonization and standards within the field of expertise, and ensuring projects are delivered in compliance with established standards. This position requires collaboration with other OPD line managers and scientific leaders to ensure success.

Essential requirements

  • Educational background at research level (PhD) or an MSc in a relevant discipline and with experience relevant to the position.

  • Proven experience of leading people and managing change programmes.

  • Proven track record of talent development.

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and strong ability to engage and collaborate across boundaries with a problem-solving attitude and focus on delivery.

  • Good knowledge of material design such as solid state science, material science, structural informatics, data sciences, and work experience from a regulated environment (GLP/GMP).

  • A habit of driving continuous improvement and Lean culture.

  • Cultural awareness.

Desirable requirements

  • Scientific leadership skills, the ability to deliver robust scientific contributions to projects and demonstration of utilizing risk-based and value driven approaches for successful delivery.

  • Ability to think and operate across functional boundaries, challenge the status quo and seek opportunities for business improvement.

  • Effective influencing and prioritization skills to ensure project delivery to deadlines.

  • Good communication and stakeholder skills, and the ability to discuss complex ideas in a simple, easy to understand, manner.

  • Proven inclusive leadership skills.

So, what’s next

We welcome your application no later than Monday 29th April

Date Posted

30-Apr-2024

Closing Date

14-May-2024

Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.

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