Ferring International PharmaScience Center (IPC), the development organisation of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a global pharmaceutical company, develops new groundbreaking medicine that can enhance the quality of life for people. To sustain this effort, we reward talent with influence. In return, we expect our employees to be people of ambition and innovation. IPC is located in a spectacular building in Ørestad and has approximately 400 employees from 25 countries.
Ferring International PharmaScience Centre is looking for a Direcor Late Stage Development for the Pharmaceutical Drug development team within the department Global Pharmaceutical R&D. You will play a key role in enhancing and further developing Ferring’s ability to deliver against objectives, timings and goals set for Ferring’s late stage development programs and activities. Based on your management skills, experience, drive and insight you and your team will be responsible for advancing current and future programs and products in Ferring’s development pipeline and for the smooth transition to in-house or external manufacturing.
With a well-defined mandate, you will have freedom with regards to re-directing and/or further developing required systems and procedures and securing commitment and involvement across the organisation and within your team. The Late Stage Pharmaceutical Development team currently consists of 35 – 40 people.
YOUR EXPECTATIONS
The Director Late Stage Development key responsibilities include
• Helping to secure delivery of overall corporate strategic and business goals consistent with defined milestone objectives.
• Specifically to deliver against current and future projects ensuring successful project execution with solid delivery of drug formulations, analytical support and regulatory documentation.
• Further developing and building Ferring’s Late Stage organisation with the necessary skills and methodology to secure current and future delivery of successful projects.
• Interfacing with key internal and external partners to ensure successful deliverables and partnerships.
• Day-to-day leadership of and professional support and dialogue with team members and colleagues across Ferring.
• Being a key player in the Ferring Pharmaceutical Drug Development Management Team supporting and driving scientific, strategic and tactical issues such as business plans, status reports, policies and guidelines.
• Organising and controlling all team activities to ensure approved plans, programs, capital and expense budgets are achieved.
OUR EXPECTATIONS
The ideal candidate has at least 5 years experience from the pharmaceutical industry with a M.Sc. and preferably also a Ph.D. in biochemistry, pharmacy, chemistry, biology or equivalent qualification. Furthermore we expect you to preferably have scientific skills in factorial design, use of statistics in experimental design or late stage development/up-scaling. We expect you to have 3 – 5 years experience of management of staff and a proven ability to lead and motivate people to create results.
You are pro-active, a team-player, innovative and effective problem solver. Fluency in English as well as good verbal and written communication skills are essential. Furthermore you should be keen on working in a multicultural and interdisciplinary environment.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional information about the position can be obtained by contacting Jørgen Wittendorff, Vice President Pharmaceutical Drug Development on +45 28 78 72 38. In this recruitment we are working with AmropHever Denmark. Please send your application and CV in English by e-mail to eskil.westh@amrophever.dk, marked “Director Late Stage Development”, no later than 20 October 2008.