Team leader Analytics
Just – Evotec Biologics, wholly-owned by Evotec SE, is a unique platform company that integrates the design, engineering, development, and manufacture of biologics. With deep experience in the fields of protein, process and manufacturing sciences, the Just team came together to solve the scientific and technical hurdles that block access to life-changing protein therapeutics; from the design of therapeutic molecules to the design of the manufacturing plants used to produce them. Just's focus is to create access and value for a global market through scientific and technological innovation.
TEAM LEADER ANALYTICS
Aptuit, an EVOTEC Company, is a worldwide Pharmaceutical Organization, collaborating with all the major Pharma and Biotech companies in support of various drug discovery and development projects. To efficiently support current activities and needs, we are looking for a Team Leader to join our Analytical Sciences team in Verona.
Responsibilities:
Highly motivated Group Leader with strong communication, problem solving, organizational and delegation skills.
She/He will directly manage a team with 7-8 collaborators and will oversees all the activities within the team, making sure to meet the timelines agreed.
She/He will identify single and team goals and will monitor the progresses of them helping the people developing the skills required.
She/He will be expected to have a significant expertise in Analytical Science and a fair knowledge in Physical Properties area. Expertise in Phys prop techniques is desirable but not mandatory.
She/He will be a positive and trust person who will align with the company policy showing the right standards of behaviour.
She/He will contribute to the growth of the team, organizing initiatives that cover scientific topics and promote the team building.
She/He will strongly contribute to keep a healthy environment within the team, constantly motivating the people and showing to have the right sensitivity to manage internal conflicts.
She/He will be expected to contribute with ideas to streamline the company existing processes with the aim to make them as much lean as possible.
She/He has a strong knowledge of the physicochemical characterization of drug product and intermediates in compliance with the cGMP requirements. A strong knowledge of the ICH guidelines is required as well.
The successful candidate will collaborate in a multidisciplinary research team in an exciting, fast-paced discovery-oriented environment, and at the interface of several departments and sites.
She/he should be a team player, flexible and able to work in a matrix environment with other teams.
Exercise professional judgement or rely on expert advice to identify the most appropriate strategy of action for a project.
Guarantee top level scientific support to the projects and the required delivery at the correct time and quality.
Review scientific and technical reports.
Promote the innovation of technology and the scientific understanding of the Analytical Science field within the organization.
Contribute to internal projects to improve processes and efficiency.
Qualifications and Requirements:
Degree in appropriate technical field. Analytical Science, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Material Science and/or PhD will be considered a plus.
At least 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
Strong leadership quality, ability to cascade company vision within his/her team and encourage people to take part actively to achieve company goal.
Thorough knowledge of GMP and other regulatory requirements relevant to an analytical environment.
Ability to take responsibility for technical and other decisions independently for team.
Good knowledge of cGMP guidelines.
High level written and spoken English.
Commitment to the assigned deadlines and ability to deliver tight deadlines.
Effective communication, both verbally and in written form, to Sponsors as well as members of internal teams.
Good interpersonal and teamwork skills, precision, flexibility and resilience.
Strong background in Analytical science, chromatographic techniques (HPLC/UPLC/GC-MS), material science, including physical properties characterization. If an She /He is an expert in Phys Prop a fair understanding of chromatography will be fine.
Fair understanding of the most traditional material science technologies such as x-rays powder diffraction, thermal analysis, spectroscopy (Raman and IR), particle size distribution determination, dynamic vapour sorption, microscopy is required.
Good understanding of Dissolution technique.
Understanding of pre-formulation packages (solubility behaviour, intrinsic dissolution rate et al.) and drug developability aspects is desirable but not mandatory.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.
