Senior Scientist

Netherlands  ‐ Onsite
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Our client, a global pharmaceutical organisation based in Holland, requires a Senior Scientist for a contract position until the end of 2015.

The successful Senior Scientist will act as SME to guide, advise and support number of areas of their existing product range (20-25 API / drug products).

Primary Job Function:
* Support the Established Products Operations (EPO) technical functions worldwide. Resolve manufacturing or analytical issues for EPO products.
* Provide technical support as a SME to cross-functional teams during development, commercial launch or problem solving for a given Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) or drug product.
* Initiate, design and execute experiments to optimise processes, to meet plant efficiency programs, or to meet target yields, cost controls, customer specifications, legal regulations and product quality attributes.
* Conceive, plan, design and conduct advanced independent research in process or method development. Function independently to troubleshoot and solve difficult technical problems. Provide technical support and training for plant manufacturing areas. Responsible for scaling up processes from lab scale or pilot plant scale to production. Responsible for compliance with Good Science practices.
* Review and write technical development and justification reports.
* May serve as a lead scientist, project leader or project contributor and may supervise technical personnel. Be able to guide and control external studies at Contract Research Organizations (CRO) and Third Party Manufacturers (TPM).
* Represents the scientific input of the department in project teams and to Product Support Work Streams (PrS WS). Learn and share knowledge with colleagues and by participating in internal and external scientific presentation opportunities

Requirements:
* MSc or PhD degree in pharmaceutical sciences, chemical engineering or food technology
* Extensive experience with various aspects of manufacturing in a relevant operational or technical support environment (experience with technology transfer, quality systems, costs of goods assessment, unit operation expertise, connecting material attributes with product performance)
* Strong expertise in troubleshooting
* Strong project management skills Able to communicate at various levels with professionals with different expertise
* Experience with Lean/Six-Sigma methodologies highly desirable (Green belt level or higher)
* Good command of English, Dutch highly desirable

Please apply now for more information!
Start date
n.a
From
Quanta Consultancy Services
Published at
11.02.2015
Contact person:
Lee Mitchell
Project ID:
849053
Contract type
Freelance
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