U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention looking for Senior Director / Director

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world's top authorities in health and science to develop quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. USP's fundamental belief that Equity = Excellence manifests in our core value of Passion for Quality through our more than 1,100 hardworking professionals across five global locations to deliver the mission to strengthen the supply of safe, quality medicines and supplements worldwide.

Post : Senior Director / Director, Documentary Standards (Small Molecules and Excipients)

Brief Job Overview
The Director of Science, Documentary Standards, is a key people leadership role within the Documentary Standards and Policy Division. The incumbent leads a team of Documentary standard scientists and supports operational people, ensuring alignment with the overall program units and organization goals. The Director supervises the performance, training, and development of the staff and ensures teamwork and collaboration within the team as well as with other key USP staff. The incumbent oversees all aspects of new monograph development and revision, and monograph modernization for teams aligned with the Expert Committees. The Director works closely with USP stakeholders across the organization to exchange information, obtain resources, solicit input, and advance the work.

Job Description
• Provides leadership to scientists working in monograph and standards development and revision by established SOPs, business practices, and procedures.
• Builds and establishes appropriate processes and systems to effectively improve operating productivity and manage continuous improvement and programs.
• Develop new and/or revise existing processes to facilitate efficient monograph development and revision.
• Manages and plans budget, projects, personnel, and schedules to perform specific projects according to deliverables and overall business priorities.
• Develops and directs staff by active coaching and training while cultivating collaborative team culture, creative problem-solving, and result-driven operations.
• Maintains the highest quality of scientific foundations of USP’s Monograph, Standards, and solutions development process.
• Participates in the annual department budgeting and planning process.
• Participates in USP-based teams or committees to support business practices and initiatives.
• Recruit new staff to support business needs and contribute to the development of the next generation of scientific leaders.
• Develop and implement training plans for new staff.
• Establishes goals and metrics for the team, ensuring alignment with the program unit goals and organizational goals, and evaluates performance against established goals.
• Manages staff workload, deliverables, and output; provides updates to the department head.
• Mentors the Documentary Standards Scientist and other supporting staff in their relationship with the USP Council of Experts and their Expert Committee in support of standards development and revision.
• Monitors Work Plan activities and facilitates progress.
• If necessary, advise the Documentary Scientist on monograph and standards development and revision strategies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Candidate Profile
Director: Ph.D. in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Analytical Science, or other relevant field with a minimum of 15 years of relevant, industry experience Or M.Sc./M. Pharm in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, and Analytical science, with a minimum of 20 years of Industry experience.
Sr. Director: Ph.D. in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Analytical Science, or other relevant field with a minimum of 20 years of relevant, industry experience Or M.Sc / M.Pharm in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, and Analytical science, with a minimum of 25 years of Industry experience.
Minimum of 5 years of experience supervising, leading teams, training, or mentoring other staff members, including scientific staff. An equivalent combination of experience and education may be substituted.

Additional Desired Preferences
• Demonstrated success in a people leadership role. Strong business acumen combined with both management and leadership ability.
• Influential leader with the ability to drive problem resolution, transformation, and organizational change.
• Effective coach and mentor to staff. Ability to identify and develop talent.
• Demonstrated stakeholder collaboration experience, with the ability to quickly develop and manage internal and external relationships and contacts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop and deliver presentations to Senior Management and the entire organization.
• Demonstrated research, technical, and analytical skills, as well as the ability to take highly technical scientific information and make strategic recommendations quickly.
• Ability to lead in a fast-paced environment with changing deadlines and priorities.

Additional Information
Experience : minimum of 15 years
Qualification : Ph.D Or M.Sc./M. Pharm
Location : Hyderabad
Industry Type : Pharma/ Healthcare/ Clinical research
Functional Area : Documentary Standards
End Date : 31st August 2024