Manager, R&D Hard Capsules

Manager, R&D Hard Capsules

Lonza

Colmar, France

What you will do

Management responsibilities

• Manage a team of engineers, scientists and technicians in the development and implementation of new capsules, new capsules applications or related programs/projects in line with the R&D strategy and timelines;
• Define roadmap for the innovation projects in the scope of R&D, plan and coordinate projects execution while proactively managing uncertainties;
• Develop short-to-mid term plans and priorities to enable optimal lab functioning, ensure follow up and coordinate execution of actions.

Technical expertise

• Apply expert knowledge to identify opportunities for improvement in existing processes/technologies and drives towards solutions implementation;
• Act as technical R&D expert lead in complex, strategic, new hard empty capsules development projects through the different phases of the Stage Gate process.

What we are looking for

• Required degree: Master; PhD (preferred);
• Field of study: Materials science, Chemical engineering, Food sciences, Pharmaceutical sciences, Polymer sciences, Chemistry;
• Industrial experience in an R&D environment;
• Pharmaceutical Excipients industry and/or Food industry preferred;
• Languages : English (business fluent); French (business fluent preferred);
• Effective communicator and collaborator, ability to work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders;
• First people management experience.