Head of Analytical Sciences Portfolio

Key Skills

Analytical and Problem solving, ASP.net, French language, Leadership Skill, Management, Planning and organization

Job Description

You will ensure the leadership and management of an Analytical Sciences team with ownership and full accountability for delivering CMC analytical development activities of a defined portfolio of synthetic molecules (i.e. therapeutic portfolio).

Your team is composed of up to 10 people and staffed with the following profiles: Analytical Project Leader (APL), Senior Subject Matter Experts (Senior SME, Analytical) and Subject Matter Experts (SME, Analytical). The Head of Analytical Sciences Portfolio reports to the Head of Analytical Sciences for Pharmaceuticals (ASP).

ASP is a core technical function of the UCB Pharmaceutical Sciences (PS) organization.

Who you will work with:

Cyrille Pertuy as your manager as well as many talented peers and other internal and external partners.

What you will do:

The primary purpose of the role, in the scope of your portfolio of UCB products & projects, is to ensure:

• Analytical project leadership representation (APL) within cross-functional CMC technical and development teams;
• Analytical expertise representation in analytical sub-teams via APL, SME and/or Scientists;
• Ownership of all analytical deliverables of his/her portfolio;
• Definition & execution of the CMC Analytical Development Strategy in line with the PS Operating Model;
• Strategic inputs to contribute to the overall CMC development strategy beyond analytical;
• Leadership & coordination of analytical activities with externals and/or internal analytical capabilities to meet project timelines & deliverables.
• Data interpretation in the context of the projects/products to influence decisions & next steps.

Your primary responsibilities & expectations

• You demonstrate inspirational leadership of your team and more broadly as a member of the ASP Leadership Team and PS Leadership Community;
• You define and/or contribute to the definition of ASP’s vision, strategies and initiatives, ensuring alignment of your group in the frame of the overall ASP organization;
• You lead, contribute and provide strategic inputs to project reviews and other initiatives within and beyond his/her scope;
• You manage the team’s engagement, motivation, performance and retention;
• You ensure training of the team in the necessary quality/GMP environment;
• You ensure that your team’s activities are performed in compliance with all appropriate regulations (GMP, HSE, IS0140001), SOPs, departmental guidance and financial targets;
• You ensure the scientific & technical excellence of the analytical deliverables of your portfolio;

• You perform resource & budget planning to deliver your portfolio while integrating broader priorities at departmental level;
• You ensure the provision of high-quality documentation for technical work performed by your group and to support the CMC sections of regulatory filings;
• You advance projects in a timely manner to successful completion and decision making for milestones;
• You demonstrate impactful & proactive contribution to the CMC development of your portfolio;
• You foster strong internal cross-functional interactions and key external collaborations;
• You promote an entrepreneurial mindset beyond Role & Responsibilities;
• You drive continuous improvement through constructive challenge and healthy debate;
• You demonstrate proactive contribution to problem solving and scientific cross-fertilization beyond the immediate area of your portfolio or transversal responsibilities;
• As a member of the PS Leadership Community, you contribute actively & transversally to Pharma Sciences objectives in order to drive transformation towards PS vision and ambition.

For this position you’ll need the following education, experience and skills:

• A Master's Degree (required) with PhD (preferred) in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g. Analytical Chemistry);
• Be a recognized expert in analytical testing applied to the development and registration of synthetic molecules (small molecules and/or peptides);
• Experience in drug substance development and drug product development (e.g. clinically relevant specifications, dissolution, etc), PAT, Predictive Sciences and/or Data Modelling;
• A solid understanding of the end-to-end CMC (and associated disciplines) development process;
• Excellent project leadership skills including planning, monitoring, issue resolution, risk mitigation, decision making and reporting;
• Experience in GMP, Regulatory Affairs and Quality applied to analytical development
• The ability to lead and influence people in a complex matrix environment;
• Change management skills with a strong sense of accountability & responsibility;
• Resilience and ability to lead team and progress activities despite ambiguities;
• You are able to combine multiple tasks and work simultaneously on different projects;
• Good communication, influencing and negotiation skills in English to represent the department internally and externally;
• Must be capable of working and leading independently, with self initiative, self motivation and self strategic direction, while also effectively working within a team and matrix environment to influence and guide activity;
• Ability to properly reduce complex issues to ensure fast and efficient communication with senior management;
• You can deal with unclear situations and take risks in uncertain situations;
• Fluent in both French and English is mandatory.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!