Head of Oral Drug Product Development | Head of Orals Drug Product Development

Merck KGaA

Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland
Published Jul 1, 2025
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

As the Head of Oral Drug Product Development, you will lead the scientific and technical development of all orally administered drugs, focusing on innovative formulations, processes, and drug delivery solutions. A key aspect of this role involves driving the integration of advanced data and digital solutions to transform development into a predictive and agile process. You will be responsible for ensuring phase-appropriate quality, regulatory compliance for clinical manufacturing and commercial products, and seamless product transfers to manufacturing sites, including process validation. This position requires a leader who can foster a safe, sustainable, and innovative environment for their team, ensuring their well-being while contributing to the overall business goals. Your expertise in developing new chemical entities and leading high-performing teams will be crucial in this role.

Required Skills

Education

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Experience

  • Significant expertise and experience in developing orally administered drugs, especially New Chemical Entities (NCEs)
  • Proven success with establishing and developing high performing teams in technical development
  • Experience with leadership of digital and data-driven tools and systems for predictive development (plus)
  • Close familiarity and experience with quality, regulatory, EHS, and sustainable practices related to technical drug product development
  • Track record of establishing and driving interactions and collaborations in complex environments
  • Demonstrated leadership in establishing innovation and new practices

Languages

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Additional

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