Associate Director, Chemical Development (PRD)

Veranova L P • Devens, MA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director is responsible for people and project management as part of the Site Leadership Team, as well as developing and optimizing synthetic routes for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). The role delivers projects to targets for quantity, quality, schedule, and budget. It combines technical leadership and operational responsibilities with the development of a positive, safe, compliant working culture.

The Associate Director leads experimental work, teams, customer projects, and key accounts; mentors and develops employees; and applies multidisciplinary expertise to achieve project goals. The role also supports operational excellence, maintains project pipelines and customer relationships, identifies commercial opportunities, and communicates progress through technical reports and presentations. Work may involve laboratory environments, mechanical equipment, hazardous chemicals, variable temperatures and humidity, and respiratory or protective equipment.

Requirements

• PhD degree, or equivalent experience, in a chemistry-related discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• Proven leadership in industry settings, including team management and project execution.
• Strong mentoring and coaching abilities.
• Experience driving operational excellence, including developing and maintaining key performance indicators.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Office and relevant technical software.
• Ability to write clear, concise technical reports and communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Good judgment, quick decision-making skills, and ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to stand, walk, use hands to operate objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands or arms, and climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch as necessary.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Vision abilities including near, distance, peripheral, and color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to work with moving mechanical parts and potentially toxic or caustic chemicals, in humid areas and low or high temperatures, and with a respirator or full-body Tyvek suits and supplied air or PAPR.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without further employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical and operational areas while modeling a positive working culture.
• Lead the delivery of personal and team experimental output with scientific integrity, schedule and target adherence, and quality.
• Adapt flexibly to project and customer demands.
• Demonstrate leadership and compliance with quality, environmental health and safety (EHS), and relevant standards, and develop these areas to meet business needs.
• Ensure relevant processes and materials are developed and maintained, and develop potential successors to retain knowledge in-house.
• Develop key accounts and lead multiple projects and teams, mentoring others in customer relationships.
• Supervise staff in laboratory activities and project work; identify team strengths and development needs to improve performance.
• Maintain accurate, legible, and complete records of experiments, observations, and equipment.
• Conduct laboratory and other operations safely and be accountable for safe behavior.
• Share expertise internally and externally and lead focused projects as a key contact.
• Apply multidisciplinary knowledge and expertise to achieve project goals.
• Write technical reports and deliver presentations to customers and management in alignment with project milestones.
• Sustain customer relations, initiate customer interactions, and identify and follow up on commercial opportunities.
• Lead others in maintaining the project pipeline.
• Perform other duties within the employee’s skills and abilities when reasonably instructed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
• Access to mental health resources and wellness programs.
• Generous PTO and holiday pay policies.
• Defined Contribution Pension program.
• Eligibility for performance-based annual incentive bonuses.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Continuous learning opportunities through LinkedIn Learning, workshops, conferences, and mentorship.
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree