Manager E&L

Intertek•Whitehouse, NJ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Intertek is seeking a Manager - Extractable/Leachables to join their Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals team in Whitehouse, NJ. This role offers an opportunity to develop a career in pharmaceutical analytic testing. Intertek's Chemical & Pharmaceuticals team provides regulatory guidance and supply chain assurance for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical outsourcing. With over 20 years of experience, their laboratories and regulatory experts ensure Total Quality Assurance for major pharmaceutical companies. Intertek focuses on reducing risk for consumers, brands, and organizations across various sectors, going beyond traditional Testing, Inspection, and Certification to be a Total Quality Assurance Provider. Their purpose is to bring quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

Requirements

PhD in Analytical Chemistry with focus on mass spectrometry
10 years minimum technical experience including education in extractable and leachable industries
Areas of expertise: Pharmaceutical packaging extractable and leachables, Biocompatibility, Chemical Characterization (including biodegradable), PERLs (Process equipment related leachables), Single use systems
Experience working in cross-functional teams and influencing a matrix organization, operating and influencing effectively across the organization and within complex contexts.
Experience in working on novel projects and proven ability to bring ideas from conception to completion.
Experience in showing commercial sense, contract structuring and negotiation, and business strategy development.
Proven experience in helping other people turn their ideas into reality; work with multiple fluid team structures which requires trust and integrity
Be comfortable with ambiguity and thrive on change
Model Intertek’s 10X Energies at all times within the work place, practicing business the right way
Be aware of, and adhere to, safety practices and policies to ensure your own safety, as well as the safety of others who may be affected by your actions at work
Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with shifting priorities and demanding deadlines
Must be detailed-oriented and able to effectively prioritize and organize workload, with efficient time management
Ability to communicate and interact effectively in verbal written and presentation formats
Must possess the fundamental technical and administrative skills required to perform the job duties
Must be customer focused and quality driven
Ability to travel as business needs dictate

Nice To Haves

Excellent written and group presentation skills.
Experience in program management and program design
Ability to effectively drive people, process and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment
Ability to promote the vision of the organization in a clear and concise manner

Responsibilities

Directs and coordinates activities of E&L departmental laboratory operations to maximize quality, customer satisfaction, regulatory compliance, project timelines, productivity, and profitability.
Supports development of proposals, protocols, and reports for projects as needed.
Supports cGMP compliance activities such as timely calibration of equipment and personnel training.
Performs review of analytical data and trainings as needed.
Participates in tactical and strategic teams to meet corporate objectives.
Has new business development responsibilities for existing departmental client base.
Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned.
Support the implementation and coordination of E&L within global pharmaceutical business line development initiatives.
Recommend possible acquisition targets.
Collaborate with Sites, Countries and Business Lines to develop business strategy and plans.
Set strategic objectives for sites / countries including growth rates, facility expansion, acquisition goals, and margin and profitability benchmarks.
Performing team technical assessment and evaluations and improve technical competence of staff.
Develop necessary business processes and systems to enable pioneering, high-impact initiatives.
Set framework and recommend resources to sites / countries needed to implement strategies.
Establish and support Global Key Account initiatives and evaluate and support project and program objectives.
Have close communications with the relevant Country Managing Director and/or Country Business Line Manager and Site Leadership.
Use personal and professional network to link ideas to people that might not otherwise interact across Intertek and or its relevant stakeholders.
Collaborate with all the stakeholders to define and execute the initiative.
Act as champion and change agent in leading the organizational changes required to create and sustain new capabilities and associated commercial propositions.