Vice President, Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Job description

Myovant Sciences aspires to be the leading healthcare company focused on innovative treatments for women's health and prostate cancer designed to improve the lives of millions. We are on a mission to redefine care for women and for men through purpose-driven science, empowering medicines, and transformative advocacy. We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic individuals who share our excitement for this mission.

Summary Description

We are currently seeking a dynamic, highly motivated, and experienced individual for the position of Vice President, Pharmaceutical Sciences located at our Brisbane office in CA. The individual will play a key leadership role in driving and effectively execute CMC development activities required to support a growing portfolio of drug candidates and also support the launch and ongoing demands of commercial products. S/he will be responsible for the supervision of manufacturing operations of the Company's pre-IND and clinical trial material through regulatory approval and commercialization and will provide CMC-related guidance for the Company's clinical programs. With an excellent knowledge of best practices in pharmaceutical development, the role will drive and guide development of novel manufacturing processes from lab to early clinical phase through to market, will facilitate a solution-focused, scientifically robust culture that meets quality and regulatory compliance requirements. With a major focus on drug delivery, the role requires knowledge of product development and manufacturing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee CMC formulation, analytical development, process development (API) and clinical supply chain
• Provision and support of experienced CMC technical representatives as functional leads on R&D project teams
• Responsibility for the management of CMC activities to ensure delivery of pharmaceutical development and GMP clinical trial manufacturing aspects
• Providing technical leadership on the development of new drug products and development of proprietary drug delivery technologies
• Selection and management of CDMOs for development and manufacturing activities (GMP and non-GMP)
• Oversight of process scale-up and technology transfer activities
• Generation and capture of new IP, to include working with technical and legal experts to ensure a broad and robust IP position is maintained
• Ensuring all activities are conducted in line with the necessary, quality, and regulatory compliance requirements, in accordance with company and external guidelines
• Ensuring adequate recruitment, training, and employee development to maintain a highly motivated, skilled and efficient group to meet the needs of the business
• Development and management of project budgets
• Working with the Project Management to ensure the delivery of projects on time and budget
• Liaising closely with the Quality Function to drive capabilities around the management of Quality aspects
• Foster and maintain a high degree of innovation and forward-thinking within the team
• Anticipate technical blockers and act to address
• Provide regular progress updates to senior management team

Core Competencies

• Demonstrate communication and collaboration skills with an ability to manage and influence stakeholders in a matrix environment effectively
• Exercise good judgment and make decision that is appropriate for the organization
• Results-driven, take initiative and ownership to accomplish work
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility and embrace change in a dynamic, rapidly growing environment
• Strive for continuous improvement and embrace innovative ideas in daily work
• Demonstrate coaching skill to develop team
• Thought leader with track record to formulate and integrate functional strategies with corporate objectives and translate them into actionable deliverables.
• High degree of organizational awareness, ability to connect the dots to understand all the interdependency and big picture

REQUIREMENTS (Education and Experience)

• PhD in a relevant science. PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences Preferred.
• Senior level CMC experience in pharmaceutical development with extensive knowledge of secondary manufacturing of small molecule pharmaceuticals. Knowledge and experience of API manufacture and large molecule development and manufacturing would be advantageous.
• Excellent knowledge, through experience, of the relevant CMC and supply chain aspects of developing, manufacturing, and commercializing pharmaceutical products along with a good working knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, relevant regulations, and requirements.
• Experience of FDA/EMA interactions as needed to support advancement of products through clinical development stages.
• Experience creating and defending CMC development strategy, plans and data packages. Project leadership experience, specifically leadership of multi-disciplinary teams in a relevant pharmaceutical product development environment. Experience working at a senior level with both internal and external groups. Experience in solid oral dose products and complex formulations
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of industry best practices and trends.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

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Equal Employment Opportunity