Sr. Scientific Director, Parenteral Product Development

Who We Are:

At Neurocrine Biosciences, we pride ourselves on having a strong, inclusive, and positive culture based on our shared purpose and values. We know what it takes to be great, and we are as passionate about our people as we are about our purpose - to relieve suffering for people with great needs.

What We Do:

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, neuroendocrine and neuropsychiatric disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids,* as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn, X and Facebook. (*in collaboration with AbbVie)

About the Role:

Recognized as a strategic internal and external scientific expert and leader. Develops innovative methods for the development and testing of new process formulas, technologies and parenteral products. Involved in implementing a new product scale-up, formulation, drug product process optimization, technology transfer and process validation activities. Drives the development of parenteral formulation procedures and product specifications. Maintains substantial knowledge of start-of-the-art principles and theories and contributes to scientific literature and conferences. Advises Sr. Technical Leadership and executive management on parenterals development and manufacturing, interfaces heavily with device/combination product development efforts, and coaches and mentors members of the product and formulation development group.

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Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):

• Direct CMC formulation and drug product process development for clinical candidates

• Implement innovative approaches in pharmaceutical development projects

• Lead cross-functional teams and provide strategic guidance on development programs

• Supervise laboratory personnel and mentor scientists

• Solve complex technical challenges in pharmaceutical development

• Present research findings to internal and external audiences

Requirements:

• BS/BA and 15+ years of experience OR

• MS/MA and 13+ years of experience OR

• PhD or equivalent combination of education and work experience and 10+ years of experience

• Recognized thought leader with deep expertise in biochemical formulation science

• Applies creative problem-solving to complex pharmaceutical development challenges

• Proven ability to translate strategy into tactical plans and drive outcomes

• Influences industry issues impacting Neurocrine

• Expert in pharmaceutical drug product process development

• Current with biochemical formulation