Director, Strategic Collaborations and Stakeholder Engagement- Biologics

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The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world’s leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high-quality medicines worldwide.
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Brief Job Overview

The Director, Strategic Collaborations and Stakeholder Engagement is a critical role within the USP Biologics and Microbiology team. It is a hands-on supervisory position responsible for development and execution of tactics required for the implementation of USP Biologics Strategy.

It includes:
• Initiating and leading strategic collaborations in support of the development and commercialization of new USP Biologics standards.
• Overseeing USP Biologics scientific stakeholders’ engagement activities aimed at (1) identifying and understanding market needs and opportunities for new biologics and microbiology standards, (2) advocating for the use of USP biologics standards in the industry, and (3) driving their adoption by industry and regulatory agencies.
• Driving alignment with USP Regional teams and localization of USP Biologics Strategy across USP regions (North America, Latin America, Europe, South Asia, China, Asia Pacific).

The incumbent will be responsible for developing meaningful strategies for collaborations and scientific stakeholders’ engagement activities in support of USP Biologics Strategy. The Director will also be in charge of supporting sales teams in the regions in their objectives of growing sales of USP Biologics standards.
To achieve this, the incumbent will build on a strong industry and regulatory network and work in close collaboration with their team as well as Science team, other internal USP functions (Scientific Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Scientific Affairs) and sales teams in Regions. This role is a high impact, high visibility role within USP organization which requires strong leadership, ability to network at all levels both internally and externally and operate in scientific and business environments.
The individual will be a key member of the Biologics Industry Solutions Leadership team and will act as a change agent within the organization, fostering new ways of working and shaping the next generation of biological standards and ultimately enhancing USP public health impact.

How will YOU create impact here at USP?

As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high-quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory excellence, and evidence-based decision-making to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant quality standards.

Additionally, USP’s People and Culture division, in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high-performing, inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged, collaborative, and results-driven work environments.

The Director, Strategic Collaborations and Stakeholder Engagement, Biologics has the following responsibilities:

• Lead the design and execution of global stakeholder engagement strategies in close collaboration with BIO Science team, to identify unmet needs and emerging opportunities in biologics and microbiology, advocate for USP standards, and drive their adoption across biologics industry.
• Build and manage high-v