Director Technology Transfer

Head of Manufacturing Science & Technology

Do you have the technical depth to strengthen industrialisation, technology transfer and process performance across a complex pharmaceutical portfolio?

Can you bring structure to product lifecycle decisions while improving process robustness and competitiveness?

Are you ready to guide an experienced technical team through change while supporting customer growth?

Fraser Dove International is partnering exclusively with a specialist pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation. Operating across Europe, they are committed to maintaining reliable industrial operations and improving the performance of their product portfolio.

Our client is seeking an experienced leader to strengthen Manufacturing Science & Technology, improve portfolio performance and support industrial growth.

Your objectives:

As the Head of Manufacturing Science & Technology, you will be measured against the following objectives:

• Strengthen Manufacturing Science & Technology through practical change, clear accountability and effective development of an experienced technical team.
• Improve portfolio performance by applying structured lifecycle management, robust industrialisation and successful technology transfer.
• Support customer and business growth by applying sound technical judgement to feasibility, commercial opportunities and industrial investment decisions.

What you will do:

As the Head of Manufacturing Science & Technology, your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Manage portfolio governance, prioritisation, planning, performance measures, budgets and industrial risk.
• Oversee industrialisation and technology transfers to improve scale-up, process robustness and manufacturing readiness.
• Provide expert technical support for investigations, process monitoring, yield improvement and productivity.
• Assess contract manufacturing opportunities through feasibility studies, industrial sizing and technical evaluation.
• Build industrial business cases covering capacity, cost, investment, return on investment and competitiveness.
• Direct product lifecycle programmes focused on process improvement, cost reduction and long-term portfolio sustainability.
• Contribute to business continuity, supply security, capacity planning and site industrial strategy.

What you will bring:

These are the skills and experience you will need to succeed as the Head of Manufacturing Science & Technology:

• Must have experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Strong leadership experience within API, biotechnology or CDMO environments, covering industrialisation, scale-up, technology transfer or associated project management field.
• A structured approach to portfolio management, product lifecycle performance and process improvement across established and incoming products.
• Commercial judgement to assess customer opportunities, requests for quotation and technical feasibility within a CDMO setting or a relevant client-side environment.
• Proven people leadership with the ability to challenge established ways of working, build accountability and guide experienced technical teams through change.
• Ability to work on site in France.