Drug Product Principal

Job Purpose

As Drug Product Principal, you will provide strategic and technical leadership across clinical and commercial development. You will ensure robust formulation, process design, technology transfer, manufacturing readiness, lifecycle management, and regulatory compliance for biologic drug products. The role reports to the Head of TD & Manufacturing.

Scope of duties:

• Lead drug product technology transfers, scale-up activities, and technical evaluations of CDMOs, including budget oversight.
• Act as the subject matter expert for drug product manufacturing, formulation, process design, and container-closure systems.
• Provide technical oversight throughout the product lifecycle, including troubleshooting, changes, deviations, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, Program Management, and external manufacturing partners to ensure compliant and timely execution.
• Support regulatory submissions, health authority inspections, and the development of phase-appropriate control strategies.
• Identify and implement new technologies and contribute to relevant internal procedures and documentation.

Required qualifications:

• Master’s degree in chemical engineering, biotechnology, biochemistry, pharmacy, chemistry, or a related life science.
• 12+ years of biopharmaceutical industry experience, with a strong focus on biologic or biosimilar drug product development and manufacturing.
• Proven expertise in MSAT or Technical Development, technology transfer, commercial manufacturing, and CDMO management.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, regulatory requirements, and health authority expectations.
• Experience in finished-pack manufacturing, devices, quality control, or analytical method development is an advantage.
• Independent, hands-on working style, strong collaboration skills, and confidence operating in a global matrix environment.
• Fluent English and willingness to travel internationally.

What we offer

• A key role with real accountability and direct influence on the future of our device portfolio.
• Broad exposure across biosimilar programmes, device platforms and global regulatory pathways.
• A hybrid working model
• An international, collaborative team culture and competitive employment conditions.

Ready to help shape reliable drug-delivery solutions for patients worldwide?

We look forward to hearing from you.