Technical Director - EMEA
Colorcon® is a world leader in the development, supply and technical support of formulated film coating systems, modified release technologies, specialty excipients and functional packaging for the pharmaceutical, nutritional, and animal health industries. Our best-in-class products and technologies are complemented by our extensive formulation experience, application data and value-added services to support all phases of solid oral dose design, development, and manufacture.
Our focus on market issues and technology development has earned Colorcon an international reputation as a pharmaceutical supplier of choice. That reputation is based on superior product quality, unparalleled technical support, extensive regulatory assistance and reliable supply from multiple locations, with our Global Headquarters located in Harleysville, Pennsylvania.
Colorcon has 26 technical service laboratories globally and more than 2100 employees exclusively dedicated to its customer base.
We are a successful company thanks to our diverse workforce and global reach. We believe that our operating principles define our culture, values and organizations and are key to achieving our mission and vision, strategies and goals.
Platinum Rule: We treat others the way they want to be treated
Empowerment: We trust our colleagues with responsibility and decision-making
Keep Getting Better: We create an environment for constant improvement, to be the best we can
Teamwork: We embrace the value of collaboration; work together to exceed what is possible as individuals
Customer Focus: We put our customers’ needs at the heart of everything we do
Global Respect: We are citizens of a diverse world and behave with respect for the communities in which we operate
At Colorcon we value diversity. Typically, that means diversity in people. But here, we also appreciate and respect a diversity of possibilities around our professional roles, creative team-oriented solutions, projects and career paths.
Along with diversity, we believe in empowerment. We encourage our employees to approach challenges in imaginative and proactive ways. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and encourage you to let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.
We are currently seeking our new Technical Director for EMEA, a pivotal position that sits on the EMEA Regional Leadership Team. The EMEA Technical Director leads the regional technical teams, aligns global strategy with regional execution and drives technical excellence.
We are looking for a strategic, cross-functional, experienced regional / global leader with an enterprise mindset who builds scalable capability, embeds accountability across Strategic Business Units (SBUs), and leverages AI and data to deliver faster, more predictive, and higher-value innovative products and services for customers.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Driving the performance and success of the technical teams in the EMEA region
Developing a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
Translating global strategy across SBUs into regional execution and driving accountability through KPIs and governance
Building scalable technical capability frameworks
Providing external technical leadership by representing Colorcon at external industry events
Building / maintaining high level technical relationships with key customers, external stakeholders
Ensuring safety, quality, compliance and data integrity
Minimum Qualifications
8-10 years of senior technical leadership experience with a strong customer-focus mindset
Masters or PHD degree in a pharmaceutical related science
Proven ability in people management and team development
Strong technical credibility in pharmaceutical or excipient technologies
Strategic thinking with the ability to convert enterprise goals into technical organisational capabilities and actionable technical initiatives
Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills
Strong presentation and public speaking skills
Comfort with ambiguity and demonstrated experience leading change
AI application and data fluency for decision making
Fluency in English, proficiency in another language is a plus
In-depth knowledge of EMEA
Location: Dartford, UK
Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time
Location:
Flagship House, Victory Way,
Crossways, Dartford, DA@ 6QD
United Kingdom
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