1、Ensure dept’s productivity and product quality；  

2、Drive the department’s engagement and efforts in developing, implementing, and constantly updating relevant new technology required to NN R&D projects with state-of-the art tools in process development and pilot production；

3、Ensure a user-friendly task management system to enable transparency and clarity in communicating with customers from different lines of business；  

4、Network scientifically with the stakeholders within R&D focus area and ensure thorough coordinating cross-functional stakeholders in Discovery and CMC；

5、Be active in promoting cross function activities/exchanges at NNRCC, whenever opportunities for synergies can be identified；

6、Make periodic department competence gap analysis, and draft proposal to line management for organisation improvement to increase productivity； 

7、Ensure recruitment and development of talents to ensure optimal contribution to NNRCC expansion and NNR&D portfolio；

8、Responsibility for a Test Lab and related Quality support to NNRCC； 

9、Ensure timely delivery of testing results, and communicating with customers with transparency and clarity；

10、Maintain expertise in Quality to support Mini-Pilot and rest of NNRCC； 

11、Responsibility for on-site research supporting jobs； 

12、Daily on-site manager responsibility, currently for staff focusing on patent information and analysis；

13、Participate in the evaluation and future planning of the on-site service needs； 

14、Compliance: Overall responsible for compliance with all Novo Nordisk and local government policies and regulations for the department staff and work scope；  

15、Operation system: maintain and update local SOPs and polices related to the service scope of the functions； 

16、Authority and external contact: Assist President of NNRCC to deal with and communicate with related local government authority and other external stakeholders for science related matters, including drafting documents for such matters； 

17、Independent decision: Must be able to independently handle complex and important decisions related to responsible areas with several executive stakeholders within NNRCC.

 

1、Ph.D. in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biochemical Engineering or relevant sciences； 

2、Knowledge within USP, DSP and protein drug development programs； 

3、8+ years post doctorate hands-on experience with process development and scale up of proteins and peptides, especially proteins from E.coli；

4、Excellent track records in either USP or DSP of protein production in a pilot facility or equivalent, preferable in industry；

5、Familiar with current advancement and trend in process development, and pilot-scale technology； 

6、People and project management experience；

7、Excellent verbal and written skills in English and Chinese, including proven experience in drafting important documents for internal and external stakeholders in both languages；

8、Excellent interpersonal communication skills in building consensus cross-functionally；

9、Excellent networking ability with internal and external scientists and stakeholders；  

10、Proven record of high level of compliance and quality mind set；  

11、Track record of independently developing responsible areas and of initiatives for improvement；

12、Knowledge in GMP, LEAN, or PM is preferred；   

13、Prior work experience in pharmaceutical or biotech industry is preferred.