We are looking for a Director of Innovations who will assist with managing all functions of the innovations team, including formulation, pre-clinical and clinical groups. This will involve direct supervision of personnel, overseeing design and implementing innovations projects through development, preparation, and review of development documents.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the development of new products for the company, including rationale, project timeline, and budget.
• Manage the Innovations Team on new products for soft chews, tablets, capsules of other formulations.
• Provide input and recommendations for business development proposals.
• Work with Technical Services to support development of existing products.
• Review of technical reports, SOPs, and batch records.
• Assist in the preparation of regulatory documents.
• Assist and support Product Managers in development of product improvements, and related scientific, marketing and promotional materials.
• Monitor new developments and current status of pharmaceutical clinical research projects, studies and trends.
• Provide recommendations and rationale for product improvements and new product ideas.
• Represent company at conferences and trade shows.
• Provide educational, professional, and technical support to sales force as necessary.

Requirements:

• Experience with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP) regulations, and Standard Operating Procedures
• Working knowledge of principles of current Good Manufacturing practices (cGMPs).
• Veterinary Medicine degree or Doctor of Philosophy with 3 to 6 years of industry experience.
• Basic knowledge of scientific principles and practices is required.
• The candidate must be experienced in product development or formulation development.
• Must possess excellent writing, interpersonal, communication, and organization skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external teams.
• Must be competent in computer usage, such as word processing, spreadsheets, and/or databases. Knowledge of MS Project is also required.
• Minimum of 3 years managerial and supervisory experience