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Team Lead Development - Allergy-CHE003296
Description
Merck is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company - one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.
Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.
Merck Consumer Care is seeking candidates to lead a team of development scientists in the Oral Dosage Development Group. The successful candidate will direct the formulation activities both internally and externally for global new product development in support of the Upper Respiratory franchise. The position requires working within a matrix organization of development, regulatory, medical and marketing functions to bring consumer-relevant products to market.
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:
* Directs and monitors multiple projects internal and external to the company in support of Divisional goals. Works collaboratively within group and with research counterparts to establish tools to aid in formulation design including formulation, pharmacokinetic and statistical modeling.
* Works with R&D and Marketing franchises to identify opportunities and outline resources needed for new product development.
* Evaluates outside development options and external product opportunities where appropriate and makes recommendations to upper management on external pathways.
* Works with various departments within Merck Consumer Care to establish strategy and tactics for global development and submissions. Provides project outlines, briefing packages and dossier support as needed. Represents formulation group at Health Authority meetings asking and addressing questions to drive to acceptable development and approval standards.
Qualifications
Education Requirement:
* PhD degree
Required:
* Minimum of 10 years work experience in product development.
Preferred:
* People management experience
* Relevant experience in Consumer Healthcare
* Experience with global development and registration requirements
Our employees are the key to our company's success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Merck's benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives.
merck.com/careers to create a profile and your resume for requisition # CHE003296.
Merck is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V - proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.
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Primary Location: US-TN-Memphis
Employee Status: Regular
Travel
: Yes, 20% of the time
Number of Openings: 1
Details:
Job Id:
34115180
Posted / Updated:
3/6/2012 3:56:13 AM
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