CMC & Process Excellence Leader

Join a centre of R&D excellence where we work passionately to develop, manufacture and deliver active ingredient solutions for our healthcare partners around the world. You'll ensure we stay ahead of the innovation curve and lead the way in developing sustainably active pharmaceutical ingredients in Europe and beyond, to the highest quality standards.

EUROAPI is looking for a hands-on leader to drive CMC and Process Excellence across R&D. You’ll coordinate efforts across Small Molecules, Tides, and Biotechnology teams, support regulatory deliverables, and help build a strong knowledge-sharing culture. You’ll also lead initiatives to improve how teams work, train newcomers, and define smart data strategies for regulatory submissions.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Report to the Chief R&D Officer and is part of the R&D Leadership Team.

• In close collaboration with the Head of Innovation and the platform leaders, impulse and lead the newly integrated CMC and Process Excellence structure Clarify roles and improve support for regulatory submissions

Coordination & Collaboration

• Lead expert groups in key topics such as chemical or biochemical synthesis, process development, analytics, and regulatory affairs

• Align quality and regulatory strategies with cross-functional teams

• Guide working groups to define and improve ways of working

Training & Standards

• Identify skill gaps and roll out targeted training

• Create clear, practical training materials and templates

• Standardize onboarding for newcomers

• Define acceptable risk levels to avoid unnecessary data collection

Community & Knowledge Sharing

• Assess and enhance expert communities to ensure alignment with CMC objectives.

• Identify qualified participants and implement a clear nomination process, while setting appropriate meeting frequencies to drive active engagement.

• Promote best practices and continuous learning

• Build a knowledge management system to capture and share regulatory insights

Key Skills

• Clear communication and ability to simplify complex topics

• Empowering leadership and change management

• Strategic thinking and systems mindset

• Strong collaboration and stakeholder alignment

• Analytical and problem-solving mindset

• Curiosity and openness to innovation

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related field

• Experience in CMC, R&D, and process development

• Strong leadership and change management skills

• Experience in regulatory affairs, training programs, or scientific communication is a plus.

• Familiarity with knowledge management and AI tools is desirable

Our company

EUROAPI is focused on reinventing active ingredient solutions to sustainably meet customers’ and patients’ needs around the world. We are a leading player in active pharmaceutical ingredients with approximately 200 products in our portfolio, offering a large span of technologies, while developing innovative molecules through our Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) activities.

Taking action for health by enabling access to essential therapies inspires our 3,450 people every day. With strong research and development capabilities and six manufacturing sites all located in Europe (Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf and Vertolaye in France, Brindisi in Italy, Frankfurt in Germany, Budapest in Hungary and Haverhill in the UK), EUROAPI ensures API manufacturing of the highest quality to supply customers in more than 80 countries.

EUROAPI is listed on Euronext Paris.

Culture & Values at Euroapi

We bring our culture to life in the way we work every day. Our culture allows career development and talent management, we recognise that how we do things is as important as what we do, and our values define how we achieve our goals and help us to “do things right”.

Our values and behaviours are based on the following pillars:

• We empower our people to have a greater positive impact.

• We create value by placing our customers at the centre of everything we do.

• We take responsibility for what we do, always acting in the best interests of the company.

• We value and respect all our stakeholders.

EUROAPI is committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that contributes to improved innovation, performance and engagement.Nous valorisons la transparence, le respect mutuel et l'égalité de traitement des personnes. C'est pourquoi nous protégeons fermement nos employés contre toute forme de discrimination.

We are convinced that the success of our company lies in its ability to adapt to the challenges of tomorrow. Our responsibility as a company is to ensure the sustainability and resilience of the pharmaceutical value chain.