Scientist - MSAT Material Sciences
$64,000–$103,040 year
On-siteLeiden, South Holland, The Netherlands or Ringaskiddy, Munster, Ireland
Job Summary
Drive end-to-end lifecycle management of raw materials across commercial products, ensuring technical, quality, and business requirements are met for robust supply and product performance. Lead technical material science projects across internal and external manufacturing networks, translating ambiguous challenges into structured execution plans while aligning cross-functional stakeholders on risk-based decisions. Assess impact of supplier and site-driven raw material changes and provide materials science input into change controls, comparability, and regulatory impact assessments. Serve as the Materials Science point of contact for internal/external manufacturing sites and CMOs, performing and reviewing material risk assessments to define appropriate control strategies and specifications. Ensure inspection-ready documentation and compliance with GMP and regulatory requirements while facilitating technical decision-making using scientific rationale and clear escalation pathways.
Required Qualifications
- MSc or PhD in Material Science, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, or related field
- Experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment
- Understanding of raw materials impact on process and product quality
- Experience with lifecycle management, change control, and risk assessment processes
- Experience working with external manufacturing sites or CMOs
- Demonstrated experience leading technical or cross-functional projects in a biopharmaceutical, MSAT, Quality, Supply Chain, or external manufacturing environment
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority and drive alignment across functions, sites, suppliers, or CMOs
- Strong project leadership skills, including the ability to define scope, structure workstreams, manage timelines, identify risks, and drive decisions
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous or changing environments, creating structure, prioritizing actions, and moving work forward with limited guidance
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Working knowledge of GMP and applicable regulatory frameworks
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working with external manufacturing sites or CMOs is preferred
- Demonstrated experience leading technical or cross-functional projects in a biopharmaceutical, MSAT, Quality, Supply Chain, or external manufacturing environment is preferred
Hiring someone like this?
Get your role in front of qualified candidates on Sorce.