About Human Pharmaceutical Business
With global presence, Boehringer Ingelheim has industry-leading expertise in medicine research and development. We are constantly developing the next generation of medical breakthroughs and successfully delivering innovations to meet the medical needs of the patients we serve in the following key areas of interest: cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic diseases, immunology, oncology and central nervous system. In the future, we will accelerate the launch of more than 10 innovative medicines to meet the demand of Chinese patients.
Job Responsibilities:
- Set up the Development China functions by recruiting and on-boarding talents
- Manage and retain talents with proper career development mapping
- Provide necessary technical training and input to the function leads and team members
- Ensure the timely and quality delivery of functions within Development China, such as CMC Experts, Science & Technology scouting & external collaborations, CRO management & technical support, and Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) coordination
- Explore potential Development opportunities in China and drive the implementation
- Regularly update and align with Global Development and local senior management on progress and strategic trends that have strategic impacts on Global Development
- Enable Global Development and local senior management to further refine China strategy
- Lead and/or participate in global and local initiatives to help incorporate China requirements and mandates into Global Development project life cycles
- Leverage expertise and resources in Global Development for project implementation and knowledge sharing in China
- Lead and reinforce the connections to Global Development (and beyond as needed) functions to understand the global strategy and needs
- Lead and reinforce the connections and collaborations with local functions (esp. T.C.M. Medicine and Research Beyond Board, Venture Fund, Business Development & Licensing) to make tangible contributions in activities in China
- Build relationships with Chinese regulatory agencies and consortia (e.g. NMPA/CDE/NIFDC/Chinese Pharmacopeia/RDPAC/DIA) to contribute to improving ecosystem of China pharmaceutical industry
Qualifications:
- PhD degree with more than 12 years or MS degree with more than 15 years of professional experience in global pharmaceutical industry, preferably having oversea experiences;
- Broad experience in new chemical entity development
- Experiences in regulatory science and Health Authority interactions with good understanding of the ICH regulations
- 6+ years of managerial/leadership experience in pharmaceutical industry
- Familiar with CMC technical aspects of the China submission process and requirements for new chemical drugs
- Understanding innovation drug research, discovery & development life-cycle
- Entrepreneurial thinking and attitude
- Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
- Excellent planning and organizational skills
- Willingness to travel on a regular basis (ING/BC, US, China)
- Fluent in both Chinese and English
- Capability of working in an international team across the Globe; project leadership capability;
- Self-motivated, hard-working, good learner, detail-minded, clear thinker, quick learner, team player and ability to work independently under pressure.