Offer
- a key role in which you manage the full life cycle of pharmaceutical product development, from concept to market launch;
- work in an international pharmaceutical organization with short decision lines and strong entrepreneurship;
- plenty of room for personal development and collaboration with international, multidisciplinary teams.
Position
As Manager Product Development, you are ultimately responsible for the development of new pharmaceutical products, from the concept phase through market introduction. Also, you will coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and ensure that development programs meet all regulatory, quality, and commercial requirements, with constant attention to patient value and operational efficiency. You work intensively with departments such as Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Market Access, and Commercial, and you act as the central contact for external development and manufacturing partners (CMOs and CDMOs). You safeguard compliance with EMA, FDA, ICH, and GMP guidelines, support dossier compilation, and oversee technology transfer and scale‑up activities.
You manage project managers, manage risks and quality processes, initiate improvement projects, and shorten time‑to‑market where possible. As Manager Product Development, you provide strategic input for portfolio development and business development, promote decision‑making across departments, and actively contribute to process optimization and cost‑effectiveness. In this role, you report directly to the Director Regulatory, Manufacturing & Supply Chain.
Profile
- a completed Master’s degree or PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Life Sciences;
- a minimum of 7 years of experience in pharmaceutical product development, formulation, or project management;
- strong knowledge of GMP, EMA/FDA regulations, CMC documentation, and quality systems;
- experience working with CMOs and CDMOs;
- proven leadership skills and experience with complex, cross‑functional projects;
- a strategic and analytical thinker with a focus on results and patient value;
- strong communication skills, persuasiveness, and decisiveness;
- excellent command of the English language; Dutch is a plus.
Organisation
Eurocept Pharmaceuticals is a successful Dutch family company that has been active internationally in the pharmaceutical sector since 2001. The organization’s mission is to bring medicines to market that support the therapeutic relationship between healthcare provider and patient.
The headquarters is located in Ankeveen, with locations in Paris and Istanbul, among others. Depending on the market and type of service, Eurocept Pharmaceuticals Holding also operates under the well‑known brand name Lucane Pharma. Depending on the product, Eurocept Pharmaceuticals acts as market authorization holder, manufacturer, local representative, distributor, or wholesaler.
In all these roles, the organization provides high‑quality products and services that meet the high expectations of customers as well as legal requirements (such as GMP and GDP). As a wholesaler and manufacturer, Eurocept Pharmaceuticals is responsible for regulatory affairs, quality assurance, pharmacovigilance, production, marketing, sales, and distribution of medicines in a large number of countries worldwide.
Diversity is valued within the organization, and the working environment can be described as informal, dynamic, and entrepreneurial.
Response
Interested? Please send your resume and motivational letter by e-mail, with reference to WS/25‑350, to Dennis Uleman : info@derksenderks.nl.
For further information, please call, text or WhatsApp to Dennis Uleman at number +31 6 82 72 71 33.
An individual assessment may be part of the selection procedure.
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