Scientific Research Manager Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Scientific Research Manager to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with marketing and regulatory affairs departments, to ensure the marketing and licensing viability of newly developed formulas;
- Oversee daily R&D operations;
- Assign and review technical R&D work, ensuring compatibility with company manufacturing capabilities and standards at all times;
- Utilize market analysis and branding objectives to create new bestselling formulas, particularly for the Chinese market;
- Conduct R&D for both Chinese OEM private label customers and in-house brands for sale in China, providing expert guidance on R&D timeframe and results;
- Establish and streamline R&D processes for optimized speed, cost, and end formula marketability;
- Coordinate with sales account managers for private label custom R&D, ensuring all R&D work is completed within the timeframes provided to clients;
- Direct and lead R&D efforts of the company, especially for products aimed at the Mainland Chinese market.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical or nutraceutical studies;
- Experienced in creating new drug/supplement formulas for the Chinese market;
- Familiar with aligning R&D targets and outcomes with market analysis, regulatory registration, marketing objectives, and manufacturing capabilities;
- Familiar with the overall processes of a pharmaceutical/nutraceutical manufacturer’s marketing, regulatory affairs, and manufacturing operations;
- Familiar with health and supplement trends in the Chinese market;
- Strong understanding of pharmaceutical/nutraceutical R&D processes and procedures and manufacturing scale-up for successful R&D projects;
- Minimum 5 years experience in drug or natural health supplement R&D.