Global Director Oral Solids Manufacturing Technology (m/f/d)

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Global Director Oral Solids Manufacturing Technology (m/f/d)

Country: Chile

City: Santiago

Department: Global Operations & Production

Job ID: 45469

Professional | Permanent | Full-time | Mobile Work

Our people in Manufacturing & Global Operations share two priorities: getting things done and making things better. If you’re a dynamic person with a positive mindset, you’ll fit in well here. It’s an international team with a powerful spirit of collaboration. Together, we make sure our products meet the highest standards of quality by constantly searching for ways to improve at every stage of our value chain – from the raw materials we buy through to the logistics network that brings our medicines to patients. Join our team and help us make an even bigger contribution to Grünenthal’s future.

What the job looks like

Each day you’ll enjoy a variety of challenges, such as:

• Provides deep technical expertise in granulation, blending, compression, coating, and process validation, supporting manufacturing performance, technology transfers, troubleshooting, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support new product introductions, process transfers, and manufacturing scale-up activities.
• Lead complex manufacturing investigations and root cause analyses.
• Translate process science and technology into commercial high scale production considering its requirements, constraints and implications
• Serve as the technical authority for all manufacturing processes across the network focused on oral solids with extension to other production forms
• Harmonize manufacturing process, enhance process technically, implement best practices in the network, supporting GMP activities and delivering technical trainings.
• Guarantee implementation of GMP rules and regulatory requirements across the network.
• Review and contribute to: Process validation documentation. Change controls, Deviations, CAPAs, Risk assessments

What you’ll bring to the table

To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have:

• 10–15+ years of experience in pharmaceutical operations, process engineering, or technical manufacturing.
• An academic background in Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Technology, Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering.
• Hands‑on expertise across multiple dosage forms and technologies, expert in oral solids / bulk manufacturing
• Demonstrated capability in process industrialization, scale‑up, validation, and commercial manufacturing.
• Extensive experience leading technology transfers between development, sending sites, and receiving sites.
• Proven skill in material flow analysis, process mapping, and troubleshooting transfer‑related challenges.
• Experience driving global process harmonization, standardization, and continuous improvement.
• Seasoned experience with Operational Excellence methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen).
• Strong GMP and regulatory knowledge.

"In Analytical & Manufacturing Science at Grünenthal we strive to be best-in-class in technology transfers as integral part of the M&A strategy of our company"

Martin Lück , the Hiring Manager

Grünenthal is a global leader in pain management and related diseases. As a science-based, privately-owned pharmaceutical company, we have a long track record of bringing innovative treatments and state-of-the-art technologies to patients worldwide. Our purpose is to change lives for the better – and innovation is our passion. We are focussing all of our activities and efforts on working towards our vision of a world free of pain.

Grünenthal is headquartered in Aachen, Germany, and has affiliates in 28 countries across Europe, Latin America and the US. Our products are available in more than 100 countries. In 2024, Grünenthal employed around 4,300 people and achieved sales of € 1.8 billion.