Principal Scientist

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Job Title of Vacancy
Principal Scientist

Vacancy No
VN2018

Category
Science, Research and Laboratories

Contract Type
Permanent

Contract Duration
Full Time / Part Time
Full Time

Location
Vejle, Denmark

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About the role

Do you want to help us revolutionize an industry & build your experience with technologies intended to improve the bioavailability of BSC class II & IV drugs?

As a Principal Scientist specializing in cannabinoids, you will play an important role in our organization and being part of a global team within our cannabinoid category. This role involves creating and developing innovative products, using agile methods to smoothly transition them from concept to production and commercial launch. We are seeking a visionary Product Owner to drive innovation. This role involves leveraging external networks, translating ideas into tangible products, and actively identifying and securing new tech patents and concepts.

Job description:

• You will be executing our strategy within technological & pharmaceutical development.
• Your knowledge and insights in combination with your understanding of cannabinoids will ensure that the latest ideas and technology are incorporated into products e.g., in relation to improve uptake.
• You will be responsible for creating and maintaining a network of knowledgeable people within the drug delivery area.
• You are able to take lead, prioritize and take swift decisions that will deliver high value and shorten the time to market. Together with the Scrum Master you set the direction and create a solid team foundation for effective collaboration.
• You will lead a team as Product Owner in our agile Scrum framework and be comfortable driving multiple innovation streams.
• Together with the Scrum Master you can act and guide the team to ensure they continuously improve the way of working.
• You will leverage your experience from R&D and process to select suitable formulation technology approaches based on physicochemical properties of the API, to improve the delivery.
• You will be gathering knowledge by reading scientific articles, patents, studies, and seeking inspiration and ideas from other areas of application which you can translate into technological development.
• Your chemical background allows you to rationally design and structure formulation development in an explorative manner.

Your background:

• You have a minimum of five years of experience in pharmaceutical development and delivery of BSC class II and IV.
• You have experienced with designing formulations with the intention to improve delivery from oral solid dosage forms e.g., tablets, solid dosage form, granulation, encapsulation techniques and experience with formulation stability schedule.
• You are confident in and experienced with designing in vivo pre-clinical studies and translate data to inform technology/product development.
• You hold a proven record of accomplishment supporting the experience with formulation work confirming your experience in the field of drug delivery.
• You appreciate the investigation and characterization of new active agents and strategies for their successful application in various fields of interest.
• You are a pharmacist or chemist, hold a master’s degree in chemistry, medicinal chemistry, or have a similar academic background, and you hold a Ph.D.
• You have experience in reading scientific articles, patents, studies, etc., subtracting the essence and disseminating insights to an interdisciplinary group.
• You have experience in establishing and maintaining professional networks.
• You have experience with project management of academic projects.
• You have a minimum of 3-5 years of mentoring experience.
• Your are familiar with the agile mindset and principles, and can navigate an within a high innovation space and processes.
• Experience as a Product Owner with product management including defining products, prioritizing and organizing product backlogs, developing release plans, forecasting estimates and deliveries, all with the higher purpose of maximizing value and in understanding and practicing agility.

Personal profile:

• You are outgoing, structured and action- and result-oriented.
• You possess a scientific curiosity and an applied mind-set, which allows you to extract essential information and bridge ideas and scientific theory and can translate information into product development.
• You thrive in an emerging field with indefinite tasks and can structure and define subprojects which allows you to reach the defined goals.
• Your empathy makes it easy to gather people, quickly build up a network, and work interdisciplinary.
• A desire to build strong relations with a group of highly skilled people as well as learn about the technical initiatives and the pharma space that we work in.
• You are comfortable in a professional and dynamic environment and have a strong will to succeed.
• You can communicate detailed scientific information clearly to an interdisciplinary team in writing and verbally in Danish/English.

We offer:

• An attractive, exciting, and challenging job in an emerging field with formulations that can be life-changing to many people.
• Part of an innovative team with high ambitions and a good social environment where the culture is characterized by entrepreneurial spirit at a high pace.
• A varied job with good academic and personal development opportunities.
• Full-time position with pension and other benefits and with the possibility of extension.
• Employment as soon as possible.

Our ambition in cannabinoids:

At Vectura Fertin Pharma, we are passionate about finding new and better ways to enhance life. We believe that cannabinoids have a role to play in healthcare and wellness. But today there is a huge need for science-backed products and standards for safety, dose, and quality. Our ambition is to be a leader in developing and commercializing safe, scientifically tested, and best in-class medical and wellness cannabinoid products that patients and consumers can trust. We have the scientific rigor, patient and consumer insights and the right capabilities to responsibly lead the way, with a unique combination of innovative technologies in inhalation and oral delivery systems and prescription drug development expertise. We have a clear mission to unlock the potential of cannabinoids to address unmet medical and health needs while meeting the potential requirements of a complex legal and regulatory environment. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team whose pioneering approach is rooted in robust science and clinical research programs

Applications Close Date
31 May 2025