MSAT S&D Principal Scientist

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Job Function:
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:
Pharmaceutical Product R&D

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, Geel, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY

The Principal Scientist, Advanced Manufacturing - Synthetics Strategy & Deployment is a global technical and strategic role within Manufacturing Science & Technology (MSAT).

The role is responsible for defining, prioritizing, and deploying advanced manufacturing technologies, digital solutions, and innovation programs across the global synthetic drug substance network.

This position serves as a strategic leader for advanced manufacturing deployment, partnering with global and site leadership to accelerate technology adoption, enhance process robustness, improve supply reliability, and realize measurable business value.

The Principal Scientist drives deployment strategies from concept through commercialization and lifecycle implementation while ensuring alignment with business priorities, technical roadmaps, and regulatory expectations.

The role acts as a global technology leader and trusted advisor to cross-functional stakeholders, enabling scaling and deployment of transformative capabilities including process intensification, real-time release testing (RTRt), process analytical technology (PAT), advanced process control, digital manufacturing, multivariate analytics, modeling, and data-driven manufacturing solutions.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1.

Global Advanced Manufacturing Strategy


* Develop and implement global deployment strategies for advanced manufacturing technologies across the synthetic manufacturing network.


* Partner with MSAT, Supply Chain, JJT, Development, Quality, Specification Management, Regulatory Affairs, and Site Leadership to identify and prioritize deployment opportunities.


* Establish long-term technical roadmaps aligned with business objectives, capacity strategies, sustainability commitments, and innovation priorities.


* Shape future-state manufacturing and integrated quality capabilities through evaluation of emerging technologies and ind...