Global Head of Science Experts (m/f/d)

We are an owner-managed, globally active company in the specialty pharmaceuticals sector with a clear mission: to be THE sustainable platform for long-established and trusted pharmaceutical brand products in various therapeutic areas. As a reliable partner to the research-based pharmaceutical industry, CHEPLAPHARM ensures the availability and supply of these medicines for the global market.
This benefits not only our partners, but also patients around the world. We are proud that our specialised business model has enabled us to become one of the world's leading companies in the acquisition of original preparations within 20 years, and we continue to grow. The aspiration of our approximately 800 employees: Together, we want to ‘ ACHIEVE MORE ’.

• In the role as Global Head of Science Experts, you provide strategic, disciplinary, and operational leadership for the global Science Expert function, ensuring clear scientific direction, effective management of Science Subject Matter Experts, and strong alignment with organizational goals. You define the global scientific strategy for specialized pharmaceutical areas and establish long-term priorities and roadmaps that strengthen product robustness and regulatory compliance.
• Strategic Scientific Leadership & Direction Setting
• Define and drive the global scientific strategy for specialized pharmaceutical areas, ensuring long-term priorities and roadmaps that strengthen product robustness, compliance, and innovation.
• Team Leadership & Organizational Management
• Lead and develop the Science Expert organization with full disciplinary and functional responsibility, including resource allocation, budget planning, and acting as the central escalation point (SPOC).
• Scientific Project Leadership & Innovation
• Initiate, develop, and steer scientific projects while guiding Science Subject Matter Experts in the execution of complex topics and innovation-driven initiatives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
• Ensure strong alignment within the Science function and across the organization, building sustainable relationships with internal and external partners to support scientific and business objectives.
• External Interfaces & Outsourcing Oversight
• Lead and manage outsourcing activities and act as primary interface to regulatory authorities, scientific institutions, and industry networks.
• Risk Assessment & Scientific Decision-Making
• Evaluate scientific risks in areas with uncertain data, assess medium-term impact, and ensure informed decision-making in line with strategic and regulatory requirements.
• Organizational Complexity & Conflict Management
• Manage a large, cross-functionally networked organization and resolve conflicts at organizational and political level while ensuring effective execution of priorities.

• Academic Qualification & Scientific Background
• Master’s degree in a pharmaceutical, scientific, or related discipline combined with more than 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical R&D or Science leadership, ideally within MSAT.
• Leadership & Organizational Experience
• More than 10 years of proven experience leading large, cross-functionally networked teams across multiple hierarchical levels, including indirect management and complex conflict resolution.
• Scientific Strategy & Innovation Expertise
• Demonstrated ability to develop long-term scientific strategies and drive industry-level innovation within a regulated pharmaceutical environment.
• Analytical & Risk Assessment Capability
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex and uncertain data sets and translate them into strategic, medium-term decisions.
• External Representation & Networking
• Extensive national and international scientific network with experience representing organizations in external scientific forums and regulatory interactions.
• Decision-Making & Independence
• High degree of autonomy in decision-making with a proven ability to develop new concepts and adapt best practices independently in complex environments.