Senior Technical Manager

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world’s leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high-quality medicines worldwide.

At USP, we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship, professional development, and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships, standards, and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger, more impactful outcomes for global health.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair, merit-based selection processes that enable the best scientific minds—regardless of background—to contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

The Senior Technical Manager will serve as a technical lead for donor- and program-funded initiatives across supply chain technical assessment and lab-based advanced manufacturing. This role will support execution through route scouting, process development, scale-up, technology transfer support, technical assessment, workstream coordination, and high-quality project deliverables. The position is suited for a technically strong, execution-oriented professional who can translate complex manufacturing, process chemistry, and supply chain questions into practical workplans, laboratory activities, technical assessments, and clear deliverables.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of our mission, commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors and practices, ability to quickly build credibility with stakeholders, along with the following competencies and experience:

• →Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry with minimum 5 years of industrial experience in API or fine chemical industries; or M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry with minimum 10 years of industrial experience in API or fine chemical industries.
• →Demonstrated independence, broad workstream ownership, and strong matrix leadership across execution-focused technical programs.
• →Hands-on experience in laboratory-based process development, route assessment, optimization, scale-up, characterization, or troubleshooting for APIs, fine chemicals, NCEs, or related target molecules.
• →Strong foundation in synthetic organic chemistry, modern analytical techniques, reaction monitoring, process optimization, and practical route selection for API or fine chemical development.
• →Demonstrated ability to conduct independent literature reviews, design or assess synthetic routes, evaluate reagents and raw materials, and develop technically feasible experimental or implementation plans.
• →Demonstrated ability to synthesize scientific, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and supply chain information into practical recommendations and implementation plans.
• →Experience planning and delivering technical work in accordance with project scope, quality requirements, timelines, budgets, and applicable documentation standards.
• →Ability to lead matrixed teams, influence without direct authority, and integrate technical, operational, and programmatic perspectives.
• →Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to prepare technical reports, briefing materials, SOPs, protocols, and project deliverables.

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• Experience in one or more funded technical programs, including donor-funded, government-funded, or internally funded initiatives.
• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chains, API process development, route scouting, scale-up, technology transfer, CMC, quality, GMP manufacturing, or advanced manufacturing technologies.
• Exposure to relevant technical areas such as flow chemistry, process analytical technologies, continuous manufacturing, catalysis, biocatalysis, green chemistry, data science, cheminformatics, or technoeconomic analysis.
• Experience with technical due diligence, risk-based evaluations, supplier assessments, route evaluations, scientific reports, publications, patents, presentations, or other high-quality technical documentation.
• Demonstrated interest and capability to take on increasing responsibility across complex technical programs and execution-focused initiatives.